Tokyo experienced a whirlwind of change in 2018 as it prepared for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.


We've rounded up some of the hottest spots of the year, from new facilities resulting from the large-scale redevelopment of Shibuya Station, to commercial facilities and shops opening in the city center, to Nagoya's Chubu Centrair International Airport's new "Flight of Dreams" facility, Osaka's renovated Hanshin Umeda Main Store, Kobe's "Peanuts Hotel," and Kawagoe's Little Edo-style Starbucks!