Culture Anti Wabi-Sabi Kim For a limited time, Shibuya's Miyashita Park will be hosting a solo exhibition titled "Anti Wabi-Sabi", featuring ceramic wor...
Culture Weather in Ukiyo-e Kim The ukiyo-e artform has regularly depicted different meteorological phenomena, from clear skies to rainy downpours, and gentl...
Culture Saitama Prefecture's Castle Heritage Elizabeth S Saitama Prefecture’s towns and cities, once ruled by feudal lords, were filled with castles. Most were lost to conflicts and ...
Culture Miquel Barceló Exhibition: Nagasaki Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum looks at the works of Miquel Barceló (1957 -), who i...
Culture Jomon: Japan's 20th UNESCO Heritage Serena Ogawa Seventeen ancient sites spanning four prefectures—Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita—are slated to be added to the UNESCO Wor...
Culture Birth of Japan's Post Exhibition Kim Sending and receiving mail is something that we all do in some capacity, yet the origins of the postal service are unknown to...
Culture Excavations in the Japanese Archipelago Kim Around 9000 archaeological excavations are completed across Japan each year, but opportunities for the public to explore thei...
Culture Tokigawa Iris Garden Festival Lynda Hogan Each year in June iris flowers grow in the Tokigawa Iris Garden. It is not a particularly large iris garden, but it attracts ...
Culture Chiikawa no Mori Exhibition Kim For a limited time, Ikebukuro PARCO will be hosting an exhibition all about the popular character Chiikawa, created by Japane...
Culture Koupen-chan Rainbow Museum Kim In celebration of the 4th anniversary of Koupen-chan, a limited-time museum will be popping up on the 7th floor of the Sappor...
