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Seven Shibuya ramen shops with every hour and rule checked against official pages: 24-hour Ichiran, cashless-only AFURI with real vegan ramen, a 3AM tsukemen bar, and the lunch-only counter locals guard.

Two minutes from Ueno Station with a free 100°C sauna and radium baths for guests — but tattoos are officially barred, breakfast is suspended, and four similarly-named Centurions share Ueno. The full rules.

Japan's Pokemon Center Online won't even let overseas residents register, and the six international stores each ship domestically only — official rules. The whole map, plus what actually works for foreign fans.

Tokyo Disney merch: the park's 50 shops, the app store that only works for Japan residents, the free-entry shop by Maihama Station, and why nothing ships overseas. Buy it while you're there.

Six Hotel MyStays properties in central Tokyo, compared from the official pages: room sizes from 8㎡ to 28㎡, which two serve breakfast, the two-Gotanda booking trap, and the best pick per airport.

UNPLAN runs two of Tokyo's best-liked design hostels — Kagurazaka and Shinjuku. Real sample prices from the official engine (dorms from about ¥4,200), the cashless and late-night rules, and which one fits your trip.

Narita has 80+ duty-free and tax-free shops across three very unequal terminals — and no 24-hour store. The terminal-by-terminal breakdown, the official 5% pre-order discount, and the LCC-terminal workaround.

The JR Pass covers almost every Shinkansen — except Nozomi and Mizuho, the fastest ones. Which trains to take instead, what the official Nozomi add-on ticket costs, and when it's actually worth paying.

The official everything-bundle — Disney hotel, daily tickets, skip-the-queue Attraction Tickets that work at Fantasy Springs. And the fine print: date changes are impossible, partial party changes are officially not allowed, cancellation runs on a fee ladder, and the English site shows fewer than half the plans. Every rule verified against the official FAQ.

Haneda T3 has 34 duty-free shops — one open 24 hours — plus an official pre-order service. Here's how it works, the connecting-flight liquids trap, and what changes for tax-free shopping on November 1, 2026.

Kaiten sushi in Tokyo runs from ¥110 plates to premium chef-made belts. The chains compared — Sushiro, Kura, Hama, Uobei, Katsumidori, Nemuro Hanamaru — with the app-queue systems and payment traps explained.

Keikyu EX Inn Haneda is the closest hotel area to Haneda outside the airport — free light breakfast, free night shuttle from the terminals, cashless front desk. But there are TWO hotels with this name. Here's which to book.