Art
BAHK and SHART: Tokyo’s Gen Z Graffiti Artists
“Today is already too late to change the world, but it’s the earliest moment we have.”
Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2021
Your art passport for the year
Gelchop
Playful Design and DIY
Studio Ghibli on the Page
The best books of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ghibli universe
Spend the Night in a Private Takashi Murakami Gallery at Grand Hyatt Tokyo
The luxury hotel in Roppongi is now offering a special package deal featuring 14 original works by the contemporary artist
10 Must-Visit Tokyo Art Events in February 2021
Cel animation, Warhol, sculpture and more
Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020
The innovative theater event reimagines art and performance during the pandemic
The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets
Design visionaries Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto transform cities and lives
Kyotographie: Illuminating a City with Photography
One of Japan’s foremost arts events binds and highlights community
3 Female Artists You Should Follow
Blossom the Project, Mari Naomi and Christine Mari Inzer on art, activism and mental health
GOMA
The intricate worlds of an Aomori-based artist
Embracing Transgender and Gender Nonconformity
Photographer Paule Saviano returns to Tokyo with crucial new exhibition
Global Art Superstars Kick Off Mori Art Museum’s New Season
STARS celebrates the work of Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara and more
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Hayao Miyazaki
New memoir reveals strange and surprising facts about the famous artist
Primordial Violence
Tomoko Konoike: Art, nature and human creatures
Hurray Hurray Handkerchiefs at Tokyo Midtown
New exhibit supports disabled athletes
ROUTE BOOKS
Be here now at Higashi-Ueno’s greenest cafe and bookstore
Kusama: Infinity
New documentary sheds light on one of Japan’s finest artists
The Creative Issue: Chace Fedor
Creative director at the forefront of Tokyo's international identity
The World Through His Lens: Kohki Yamaguchi
The rising Instagram influencer defining how modern-day creators work
On the Fringe at Festival/Tokyo
Examining dystopia and identity through “body speed”
24 Hours at the 2019 Setouchi Triennale
Exploring Japan's art archipelago