All seats in Tokyo’s 98-year-old Lion Café face two gigantic wall speakers. Mobile phones are banned out of respect for the classical music they play.

Established in 1964, this old world cafe offers coffee lovers a nostalgic retreat from the city’s frantic pace, wrapping them in an atmosphere reminiscent of Japan’s Taisho era (1912-26).

Stepping out into the streets of Tokyo can mean total sensory overload: billboards, lights, signs taking up every square inch of space on every building, the crowds, the fashion and the sounds.

A full day of Japanese street food in the hidden backstreets of Old Tokyo. Fitting in as many Japanese foods as we can from Yaktori, and Takoyaki to Liquor shops that encourage you to drink on the ...