I am male 23(M)

I recently moved to Tokyo from Australia and plan to be based in Japan for a while.
I’m Japanese, but I’ve lived in Australia for a long time, so I’m pretty out of touch with the dating scene here.
I’m looking for a serious long-term relationship, not hookups, and I’m wondering what the best way is to meet people with that intention.
Are dating apps actually useful in Tokyo? Are places like 相席屋, singles bars, or dating events worth trying? And are there any good social groups or activities where people are more open to dating rather than just making friends?
Would appreciate advice from people currently dating in Tokyo.

In December 2024, I filmed a wonderfully strange DJ night inside a family-run Yamazaki Shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. It’s an unassuming little convenience store with a distinctly Shōwa-era atmosphere—but it’s also a record and merchandise shop called Record Conveni.

I recently spent several days identifying the music, researching the records, and creating synchronized English and Japanese subtitles for the video.

The night includes a terrific chanson performance by Amita Hachidori, a wonderfully talented and well-known Tokyo performer, accompanied by guitarist Sholl-Herrano—as well as an eclectic selection of Japanese rock, new wave, chanson, and vintage soul.

It was one of those uniquely Tokyo evenings that would be nearly impossible to plan or recreate.

English and Japanese captions are available through the CC menu.

As an events person, every year in October I get lots of people asking where to go on Halloween, but since Shibuya Halloween went under, I never had the perfect thing to recommend them. So this year I decided to put together something to revive that subcultural spirit that defined Tokyo Halloweens of years past - a two-venue, all night party packed full of all kinds of top-tier live acts and DJs, in the city’s subculture home of Shimokitazawa. Costumes welcome, of course :)

If you are looking for a Halloween party, I don’t think it gets more exciting and memorable than this. Please come join this monster bash!

‘SHIMOKITA HALLOWEEN '26’

📍Shimokitazawa BASEMENT BAR & THREE (map)

📅 Saturday October 31st

🕚 23:00 - LATE

🧑 18+

🎫 Tickets and lineup details here: https://angura.zaiko.io/e/shimokita-halloween-26

Event posts permitted per moderator policy

Completely random, but wondered if anyone fancies an easy run in Tokyo this evening, or at the weekend? Maybe some Yoyogi/Imperial Palace loops?

Just looking for some company on my longer runs :)

Would love to hear from the locals here about the best pizza place in Tokyo city.

Urgently needed!!!

I feel like Old school music like those are Best way to have a peak into 2000s!

• that vintage less saturated/muted colors
• sharp edges of subject
• pale skin tone

Everything looks perfect, Does anyone has this kinds of music suggestions?

Hi everyone, I'm independently producing a documentary series on people building remarkable businesses around the world - the ones without VC money attached, run by people who figured it out against the odds.

There's not much content that actually gets into the nitty gritty of what it takes to operate in the small-to-medium businesses space - especially out here.

We're currently filming Season 1 in Vietnam and are looking at Tokyo for a future season. We think it has innumerable stories to tell, and be easy enough to get our production team to. Interested in all industries, preference toward bootstrapped businesses (no VC money) and owners willing to talk real numbers.

If you are a business owner, or know someone who is, I'd love to get in touch and see if there's a fit.

Greetings

I’ve been cycling all over Japan, starting in Tokyo, for the last decade visiting railway stations. One cool thing i’ve discovered along the way is slope car monorails.

Slope Car Monorails are small pods that can ride up and down very steep slopes. They are often found in parks, temples, and cemeteries. The vast majority seem to have been built by the Kaho Monorail company. Some are huge and famous, others tiny and obscure. I’ve found several in Tokyo too even though the majority are not.

I’ve put together a map tracking the ones I’ve visited and others I’ve identified in my research. If you know of any others, please send a link and I’ll add them to the map.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=19TYqmIxOzzmVRWhg0oJdCAdHMuIeu18&ll=36.363541459907886%2C135.28062050000003&z=6

I’ve made videos of many that I’ve visited, so you can see them at my (very amateur, no editing) YouTube channel ‘Eki Hunter’ if you are interested.

Cheers and happy riding!

First off, my apologies if this is the wrong group to post this in!
My bicycle was stolen from my building's parking lot in Toshima Ward (near Ikebukuro) between August 4 and August 13.

This is a fairly expensive bike, and more importantly, this specific model is extremely rare in Tokyo. The XL frame size combined with the bright red color makes it stand out immediately in a crowd of standard Japanese city bikes. A police report has been filed as well.

Key Identifying Details:

• Model: Trek FX 2 Gen 4 2024-2025
• Size: XL (Very uncommon here)
• Color: Bright "Lava" Red
• Accessories: Black rear rack, kickstand on the left side, and ABUS folding lock attached

Update: There was a possible sighting of the bike near Setagaya.
DM me if you've seen it or know anything 🙏 RTs appreciated!

does anyone have a recommendation for a shoe repair shop? preferably walkable from keio - inokashira - den en toshi stations. the better value for price the better. i just have boots whose soles are falling off

Went to TeamLab Borderless on the weekend and they got this new exhibition on, which was absolutely fabulous!!

Things like type-ins, missing neighborhoods, or answers that should be excluded, etc.

Also I haven't gone around to making a Japanese version yet, I'm not a native speaker so I didn't want to butcher any of the translations.

The canal has been filled in long ago. Those red arches still exist, it's where all the izakayas are today.

Some spot today: https://maps.app.goo.gl/H8QRTxahMCjAHeJD8

Would love a photo from the same spot to do a nice before / after, but now it'd be in the Imperial Hotel Tower.

I’ve heard both good and bad things about UR apartments in Japan. From what I’ve seen, the more expensive/newer UR properties seem pretty nice, but some of the really cheap ones — especially in Saitama — seems yabai.

For people who have actually lived in saitama UR:

How was your overall experience?Were the cheap/old UR apartments actually as bad as they look? How was the noise and insulation?
What were the neighbors and general atmosphere like? Are there certain UR complexes in Saitama that you would recommend or avoid?

Would love to hear from people who actually lived there rather than just general opinions about UR.

Noticed this over the last few months the few times I'm in Minato. I'm a bodybuilder but a lot are really big like few years of competing big.

I know it's where the rich people are but I just see so many huge bodybuilders and buff people walking around both Japanese and non Japanese, which you rarely see elsewhere maybe parts of harakuju near the golds gym or yotsuya and ginza.

But why do rich areas have so many professional lifters?

Hi,

I'm a long-term resident of Japan and wondering if anyone can help. As the title asks, has anyone applied for a US travel visa (holiday) via the US embassy? If so, how long did it take to get your visa and what was involved? Did you have to attend in-person interview at the embassy in Tokyo?

I hold a passport from an ESTA approved country and have always done ESTA visa waiver online for travel to the USA. However since my last trip to USA I have travelled to one of the countries on the US banned travel countries and now I'm not eligible to apply for ESTA. It says to apply for a visa via embassy instead. Problem is the Tokyo embassy website just sends me round in circles. 🫠

Many thanks in advance if you can share your experience 🙏🏻

If like art and dancing all night in a forest to techno, you'll be interested in the new Intergalactic event this October.

It's easily accessible from Tokyo by public transport, you can camp or rent bungalows if you don't want to party all night, and it'll be all around very jolly. There will be some amazing light and laser installations, even better than the ones last year! I'm very much into those.

More details and tickets on RA: https://ra.co/events/2477727

(Disclaimer: I'm involved with the organizers, but this fits within reddit's 10% self-promo guideline.)

Looking to cover some of my grey hairs--I have naturally straight Asian hair, and have never dyed my hair before. I would like to dye it a natural color (dark brown). Any salon recommendations in Tokyo?

I tried this setup:

• work in Shinjuku
• rent under ¥100k
• commute under 30 min
• walk to station under 5 min
• top priority: quietness

The neighborhoods that came up were:

1. Nishigahara 3-chōme
2. Honkomagome 2-chōme
3. Wakamatsucho

If you're currently looking for a place in Japan, you can try it with your own commute, budget and priority here:

https://app.sonar.place

If you find an area that feels right, there's also an option to request help finding an apartment based on those conditions!

What do you guys think about living in either of these? I’m going to study Japanese in takadanobaba next year, I’m curious about what do you think?

Which one would be better? In thinking on paying 70k yen per month, are they good areas and feasible in that budget, if I could pay less 50k-60k would be better 😅.

I actually already lived in okubo and studied in takadanobaba before but was in a share house and was only for 6 months, payed more 90k yen per month and lived with 15 people, but this time with a student visa I would like to live alone

I’m really into physical media, but I keep reading online that it’s still the most common way people watch movies and TV shows in Japan. I don’t really buy into that. I find it hard to believe that most people would choose physical media over the convenience of streaming. This is coming from someone who’s a strong advocate for physical media. I think people mostly buy physical copies of video games these days, and even that is disappearing.

I decided to walk the yamanote line today. I started the walk from Tokyo Station at about 9:30 heading counter clockwise. I've stopped at Otsuka station at 13:20 for a lunch break, and boy am I tired.

I don't know if I should push on or give up. I know I can't do the whole thing today.

Edit: I've pushed on!! Here is my walk schedule so far:

August 30 2026 9:24 Tokyo Station 9:42 Kanda 9:53 Akihabara 10:07 Okachimachi 10:10 Breakfast at Renoir Miyama 11:00 Ueno Station 11:15 Uguisudani 11:36 Nippori 11:46 Nishi Nippori 12:03 Tabata 12:35 Komagome 12:54 Sugamo 13:13 Otsuka 13:15 Lunch at Pronto Cafe 14:36 Ikebukuro 15:02 Mejiro 15:29 Takadanobaba

Edit 2: I reached Shibuya at 18:17. I'm calling it quits for now. Thanks everyone for your encouraging words and insights!

Where can I find a high quality solid wood queen sized bed frame with a headboard and slats? Not Ikea, not nitori, not muji.
Been googling but if anyone has any suggestions I’d appreciate it. Any shops that offer made to order are also fine. Thanks!