Culture
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
Nazobako Escape Games
Finding your best detective self in Asakusa
Developmental Drawing
Channel your inner creative with this online course
Click, Clack, Spray
The push by Tokyo graffiti artists to bring color to a concrete urban landscape
Zeroing in With Cero
New release Poly Life Multi Soul goes live
Underrated Netflix Shows
What to watch during a Game of Thrones-less summer?
The Sound of Speed
Skateboarding: a lifestyle