Here are some of the oldest things to see in Tokyo to get you started on your heritage trip through Japan’s capital.
Flowers, beloved since the dawn of human history, have been the chosen subjects of countless paintings. See them in a new exhibition timed to enjoy alongside...
Introducing one of the nine Metropolitan Cultural Heritage Gardens, a beautiful Japanese garden with its own fascinating backstory and a wonderful blend of nature, culture and...
Disappointment is a powerful motivational tool for an athlete that the 25-year-old Ando can use to improve her performance as she aims to put Japan on...
One of the highlights is the long light tunnel just before reaching the Enoshima Sea Candle, and the look on my two year old’s face was...
The 103 works in the British Museum exhibition give new insight into the years leading up to some of Hokusai’s most famous series.
Playfully urging the reader to imagine themselves in a time machine high high off the ground, the author introduces the serious developments of Japanese culture and...
Hokusai painted not only courtesans, but also ordinary townspeople. His work were generally luxurious artworks for an elite audience, said to include the art-loving shogun of...
In a world following silent biological warfare, the instigating nations will be the quickest to recover, and ultimately lead the new world order. If this is...
The insatiable curious Hokusai as a reporter in his times is the theme of a new book by Japanese journalist Keiko Chino, focusing on the human...
Situated in Ginza, this icon of Japan’s architectural avant garde — designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa in 1972 — is destined for demolition.
A documentary about the terror of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo has been crafted into a masterful exploration of the influence of powerful, mind-controlling...