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The last tendrils of morning mist rise through the boughs of the cedar trees and are gone. There is the distant sound of water tumbling down a rocky streambed. A bright green…
By Julian Ryall
The world’s first Super Nintendo World opened at Universal Studios Japan in February 2021. It cost $580 million to build. Was it worth it? I hopped on the shinkansen to Osaka to…
By Mac Salman
Following the success of her hit 2017 documentary Black in Tokyo, director Amarachi Nwosu returns with Women of Color in Japan. Produced under Melanin Unscripted, a platform aiming to shine a spotlight…
By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
“Who needs me?” asks Alex Kerr. His question hangs suspended in the crackling virtual air before he moves to break the silence. “Disneyland really doesn’t. Osaka doesn’t either,” he says. “But Iya…
By David McElhinney
Four years after announcing her engagement to Kei Komuro, Princess Mako is finally set to wed her university sweetheart. It won’t have the pomp and circumstance of a traditional royal wedding, but will…
By Matthew Hernon
Tokyo Weekender’s series TW Creatives features various works by Japan-based writers, photographers, videographers, illustrators and other creatives in a bid to provide one additional platform for them to exhibit their talent. The works submitted…
By Weekender Editor
When your world gets a bit smaller, the smaller things get a bit bigger. That essentially was my summer. Normally, I’d be flitting around at giant group picnics and installing myself in…
By Phoebe Amoroso
Located in the mountains of southern Niigata Prefecture, the small city of Myoko is attracting ever bigger recognition. Home to delightful ski slopes, secluded hot spring resorts and adrenaline-pumping activities, it’s a…
This week is your last chance to enjoy Tokyo’s Halloween events. Also on the schedule, the latest edition of Tokyo LoveHotels, a new NFT exhibition and charity event at Trunk (Hotel), and more.…
Solène Ballesta grew up in Versailles, on the outskirts of Paris. Maybe we would expect Ballesta, a photographer, to stay in one of the most photographable towns in the world, but she…
By Taylor Stewart
On Monday, Tokyo recorded 29 Covid-19 cases, the lowest number this year. For the past two weeks, the figures in the capital have consistently been below 100 and have remained low throughout…
Art and technology combine at the latest installment of the popular exhibition series CrypTOKYO. Curated by experts at leading NFT marketplace Blockchain Art Exchange (BAE) which is produced by Bailey Labs, the…
By Paul McInnes
