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Resonating Nostalgia - Metropolis Japan

Resonating Nostalgia

Ayatake Ezaki's Solo Album Echoes Tokyo's Shadows

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases August 2023 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases August 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Ikebana as a Branch for Connection - Metropolis Japan

Ikebana as a Branch for Connection

Suisho Higuchi reflects on ikebana in the modern world

Autumn Pop-up Stores in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Autumn Pop-up Stores in Tokyo

Top pop-up events in Tokyo handpicked by our editors

LOVEHO SELECTS September 2023 - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS September 2023

Three Tokyo Creatives to Know | September 2023

Based in Japan: Designing For a Better World - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: Designing For a Better World

Innovation meets perspective with digital nomad Christopher Dame

ULTRA Japan 2023 Second Lineup Announcement - Metropolis Japan

ULTRA Japan 2023 Second Lineup Announcement

The world's ultimate urban dance music festival Sep 16 - 17

Cirrocumulus Clouds - Metropolis Japan

Cirrocumulus Clouds

The English-language debut of Kenji Miyazawa's story

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases July 2023 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases July 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS August 2023 - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS August 2023

Three Tokyo Creatives to Know | August 2023

ULTRA Japan 2023 - Metropolis Japan

ULTRA Japan 2023

The world's ultimate urban dance music festival Sep 16 - 17

never young beach’s Yuma Abe  - Metropolis Japan

never young beach’s Yuma Abe 

“Tokyo has lost its expression”

Based in Japan: Akim White Exploring Community Through Music - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: Akim White Exploring Community Through Music

“You need people around you”

LOVEHO SELECTS July 2023 - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS July 2023

Three Tokyo Creatives to Know | July 2023

Flying Lotus - Metropolis Japan

Flying Lotus

Catalyst for Creativity

An Origami Revolution - Metropolis Japan

An Origami Revolution

Conversations with origami master Taro Yaguchi

Based in Japan: Gaku the Great - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: Gaku the Great

The 22-year-old artist forging his own path

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases June 2023 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases June 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Through the Eyes of Thundercat - Metropolis Japan

Through the Eyes of Thundercat

The Grammy-winning musician shares his passion for anime, music and tips for Tokyo

Based in Japan: Wayne Shennen on bringing New Zealand to Japan - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: Wayne Shennen on bringing New Zealand to Japan

New Zealand wine finally trending in Tokyo

Living the Dream - Metropolis Japan

Living the Dream

Sota Fukushi on his breakout international role in "THE HEAD" Season 2

Fresh Ink: Debut English Translations of Chuya Nakahara’s Japanese Literature - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: Debut English Translations of Chuya Nakahara’s Japanese Literature

The English-language debut of a Japanese modernist master

Traditional Japanese Yokai and Modern-Day Pokemon  - Metropolis Japan

Traditional Japanese Yokai and Modern-Day Pokemon 

Beyond the monsters with Adam Kabat’s The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales

LOVEHO SELECTS June 2023 - Metropolis Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS June 2023

Three Tokyo Creatives to Know | June 2023