Actor Yuki Furukawa: “I’d Never Played a Killer Before” When we first met Yuki Furukawa it was 2012 and the Keio University graduate was…
Diving Deep Into Tokyo’s Zine Culture Tokyo Art Book Fair (TABF), the city’s largest convention of amateur and professional authors, illustrators…
5 Traditional Japanese Art Forms Flying Under the Radar Japanese woodblock prints inspired Claude Monet, and he built a Japanese garden at his Giverny…
Kyogen Actor Mansai Nomura on Directing the 2020 Olympic Ceremonies: “My Focus Is On Inclusion” Mansai Nomura’s lilting pattern of speech and deep, dulcet tone rumbles like the curling surf…
Christian Boltanski’s Tokyo Exhibit: “All my life I have fought against the fact of dying” Christian Boltanski, face weathered, liver spots adorning his bald pate, like Alfred Hitchcock in slip-on…
“Trails”: Takashi Homma’s Photo Book Explores a Complex Dynamic Between Man and Nature Blood splatters across pristine white snow. Broken twigs and branches are scattered in a cold…
How One Tokyo Photographer Found Reconnection and Belonging Through His Art Photographer Robert Kirsch opens up about his work – and his inner workings – as…
4 Reasons to Visit New Japanese Performing Arts Theater Suigian If you’ve ever wanted to sample some of Japan’s finest high arts but have been…
Top 3 Free Weekly Events to Enjoy at Yokohama’s Isezaki Mall Shopping Street Stop by Isezaki Mall on select weekdays in the early afternoon to enjoy one of…
Stephanie Crohin: Japan’s Sento Ambassador Shares the Beauty of Bathhouses “It’s not something that came with the title,” says Stephanie Crohin, Japan’s first sento ambassador.…
A Day in the Life of Ladybeard, the Cross-Dressing Pro Wrestler At the eighth circle of hell Dante laments the sight of the blind oracle Tiresias,…
How Fuyuki Shimazu Upcycles Cardboard Boxes to Create Designer Wallets As a struggling art student with no money to buy a replacement for his worn-out…
Photo Story: New Project Showcases Tattooed Women in Japan to Shift Stereotypes In May 2018, Stasia Matsumoto launched her photography project #TattooGirlsJP on Instagram. Already a skilled…
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…
