Culture 3331 Arts Chiyoda Peter Sidell Near Akihabara in central Tokyo, 3331 Arts Chiyoda is a lively modern art venue in a renovated junior high school, holding a ...
Culture Tokyo Metro Museum Ben Soonthornwacharin Tokyo Metro Museum is an interesting homage to the metro, well worth the visit for any rail fan and anybody interested in the...
Culture Smiling Raccoon Dogs Akio Negishi Have you ever seen smiling raccoon dogs? They are very popular and familiar in Japanese culture from the ancient time, and yo...
Culture Shibuya: Where Monsters Meet Armand Vaquer Starting with 1999's Gamera 3, the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo has been one of the most-used locations in kaiju movies.
Culture Yanagimori Shrine Jeff W. Richards A 17th century shrine to a well-endowed prankster hidden in the otaku epicenter of Akihabara
Culture Vanilla Gallery Akane Margarita Ichikawa Ginza's tiny Vanilla Gallery displays risqué and eccentric artwork that is often a mix of erotic and grotesque concepts (ero-...
Culture Sanno Matsuri 2024 Moira Cotter Sanno Matsuri is one of the three most famous Tokyo festivals, occurring every 2nd year in mid June. The Grand Parade is the ...
Culture Rokkakudo in Matsuyama Anonymous The Rokkakudo is one of Matsuyama’s oddest shrines. This shrine belongs to Inari, the fox god, and there are statues of foxes...
Culture Tokyo Art Museums: an Introduction Peter Sidell Tokyo has a wide range of art museums, and you can find anything to suit your taste, modern or traditional, by Japanese or in...
