Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum

Tamagotchi turns 30 and Bandai kicks off celebrations with exhibition at Roppongi Museum

Kagura: Theater from Heaven Joins the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Kagura, a variant of Shinto theater, may not be as well known to foreigners as kabuki and noh

Tokyo Comic Con 2025

The world’s fandoms converge

How to Make an Autumn Ikebana

Beginner tips for nageirebana

Dami Lee on the Organized Chaos That is Tokyo

Is Tokyo ugly?

The Ultimate Koi Appreciation Guide

Where and how to admire Tokyo's prettiest swimming art

What is Zakka Style?

A kind of curated coziness

Hungary Pavilion: A Calming Forest in the Middle of Expo 2025

Hungary’s pavilion stood out with folk music, food and craft at Expo 2025

David Bowie Through the Eyes of a Japanese Photographer

Masayoshi Sukita reflects on collaborations with the icon

The Japanese Aesthetic of Transparency: From Hokusai to Pocari Sweat

"Toumeikan" is symbolized by water and made visible by the color blue

Artist Tomei: Curating Transparent Life (+Aesthetic Jelly Recipe)

Interview with mysterious artist Tomei on the beauty of clear things.

A Bold Shunga Exhibition Brings Edo-Era Erotic Art to Kabukicho

See Japan’s sex-positive past through 100 rare erotic woodblock prints, on view at a Tokyo Noh theater this summer.