Art & Culture

Stir Crazy? Get Creative at Home With These Online Courses

Raise your hand if you’ve had way too much free time at home! Especially if…

From Olympic Torches to Ginza Six: Tokujin Yoshioka Creates A New Wonder

Bending and shaping light itself to the form of a cloud Tokujin Yoshioka, a Japanese artist, and…

Lalique’s Elegant Glasswork the Perfect Marriage with Japan’s Royalty

The Art Deco movement of the 1920s and ‘30s came at the height of the…

Award-Winning Stop Motion Animator Kenta Shinohara Shares Why the Artform is More Powerful Than CGI

Kenta Shinohara opens a plastic case and reveals neatly arranged cutouts of mouths and eyeballs.…

UltraSuperNew’s Latest Art Exhibition is a Collaboration of Paint, Plants & Life

When imagining a bouquet of flowers that would represent a bouncing new baby you think…

Takashi Murakami’s New Doraemon Exhibition Packs an Emotional Punch

At a casual glance, the new works by celebrated pop artist Takashi Murakami now on…

Staying Focused on Your Path: A Talk with Artist Rima Fujita

“We live in a world where superficial beauty is valued, and materialism is worshipped,” says…

Interact with Rare Hokusai Works at Groundbreaking Digital Art Exhibition

Visitors to the NTT Intercommunication Center state-of-the-art media art gallery on the fourth floor of…

The “Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020” Drinking Game

Love it or hate it, Terrace House holds a deep fascination for viewers around the…

2019 Setouchi Triennale: Revitalizing Japan’s Art Islands

I first laid eyes upon the art islands during the 2019 Setouchi Triennale. It was…

5 Japanese Books That Made Me Fall in Love With Japan

Before I could work and pay for my own transportation, books were the only way…

Defining Neo-Japonism with Artist Rie Takeda

Not so much a movement as an obsession with japonaiseries (things imported from Japan to Europe),…

5 Tokyo Art Exhibits to Visit This Week: August 5–11

Tokyo’s reputation as a city of art may not be as strong as other international…

TW ScreenCap: 6 Things to Watch in August

We love movies here at TW. We’re avid Netflix consumers and theatergoers and even dabble…

Samurai Katanas Brandished at The Japanese Sword Museum

Ancient Japanese swords, samurai duels and swinging jazz music, all topped off with a round…