ART & CULTURE

2021 in Japan: What to Expect in the Year of the Ox

8 Virtual Cultural Experiences to Keep You Occupied During the State of Emergency

Japanese Holidays: What is “Seijin no Hi” (Coming of Age Day)?

Japan’s Ingenious Notepad Lets You Travel the World One Page at a Time

Lafcadio Hearn’s Matsue – The Chief City of the Province of the Gods

Ed’s Picks: The 10 Best Japanese Albums of 2020

2021 in Japan: What to Expect in the Year of the Ox

Although it’s gotten off to a rocky start, 2021 will be a better year than…

8 Virtual Cultural Experiences to Keep You Occupied During the State of Emergency

With the second state of emergency announced earlier this month and the ongoing spread of…

Japanese Holidays: What is “Seijin no Hi” (Coming of Age Day)?

After the New Year’s celebrations comes another national holiday in Japan: “Seijin no Hi” or…

Japan’s Ingenious Notepad Lets You Travel the World One Page at a Time

Autumn leaves in the Kyoto air, a winding path on a hill, lined with centuries-old…

Lafcadio Hearn’s Matsue – The Chief City of the Province of the Gods

Searching for the essence of an ancient Japanese city based on a turn-of-the-20th-century metaphorical love…

Top 10 Japan albums 2020

Ed’s Picks: The 10 Best Japanese Albums of 2020

One of very few bonuses of having had almost an entire year lost to the…

May J.

Singer May J. Starts the New Year on a High Note

May J., a Tokyo-born multicultural singer with her roots in Japan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, U.K.,…

50 years of Japanese music

A Complete Guide to 50 Years of Music in Tokyo (1970–2020)

Over the course of the lifetime of the Tokyo Weekender so far, Tokyo has transformed…

Tokyo Trends by PR Times

On the Balcony in Roppongi

Where is the best place for adults to have fun…

Dive Deep into Kyu Furumi’s Upcoming Photo Exhibition

For over 20 years, veteran photographer Kyu Furumi has been…

Shiho Hayashi Occupies Space at CIBONE Aoyama

CIBONE is an art and design store, with a flagship…

Make Tokyo Your Home With the hotel zen tokyo Extended-Stay Plan

Envisioned as a teahouse that you can stay at, the…

Find Good Fortunes and Winter Peonies at Ueno Toshogu

The Ueno Toshogu, located at Ueno Park, is a shrine…

Japanese Culture

Tokyo’s 5 O’Clock Chime – What Is That Song?

One doesn’t have to be in Tokyo — or anywhere in…

Jisei: The Art of Japanese Death Poems

The 19th-century poet Kiba wrote the above verses shortly before…

Omisoka: The Bells Ring for You on New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve, celebrated around the world in a variety…

Has the Amabie Warded Off Covid-19? A Look Into Japan’s Yokai Gone Viral

Just as the Greeks had Cardea, the goddess of door…

Nengajo: The Japanese New Year’s Card Tradition and How to Send Your Own

It’s been a year that many of us are eager…

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