Metropolitana April Issue, Featuring "To Nature Just Around the Corner." Distribution Starts April 10th at 53 Tokyo Metro Stations

Sankei Shimbun will distribute the April issue of "Metropolitana," a free magazine proposing a new lifestyle for working women in the Tokyo metropolitan area, at dedicated racks within Tokyo Metro stations from April 10th (Friday) to April 19th (Sunday). Metropolitana delivers information that fulfills the heart, based on the concept of a "third place for the heart" where one can take a breather away from home or office. ### Feature: "To Nature Just Around the Corner." This month's feature introduces spots and ways to experience nature in and around the city center without special preparations or long trips. For those who feel "I want to be healed by plants and water" or "I want to spend time in nature" amidst their busy daily lives, we propose ways to connect with familiar nature, from green spaces in office districts to parks, greenways, and elevated walking paths that extend from daily life. At the beginning of the issue, we introduce "LUFTBAUM" located 150 meters above ground in "NEWoMan Takanawa," a new commercial facility directly connected to Takanawa Gateway Station. In a space where plants gently overlap, we offer a new way to encounter nature, allowing you to feel "breathing room" even in the heart of the city. Furthermore, from urban oases like Otemachi Forest and Meguro Sky Garden to places where you can enjoy nature walks as an extension of daily life, such as Wadabori Park, Zenpukuji River Green Space, and Koganei Park, the issue is packed with familiar nature spots you can visit during work breaks or on holidays. Additionally, amidst the serious social problem of slander and harassment against athletes, the "RESPECTion!" project was launched to protect athletes and foster a new culture of support. We introduce the details of the press conference held in March and comments from experts and athletes who endorsed its purpose. Furthermore, Ryotaro Sakaguchi, a dancer and actor making great strides, appears in the popular interview series "Words Spun by Light." We asked him about his concept of "giving up activities," commonly known as "Rame-katsu," which he writes about in his first essay, "Today, I'm Dancing on the Stage." "Rame-katsu" is a must-read, something you'll definitely want to incorporate into your daily life! Metropolitana is distributed free of charge at dedicated racks in 53 Tokyo Metro stations (Asakusa, Ueno, Mitsukoshimae, Nihombashi, Kyobashi, Ginza, Shimbashi, Toranomon, Tameike-sanno, Akasaka-mitsuke, Aoyama-itchome, Gaienmae, Omotesando, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Otemachi, Korakuen, Ochanomizu, Tokyo, Kasumigaseki, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-sanchome, Shinjuku, Akihabara, Hatchobori, Kayabacho, Higashi-ginza, Hibiya, Kamiyacho, Roppongi, Hiroo, Ebisu, Takadanobaba, Waseda, Kagurazaka, Iidabashi, Kudanshita, Takebashi, Shin-ochanomizu, Akasaka, Nogizaka, Meiji-jingumae , Yoyogi-koen, Higashi-ikebukuro, Ichigaya, Kojimachi, Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Jimbocho, Shirokane-takanawa, Azabu-juban, Roppongi-itchome, Yotsuya-sanchome). *Please refrain from inquiring with station staff. [Official Website] https://metropolitana.tokyo/ja [Instagram] @metropolitana_Tokyo [X] @metropolitana_t ### [Metropolitana] Launched in 2003, published by Sankei Shimbun.