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Sumomo Festival - Metropolis Japan

Sumomo Festival

Japan’s annual ode to plum

The Railway Museum - Metropolis Japan

The Railway Museum

Bring out your inner ferroequinologist

Cinematic Underground: Past Masters - Metropolis Japan

Cinematic Underground: Past Masters

Cinematic underground

Tokyo Garlic Festival - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Garlic Festival

Don’t hold your breath

Hiromi - Metropolis Japan

Hiromi

Piano muse heads up Tokyo Jazz 2016

Maiko Dress-Up - Metropolis Japan

Maiko Dress-Up

Stepping into another’s shoes for a day

Midsummer Design Festa Gakuten - Metropolis Japan

Midsummer Design Festa Gakuten

In all the years I’ve covered art in Japan, the [...]

Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool - Metropolis Japan

Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

Panic attacks fly low on the group's ninth studio album

Kawadoko - Metropolis Japan

Kawadoko

Beat the heat—Japanese style

Pikachu and Co. - Metropolis Japan

Pikachu and Co.

Pokémon GO arrives in Japan

Fuji Rock Festival 2016 - Metropolis Japan

Fuji Rock Festival 2016

The 20th anniversary reaches a high note

For Your Viewing Pleasure - Metropolis Japan

For Your Viewing Pleasure

The Top 10 of YouTube channels about Japan

Tokorozawa Aviation memorial Park - Metropolis Japan

Tokorozawa Aviation memorial Park

Where history and leisure take off

Canyoning in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Canyoning in Japan

Where the only way is down

Slide of the City - Metropolis Japan

Slide of the City

Slipping down memory lane

Tamagawa Daishi Temple - Metropolis Japan

Tamagawa Daishi Temple

Discover history in the dark

Review: Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman - Metropolis Japan

Review: Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman

Unexpected treats and artistic merit—but not very “dangerous”

Wagakki Band - Metropolis Japan

Wagakki Band

Ancient sounds reborn

Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou - Metropolis Japan

Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou

Classic art in the midst of modernity

The Winehouse Retrospective - Metropolis Japan

The Winehouse Retrospective

Asif Kapadia’s documentary sheds light on Amy and mental health

Nippori Textile Town - Metropolis Japan

Nippori Textile Town

Tokyo’s DIY-clothing haven

Japan’s underground meets the U.K. - Metropolis Japan

Japan’s underground meets the U.K.

Grime artist MC Pakin hooks up with Dark Elements

Another Image of Haruki Murakami - Metropolis Japan

Another Image of Haruki Murakami

Illustrations at the Chihiro Art Museum

Interview with Culture Club’s Jon Moss - Metropolis Japan

Interview with Culture Club’s Jon Moss

The pop drummer on the band’s return

Cinematic Underground: June - Metropolis Japan

Cinematic Underground: June

Wrong side of the tracks, living in a shantytown, the loneliest man in Iceland, and small-town Turkish dramas

Saya Takagi’s Fight for Cannabis Legalization - Metropolis Japan

Saya Takagi’s Fight for Cannabis Legalization

The actress-turned-politician wants Japan to turn a new leaf

Gachapon - Metropolis Japan

Gachapon

Souvenirs of the absurd

Gems and Jewellery of The Medici - Metropolis Japan

Gems and Jewellery of The Medici

Experience the Renaissance royals hidden treasures

Life Obstacles - Metropolis Japan

Life Obstacles

Channel your inner child at a Japanese field athletics park

Review: Cheap Trick – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello - Metropolis Japan

Review: Cheap Trick – Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello

Veteran rockers return with their new studio album

Cheap Trick - Metropolis Japan

Cheap Trick

Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen on Japan, the band, and new tunes

Flirty Fitness - Metropolis Japan

Flirty Fitness

Myths and stereotypes around pole dancing

Bubble Trouble - Metropolis Japan

Bubble Trouble

Soccer of a different kind

Another Reality - Metropolis Japan

Another Reality

Experience VR in Odaiba

Sayuki - Metropolis Japan

Sayuki

Being a gaijin geisha isn’t easy—but it can be fun

Summer Sonic and Fuji Rock 2016 - Metropolis Japan

Summer Sonic and Fuji Rock 2016

One man’s dissection of the festivals’ lineup