Museums Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Anonymous Shakespeare and Japan, Kabuki and contemporary Japanese dramas: these word... floor showcases Nakamura Utaemon IV who was regarded as one of the best kabuki
10 Historical Iwami Ginzan's Omori-cho Sandra Isaka Hidden in Shimane Prefecture and rarely visited, it is now part of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine UNESCO World Heritage
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford patterned: white background with blue images of the larger-than-life faces of kabuki... The kabuki actor-like print of the yukata mirrors the style of the floats
Museums 3331 Arts Chiyoda Peter Sidell Alternatively, it's just a minute from Suehirocho station on the Ginza
Culture Tokyo Metro Museum Ben Soonthornwacharin At the top is the metro’s oldest member, the Ginza Line (which began operating
Historical Smiling Raccoon Dogs Akio Negishi Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs (a.k.a. tanuki)?... Tanuki Statues From the gate to the front of Morinji Temple, there are
Culture Shibuya: Where Monsters Meet Armand Vaquer The subways that feed into Shibuya Station are the Ginza and Hanzomon Lines
Culture Yanagimori Shrine Jeff W. Richards dedicated the prankster with testicales of beach-ball proportions—the tanuki... The tanuki, commonly referred to as a "raccoon dog" in English,