Art

Why Wooden Architecture Is Making a Comeback in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Why Wooden Architecture Is Making a Comeback in Japan

The “woodification” of Japanese skyscrapers is a testament to innovation and offers hope for a greener construction industry

Pop Art Meets Architecture in the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection - Metropolis Japan

Pop Art Meets Architecture in the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection

A pop culture icon on the slopes of Mount Yatsugatake

Tokyo Streets Photography Exhibition Honors the Everyday - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Streets Photography Exhibition Honors the Everyday

Finding the beauty in every corner of Tokyo, from gritty alleyways to sunlit parks.

IKO Art Discoveries Launches with MASAMI: A New Chapter in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

IKO Art Discoveries Launches with MASAMI: A New Chapter in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Tokyo

An immersive new exhibition invites Tokyo-ites to explore art, nature and connection through the eyes of Japanese artist MASAMI

Kiyoshi Awazu and the Reinvention of Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics - Metropolis Japan

Kiyoshi Awazu and the Reinvention of Contemporary Japanese Aesthetics

An emblematic figure of Japanese graphic design

A Tale of Edo Japan Timekeeping and Navigation - Metropolis Japan

A Tale of Edo Japan Timekeeping and Navigation

Cat's eyes, samurai hours, and the rise of the wadokei

The Art of Japanese Plating - Metropolis Japan

The Art of Japanese Plating

A highly codified process that makes food look as good as it tastes

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: chiapas - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: chiapas

Featured artist of January 2024

Celebrating the Life and Career of Norman Tolman - Metropolis Japan

Celebrating the Life and Career of Norman Tolman

One of the most prominent collectors of contemporary Japanese art

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: Lee He-Yi - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS Featured Artist: Lee He-Yi

Featured artist of November 2024

Pokémon Meets Japanese Artistry at Azabudai Hills Gallery - Metropolis Japan

Pokémon Meets Japanese Artistry at Azabudai Hills Gallery

Pokémon × Craft Exhibition — discovering beauty and techniques

Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th Birthday - Metropolis Japan

Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th Birthday

The birthday and history of a global icon

Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for October 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Featured Artists for September 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for September 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai

Japan’s literary legend’s never-before translated work

Featured Artists for August 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for August 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Learn the Art of Zen Through this Riceball Making Workshop - Metropolis Japan

Learn the Art of Zen Through this Riceball Making Workshop

Omusubi-Doh English-language workshops

Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Indelible Bonds: The Revival of Japanese “Tribal” Tattoos - Metropolis Japan

Indelible Bonds: The Revival of Japanese “Tribal” Tattoos

The recent revival of Japanese tribal tattoos spreads awareness of the plight of its Indigenous people

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Celebrating Harmony: The Wiener Sängerknaben 2024 Japan Tour - Metropolis Japan

Celebrating Harmony: The Wiener Sängerknaben 2024 Japan Tour

The world’s most famous boys' choir visits Japan

Art Meets History at Sannomaru Shozokan - Metropolis Japan

Art Meets History at Sannomaru Shozokan

Explore treasures once owned by the Imperial Family

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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