Arts & Crafts “Life Beyond Logic”: Shoji Kawamori Sébastien Raineri I had the chance to meet legendary designer Shoji Kawamori, producer of the "Live Earth Journey" Signature Pavilion at Expo 2025..
Festivals Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Festivals Kagoshima Chris Cooper The volcanic city of Kagoshima, alive and covered in ash. A festival on the 'Fire Island' was called for.
Culture 50th Anniversary Cup Noodles Exhibition 2021 Nov 5th - 16th 2021 Past Event To celebrate the half-century anniversary of Cup Noodles, Shibuya Parco is hosting an exhibition titled "Spice Up Your Sense". The..
Culture Kurt Seligmann and Taro Okamoto 2020-2021 Oct 24th 2020 - Jan 24th 2021 Past Event The exhibition "Kurt Seligmann and Taro Okamoto: Art is Magic" focuses on the friendship, the works, and the similarities between..
12 Culture Sakuya Konohana Kan Lee Tan Sakuya Konohana Kan is one of the biggest nature conservatories in Japan
Culture Yanagimori Shrine Jeff W. Richards A 17th century shrine to a well-endowed prankster hidden in the otaku epicenter of Akihabara
Culture Kashihara Jingu Gary Luscombe Kashihara Jingu is a shrine dedicated to the very first Emperor of Japan and sits close to where his palace is thought to have been...