Art & Culture

Tony Award-Winning Director Diane Paulus Brings Broadway Musical Pippin to Tokyo

True to its 2013 source, the Japanese production of the Tony-winning Broadway musical revival of…

Let’s Go to the Movies: A Travel Guide

Take a cinematic trip around Japan by following the footsteps of some of our favorite…

How 3 Modern Japanese Artists Took Inspiration From Living Abroad

Tokyo is home to the world’s most impressive museums from Roppongi’s modern Mori Art Museum to The…

Beginner’s Guide to English-Language Calligraphy Classes in Tokyo

Calligraphy brushes, loaded with unforgiving black ink, are hovering nervously over clean white paper in…

5 Underrated Japanese Movies You Must Watch

Those with an interest in Japanese cinema will know that the repertoire is vast and…

Artist Kour Pour Returns to Tokyo with New Perspective

Back in his LA art studio Kour Pour has giant wooden platforms that he lays…

5 Things You Might Not Know About Toko Shinoda

Sumi ink painter, printmaker and essayist Toko Shinoda has wowed generations with her groundbreaking artworks…

5 Must-Watch TV Shows to Indulge in Japanese Food Porn

True lovers of food don’t only savor every bite of their meals and appreciate beautiful…

Experience Traditional Japanese Arts Along the Toden Arakawa Line

The Tokyo Sakura Tram, formerly known as the Toden Arakawa Line, is the last functioning…

And The Winner Is… Everything To Know About Japan’s Two Oscar Nominees

Seated amongst the celebrities, dignitaries and onlookers at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony on February…

London-based Japanese Artist Naoya Inose: “I Don’t Really Know Where I Come From”

“That was like super hell,” says Naoya Inose. “I don’t even remember the past three…

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…