Tokyo’s Sanja Matsuri festival a carnival of bedlam, boozing and even brawling
One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, ...
Some of the nicest gardens in Tokyo are hidden behind hotels
As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...
The American Picture Book’s Unsung Parent: Japan
Missing for decades from the Anglophile version of its origin story was another great visual narrative tradition, of the East ...
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Cherry blossom-themed art to see this weekend in Tokyo
With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to ...
Malay Mail1d
NUS expands start-up hub in Tokyo to propel deep tech innovation
BLOCK71 Tokyo, its second office in Japan, opens at TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, the country's latest global innovation hub. NUS collaborates with Japanese ...
Japan Today3d
Takanawa Gateway City opens as upscale Tokyo urban hub
Get ready for the opening of Takanawa Gateway City, a vibrant new development just a few steps from Takanawa Gateway Station in Tokyo. Spearheaded by JR East, this urban project is a new platform ...
Time Out3d
Special Exhibition Tsutaya Juzaburo: Creative Visionary of Edo
Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...
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This Underrated Japanese Town Is An Authentic, Mountainous, And Uncrowded Alternative To Tokyo
Escape Tokyo crowds by heading to an underrated mountain town rich in culture and history. Explore the quaint streets while ...