Home \ Art & Culture

Art & Culture

fukui prefecture wakasa lacquer chopsticks

Eight Out of Ten Lacquered Chopsticks in Japan Come From One Small Town

Explore the centuries-old history of Wakasa lacquerware in Fukui Prefecture and polish your own pair of chopsticks at historic workshops

TW Collabs

the emperor's barber japan

<img width="1600" height="1067" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Artboard-1-1-1600x1067.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="the emperor's barber japan" decoding="async" />

This Tokyo Barbershop Cut the Emperor's Hair for Three Generations

History

This Tokyo Shop Sells Antique Kimono by the Gram

<img width="1600" height="1066" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/F7CFE147-F7BB-443A-8FEC-922D79775ED9-1600x1066.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="This Tokyo Shop Sells Antique Kimono by the Gram" decoding="async" />

The Tokyo Shop Selling Antique Kimono by the Gram

Fashion

bedwin masafumi watanabe bebetan tokyo streetwear 90s urahara

<img width="1600" height="1200" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/shot01_0053_v1_QC-1600x1200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="bedwin masafumi watanabe bebetan tokyo streetwear 90s urahara" decoding="async" />

How Bedwin Is Keeping 90s Tokyo Streetwear Alive

Fashion

<img width="1600" height="1067" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/A_LIGHTHOUSE_CALLED_KANATA_GALLERY_019-1600x1067.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" />

A Lighthouse called Kanata: The Tokyo Gallery Championing Japanese Artists

TW Collabs

the emperor's barber japan

<img width="1600" height="1067" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Artboard-1-1-1600x1067.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="the emperor's barber japan" decoding="async" />

This Tokyo Barbershop Cut the Emperor's Hair for Three Generations

History

This Tokyo Shop Sells Antique Kimono by the Gram

<img width="1600" height="1066" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/F7CFE147-F7BB-443A-8FEC-922D79775ED9-1600x1066.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="This Tokyo Shop Sells Antique Kimono by the Gram" decoding="async" />

The Tokyo Shop Selling Antique Kimono by the Gram

Fashion

bedwin masafumi watanabe bebetan tokyo streetwear 90s urahara

<img width="1600" height="1200" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/shot01_0053_v1_QC-1600x1200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="bedwin masafumi watanabe bebetan tokyo streetwear 90s urahara" decoding="async" />

How Bedwin Is Keeping 90s Tokyo Streetwear Alive

Fashion

<img width="1600" height="1067" src="https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/A_LIGHTHOUSE_CALLED_KANATA_GALLERY_019-1600x1067.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" />

A Lighthouse called Kanata: The Tokyo Gallery Championing Japanese Artists

TW Collabs

Design

japan 3d bubble stickers

Puku Puku Mania: Where To Buy Japan's Viral 3D Bubble Stickers in Tokyo

Design

Japanese Craft Meets Contemporary Design at London Design Festival

Design

hatoya hotel japan's best retro hotels

Japan's Most Charming Retro Hotels

Travel

The Hidden Stories Behind Tokyo's Shop Signs

Design

Fashion

ema gaspar illustrator interview tokyo artists

How Ema Gaspar Became One of Fashion’s Go-To Illustrators

Art & Culture

hikari no yami jakarie whitaker tokyo streetwear

Jakarie Whitaker Wants You To Be Confused

Fashion

familymart new sock collection 47 prefectures japan

FamilyMart Releases New Sock Collection Inspired By Japan’s 47 Prefectures

Fashion

rakuten fashion week tokyo SS27 spring summer 2027

6 Designers To Know From Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2027

Fashion

Books & Literature

translated japanese fiction autumn 2026 fall reading list

8 Japanese Books To Curl Up With This Fall

Books & Literature

Mystery Writer Keigo Higashino Dies Aged 68

News & Opinion

kazuo ishiguro klara and the sun trailer jenna ortega taika waititi

Inside Kazuo Ishiguro’s Cinematic Universe

Movies & TV

japanese books to read this summer translated literature

10 Japanese Books To Read This Summer

Books & Literature

History

japanese tattoos

The Underground Art of Traditional Japanese Tattooing

Art & Culture

musashi miyamoto history

Miyamoto Musashi: The Real History of Japan's Invincible Sword Saint

History

Japan’s Titanic: The Sinking of the Toya Maru | On This Day in Japan

History

Japan's 3 Surviving Ninja Manuals: What Real Shinobi Actually Studied

History

Latest

maebashi international art festival maebashi biennale gunma

What To See at the Maebashi Biennale 2026

Art & Culture

Gateway to Culture: How Meet Your Art Festival 2026 Connects Art, Music and Daily Life

TW Collabs

tomoko sawada photographer interview ID400

Tomoko Sawada: The Woman With 400 Faces

Art & Culture

Japan’s Top Mascot for 2026 Has Been Crowned

Art & Culture