Tokyo’s 8 Most Instagrammable Pieces of Modern Architecture A city that is constantly pushing the architectural boundaries while staying true to traditional Japanese…
8 Things You Don’t Want To Miss This Weekend: August 17-19 From alternative rock superstars to Kodo drummers to sunflowers, Japan’s summer of festivals continues this…
8 Things You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: August 10-12 The geniuses who decide things in this country implemented the Mountain Day holiday two years ago to…
The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs This month Japan commemorates the 73rd anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshima and…
Tokyo Celebrates 150th Anniversary with Uplifting Message Standing before a life-size model of Nihombashi’s Nakamuraza Theatre on the newly remodeled sixth floor…
10 Events You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: August 3-5 Japanese events typically operate under two themes: old meets new and East meets West. The…
Actor Mansai Nomura Named Head Creative Director for Tokyo 2020 Acclaimed Kyogen actor Mansai Nomura has been appointed the chief executive creative director of the Tokyo…
5 Japanese Craft Brews that Will Quench Your Thirst This Summer Summer is well and truly here in Japan and it brings barbecues, beaches, festivals, and…
10 Events You Don’t Want to Miss This Weekend: July 27-29 If you’re bored this weekend, then you’re boring. Fuji Rock, that mammoth mountain festival in Niigata…
Divya’s Summer Sketch Sesh — Free Art Class For Beginners Thinking of going back to the drawing board this summer? Or maybe you want to…
Build Your Own Digital Samurai There are thousands of rare figurines to collect in Japan, but nobody will have one quite…
Explore the Backstreets of Shibuya: An Area Guide Follow us through the backstreets of Shibuya, as we explore the lesser-known music, coffee and…
Japan’s Innovative Housing for the Future at JAHBnet Architecture Symposium The Japan Area Home Builders Network (JAHBnet) is focused on bringing people together. Made up of building…
Tokyo’s Deadly Heat Wave: The Latest Numbers and Local Tips for Staying Cool Record-high temperatures are taking their toll on Tokyoites this week. With the peak of summer…
Uchimizu: The Japanese Tradition of Sprinkling Water to Beat the Heat The high humidity and soaring temperatures of summer in Japan can call for creative measures…
