Shopping Karakoro Art Studio Lester Goh Built on the old premises of the Bank of Japan branch in Matsue, Karakoro Art Studio is a giant handicraft complex featuring multiple workshops and
Odawara Art Biennale 2026 Late Aug - Mid Sep In the castle town of Odawara in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, the Biennale art festival has opened, with paintings and other works by twenty artists
Culture Tanegashima Space Art Festival 2026 Early - Late Nov On Tanegashima, the island often called Japan's "gateway to space," art and science come together in a unique cultural celebration.
Culture Raku Museum in Kyoto Elena Lisina The Raku Museum is dedicated to a unique style of ceramics with a 450-year history.
Culture Kikkoman Soy Sauce Museum Elizabeth S Noda is "Soy Sauce City", the home of Kikkoman soy sauce brewing. The free factory tour reveals the history of the process and stimulates the senses.
Culture The Mysterious Wonder Museum Avery Morrow A handpicked display of Japan's eerie, creepy, and crawly subculture artwork and sculpture, in the mountains of southern Fukuoka.
Culture Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Fiona Yoshitake Feel the smoothness of preserved stone axes, the texture and shape of different wood shavings, and step inside a life sized skeleton structure of a sukiya
Culture Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum Kim Bergström If you enjoy modern art, the Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Museum of Contemporary Art is a fantastic spot to visit.