10 Contemporary Japanese Authors You Should Know The last few years have seen sales of Japanese translated fiction booming in the West.…
Convenience Store Woman: New Novel Offers a Rare Glimpse Behind the Konbini Counter “It is the start of another day, the time when the world wakes up and…
Add a Splash of Color to Tokyo with Russian Artist Max Goshko-Dankov Tokyoites will have the chance to pick up a marker and color in-between the lines…
Exploring Flavor, History, and Ingenuity in Aichi Aichi Prefecture is known for being the home of Japan’s industrial powerhouse, Nagoya, but on…
Discover the Magic of Kanji at the Japan Kanji Museum and Library in Kyoto Heading to Kyoto and looking for something unique to do? Stop by this interactive museum…
24 Ways to Experience the Best That Japan Has to Offer Launched in 2015, Omotenashi Selection is a collection of quality Japan-made products conveying the country’s…
Dining with Geisha and Delving Into Kyoto’s Cinematic History at the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival Popular actor Tadanobu Asano picked up the Toshiro Mifune Award at this year’s Kyoto International…
Exploring the UNESCO and Anime-Inspiring Wonders of the Hokuriku Region A three-day tour of the Hokuriku region began in Kanazawa and ended in Toyama. Along…
48 Hours in Sanjo-Tsubame: Meet Top Japanese Artisans and Try Metalworking We arrived just in time to catch a glimpse of the sweat, blood, and tears…
Tsutaya Dedicated To Japanese Pop Culture Opens in Ikebukuro Whether it’s idol music, manga, anime or video games, Japanese pop culture is a huge…
The Ninth Okinawa International Movie Festival: Sun, Stars, and Sustainable Development Now in its ninth-year Okinawa International Movie Festival has become much more than a movie event.…
Let’s Go to the Movies: A Travel Guide Take a cinematic trip around Japan by following the footsteps of some of our favorite…
Yubari’s Film Festival Is a Fantastic, Unpretentious Romp Amidst the Snow Full of sex, blood and lots of snow, Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival is truly…
A Wedding Chapel as Lovely as the Landscape That Surrounds It A pair of spiral staircases give this unique wedding chapel an immediate appeal – and…
The People of Okinawa: Meet Three Creative Locals The islands of Okinawa are having a moment: tourist numbers are climbing as the world…
