Who is the Greatest Japanese Woman, Ever? Two years ago, TW conducted a survey asking 500 Tokyo residents who they would vote…
How to Live a Perfectly Imperfect Life: New Book “Wabi Sabi” Looks to Japan for Advice Life coach, writer, interpreter, entrepreneur, Japanologist, adventurer, mother and self-described “freedom seeker,” Beth Kempton certainly…
My Love Affair with Kimono: Four Specialists Share Their Journey For one day in Kanazawa last December, I strolled through the historic town wearing a gorgeous Kaga…
5 Traditional Japanese Art Forms Flying Under the Radar Japanese woodblock prints inspired Claude Monet, and he built a Japanese garden at his Giverny…
10 Things to Know About Kimono’s History, Design and Evolving Future Elegant. Alluring. Timeless. Kimono have origins that can be traced back over a millennium, and…
Experience Sushi-Making Firsthand with Professional Chefs at Tokyo College of Sushi & Washoku I slip off my watch and slip on the same pristine white jacket and pointed…
Film Crew Scales Sacred Mount Oyama with Japan’s Tattooed Pilgrims Japan’s relationship with tattoos is notoriously complicated. Even at the height of their popularity during…
Ginza Iseyoshi Puts an Innovative Spin on Traditional Kimono The Japanese kimono conjures dreamy images of elegant geisha graciously serving green tea or brandishing…
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…
Tokyo Takes Over Chicago: Top 5 Things To Do at Anime Midwest The Anime Midwest anime convention brings Japanese pop culture to life in Chicago once again…
Japanese Superstitions: Dating and Relationships Every culture has its superstitions, and Japan is no exception. Many of them are related…
6 Things We Saw at Sanja Matsuri Festival 2019 The Shinto spirit and the party spirit perfectly align on the third weekend of May…
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.…
Take a Tour of Harajuku’s Fashion Subcultures with Kawaii Guide Sarah Gil Barranco Sarah Gil Barranco knows what dreams are made of. After all, she’s right in the…
Japanese Fashion Through the Eras: From Heian to Heisei As we welcome in the new Reiwa era this month, here’s a look back at…
