Culture Taro Okamoto Exhibition 2020-2021 Dec 19th 2020 - Mar 7th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at the Niigata Prefectural Bandaijima Museum looks at the road leading to the creation of Taro..
Culture Ay-o Exhibition 2020-2021 Dec 5th 2020 - Feb 28th 2021 Past Event A special event at the Mitaka City Gallery of Art looks into the works of Takao Iijima, who goes by his art name of Ay-o. In Japan,..
Culture Kunitachi City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Surprisingly, Kunitachi City is home to relatively few temples and shrines but with some quality locations. These include Aoyagi..
Culture Utsunomiyajoshi Park Maren Pauli See the reconstructed walls and turrets of Utsunomiya Castle at Utsunomiyajoshi Park and have a look at artifacts in the nearby..
Traditional Yokai Pandemonium Exhibition 2020-2021 Nov 6th 2020 - Feb 28th 2021 Past Event Yokai Pandemonium is the second ever exhibition in the grand gallery of the Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa Sakura Town. The..
Culture Pipilotti Rist Exhibition: Ibaraki 2021 Aug 7th - Oct 17th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition at the Art Tower Mito in Ibaraki will look at the work of Pipilotti Rist (1962-), a Swiss visual artist known..
Museums Shirone Kite Museum Kim Bergström The Shirone area of Niigata has a long and colorful history with kites. The region has an annual kite festival with origins dating..
Historical Daikakuji: a Historical Highlight Justin Velgus It is said there are three kinds of autumn leaves. Leaves change in appearance during their first color change, the peak, and the..