Art

Night Photography: Capturing Tokyo’s Nocturnal Beauty - Metropolis Japan

Night Photography: Capturing Tokyo’s Nocturnal Beauty

Featuring Matthieu Bühler aka @mattdreamsneon

A Guide to Trying Traditional Japanese Crafts in Japan - Metropolis Japan

A Guide to Trying Traditional Japanese Crafts in Japan

From kintsugi to knife sharpening, here's where to learn the traditional crafts still shaping Japan today

Creative Museum Tokyo: The Creative Origins of Mamoru Hosoda - Metropolis Japan

Creative Museum Tokyo: The Creative Origins of Mamoru Hosoda

Original artwork, storyboards, and immersive displays showcase the work of Mamoru Hosoda.

International Artists Coming to Japan in 2026 & 2027 - Metropolis Japan

International Artists Coming to Japan in 2026 & 2027

Major global acts to add to your calendar in Japan

The Japanese Aesthetic of Transparency: From Hokusai to Pocari Sweat - Metropolis Japan

The Japanese Aesthetic of Transparency: From Hokusai to Pocari Sweat

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

What is Zakka Style? - Metropolis Japan

What is Zakka Style?

A kind of curated coziness

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

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

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

Traditional Japanese Performing Arts - Metropolis Japan

Traditional Japanese Performing Arts

A guide to the major styles of Japanese Performing Arts

Museums and Art Galleries to Visit in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Museums and Art Galleries to Visit in Tokyo

An art-lover’s dream itinerary

The Art of Japanese Handmade Jewelry - Metropolis Japan

The Art of Japanese Handmade Jewelry

Hayakawa’s beautiful crafts

8 Art Events in Tokyo To Visit This Spring - Metropolis Japan

8 Art Events in Tokyo To Visit This Spring

Fill your calendar with these must-see art exhibitions

Japanese Color Theory: How Japan Sees Color Differently - Metropolis Japan

Japanese Color Theory: How Japan Sees Color Differently

What a thousand years of Japanese color tradition can teach us about the way we see

MOMAT Spring Festival 2026 - Metropolis Japan

MOMAT Spring Festival 2026

Celebrating spring at the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo

Sento Architect Kentaro Imai and the Art of Bathing Spaces - Metropolis Japan

Sento Architect Kentaro Imai and the Art of Bathing Spaces

The architecture mastermind behind today’s sento boom

Exploring Japanese Traditional Incense and the Art of Kodo - Metropolis Japan

Exploring Japanese Traditional Incense and the Art of Kodo

Yoshimi Higuchi and the spirit of incense

Tamagotchi Takes Over Roppongi Museum - Metropolis Japan

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 - Metropolis Japan

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 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Comic Con 2025

The world’s fandoms converge

How to Make an Autumn Ikebana - Metropolis Japan

How to Make an Autumn Ikebana

Beginner tips for nageirebana

Dami Lee on the Organized Chaos That is Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Dami Lee on the Organized Chaos That is Tokyo

Is Tokyo ugly?

The Ultimate Koi Appreciation Guide - Metropolis Japan

The Ultimate Koi Appreciation Guide

Where and how to admire Tokyo's prettiest swimming art

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

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 - Metropolis Japan

David Bowie Through the Eyes of a Japanese Photographer

Masayoshi Sukita reflects on collaborations with the icon

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

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.