Art
Tokyo Furusato Matsuri
Taste Japan’s biggest festivals—at the same time
The Sun, The Moon, and Fuji
Sony Art Wall, Ginza
Anonymous Life
Strange new forms of life and art take shape at the ICC
The New Mastersounds
When does a house band become a “real band”?
Sparks
Ron and Russ Mael’s “Two Hands, One Mouth” tour
Once and Twice
A global clutch of first-rate dancers
Traces of Hands
Rodin and his spawn
06S feat. Netsky
Young DnB prodigy meets clubland veteran
Kinlay
Golden Zero
Game For A Break
Avoid New Year variety shows by switching to sports
Countdown Strategies 2013
Blow it out, Tokyo
Hakuin
A Zen master—and influential artist, too
Dave Clarke
The Baron of Techno
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Flamenco meets metal?
The Spirit of Kuniyoshi
The ukiyo-e master placed in context
djTRIO
The turntable is the medium for summoning unearthly spirits
Making Situations, Editing Landscapes
Can a daily event itself become art?
Womb Adventure
Shibuya superclub’s annual Makuhari rave
M-Swift
Acid-jazz still has legs in Japan after 20 years
Zazen Boys
Meditation, guitars and… potato salad
Japanese Modern
A turbulent century of Japanese art at a renewed MOMAT
Kenny Dope & DJ Spinna
The world’s finest turntablists