Culture
“Exoticism” in Art Deco
Influence from Africa and Asia
What is MUTEK?
Interview with MUTEK Japan’s Maurice Jones
In The Air
"1968: Art in the Turbulent Age" opens at the Chiba City Museum
Into the Blue
Kojima's Urvin brand dives deep into women's denimwear
Five Female Japanese Writers You Should Be Reading
The best contemporary female authors with English translated novels
Netflix’s Dark Tourist Visits Fukushima
An irrelevant experience
Songs From The Self
Soulful city sounds from RGL
Ryukyuan Dance @ Ginza SIX
Metropolis is offering 5 free tickets to its readers to see a Ryukyuan Dance Performance
Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018
Metropolis lists this year’s best Japanese fiction
The Town Hall Affair
New York’s acclaimed The Wooster Group brings controversial production to Kyoto Experiment 2018: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival
Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI
The latest JRPG offerings from Nintendo and Square Enix
Tokyo International Film Festival 2018
More venues mean more films at autumn fest
Spiritualized at Studio Coast
English indie legends play Tokyo in what might well be a last hoorah
Horsebeach
Metropolis interviews Ryan Kennedy of indie music heroes Horsebeach
Freyja’s Fantastical Fashionings
UK artist Freyja Dean talks about her residency in Tokyo
Pure Pleasure by Kate Groobey
Interview with the prize-winning artist
There’s No Business Like Noh Business
Walking the fine line between spirituality and showmanship
K-Pop Revival
A new wave of Korean idol fandom has arrived
What We’re Watching This Month
The Metropolis staff shares their September streaming picks
From Okayama With Love
The best new labels to come out of Japan’s denim capital
LOTTERY: Kaleb James Music
Six live shows and six pairs of tickets for Metropolis readers
In Praise of Shadows
A new translation sheds light on East-West duality
The Master: Akaji Maro
Metropolis interviews Japan’s most acclaimed butoh actor and director
Suigian
Embracing traditional Japanese culture through performance, cuisine and history
Akram Khan: Chotto Desh Review
Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary dancer brings shortened version of global hit to Yokohama
Contesting Myths
Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”
Fashionable Furoshiki
A 1,000-year-old wrapping cloth that is equal parts beauty and function
Kings of Tokyo: The First All-Drag-King Revue Since the Edo Period
Drag performer Emmanuel Transmission talks gender, glitter and grassroots performance
Shoko
A musical smorgasbord from an upcoming chanteuse
Flower and Plant Designs in Imari Ware
Cultivate your appreciation of antique Japanese dishes
TICKET LOTTERY: Imari Ware
Win free tickets to the Toguri Museum of Art exhibition
Art Aquarium
“Edo: Coolness of KINGYO”
Audio Architecture
21_21 Design Sight uses visuals artists to construct a physical space based on a single song
July Tech & Design
Levitating bonsai and plant pencils