JAPAN Forward asked Charles Jack, general manager of The Westin Tokyo, what...
Yukihiro Watanabe
Yukihiro Watanabe, JAPAN Forward advisor, is the organizer of Gillie Club, a members-only club that offers a platform for cultural and social exchange and interactions among people with similar interests. He is also chief editor of Labunraku, a web portal supporting the traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre, Bunraku; a producer of events for novice Japanese culture enthusiasts; a visiting professor at Tama University Research Institute; and also serves as executive director for Ryori Volunteer No Kai (Food Volunteer Group), a foundation where member chefs visit disaster areas in Japan and serve food.
Rice is a significant part of Japanese identity. Gohan, which...
Many of the younger generation of tourists visiting Japan grew up watching the...
The current exhibition being held until June 2 at the Suntory Museum of...
The month of May’s matinee and evening show performances at the Kabukiza Theatre...
A springtime exhibition at the Nezu Museum, Ogata Korin’s “Irises” (Kakitsubata-zu), is on...
©Shochiku “There are so many foreigners!” So voiced a staff member...
“Floral Beauty in Buddhist Art,” an exhibition which opened at the Nezu Museum...
Situated in the lovely area of Shirokane, Tokyo, the Matsuoka Museum of Art...
The Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo is currently staging an exhibition...
Photos by the National Theatre. Ningyo Johruri Bunraku, a form of traditional...
With over 400 years of history behind its art, kabuki’s most powerful and...
