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Tokyo Trends: How Japanese Designers Do Quiet Luxury - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: How Japanese Designers Do Quiet Luxury

It’s all in the texture.

Tokyo Trends: 5 Summer Skirts To Add To Your Wardrobe - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: 5 Summer Skirts To Add To Your Wardrobe

It’s always maxi skirt season for fashion in Tokyo

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in May 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in May 2024

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for June 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month's featured Tokyo creatives!

Tokyo Trends: Kitten Heels - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: Kitten Heels

Tokyo’s beloved little heel

Indelible Bonds: The Revival of Japanese “Tribal” Tattoos - Metropolis Japan

Indelible Bonds: The Revival of Japanese “Tribal” Tattoos

The recent revival of Japanese tribal tattoos spreads awareness of the plight of its Indigenous people

Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo

Proletariat Girls’ Literature

Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan - Metropolis Japan

Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan

Thomas Lockley follows the life of a slave-turned-elite in his latest book

Tokyo Trends: Four Shoes for Tokyo Summer 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: Four Shoes for Tokyo Summer 2024

The 2000s comeback continues

Featured Designers for May – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Designers for May – LOVEHO SELECTS

See three cherry-picked design talents in LOVEHO SELECTS

Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto  - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto 

Miyamoto’s life by the blade

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month's featured Tokyo creatives!

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in April 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in April 2024

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai

The English-language debut of “The Ocean” and “Sweltering Heat Tale”

Shpongle’s “Last Gig” at Spotify O-East - Metropolis Japan

Shpongle’s “Last Gig” at Spotify O-East

Experience the psychedelic resurgence

Tokyo Community Fashion - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Community Fashion

Your go-to vintage stores across the city

Tokyo Trends: Summer Fashion in Tokyo 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: Summer Fashion in Tokyo 2024

Corporate core takeover

Vivat Veritas - Metropolis Japan

Vivat Veritas

Talking craft with dressmaker Chie Duncan

Celebrating Harmony: The Wiener Sängerknaben 2024 Japan Tour - Metropolis Japan

Celebrating Harmony: The Wiener Sängerknaben 2024 Japan Tour

The world’s most famous boys' choir visits Japan

Minori: The Shironuri Artist - Metropolis Japan

Minori: The Shironuri Artist

Becoming nature's canvas

Art Meets History at Sannomaru Shozokan - Metropolis Japan

Art Meets History at Sannomaru Shozokan

Explore treasures once owned by the Imperial Family

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for April 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month's featured Tokyo creatives!

Tokyo Trends: Spring Fashion 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: Spring Fashion 2024

Our list of the newest trends taking over Tokyo this spring

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases March 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases March 2024

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Tokyo Trend Watch - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trend Watch

Arm Warmers

Parcels Tokyo March 5, 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Parcels Tokyo March 5, 2024

Live review and photo gallery

Featured Artists for March 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for March 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Tokyo Music Scene: 2024 Winter Release Wrap-Up - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: 2024 Winter Release Wrap-Up

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t

The English-language debut of Kyohei Sakaguchi’s self-help nonfiction writing

Ryushi Kawabata - Metropolis Japan

Ryushi Kawabata

Painting the Dragon

teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills - Metropolis Japan

teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills

What to expect from the new location

Featured Artists for February 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for February 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

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Dragon Knots by Yumiko Yamakawa - Metropolis Japan

Dragon Knots by Yumiko Yamakawa

Yumiko Yamakawa's Shimenawa Art

never young beach at Toyosu Pit Live review - Metropolis Japan

never young beach at Toyosu Pit Live review

The most accessible band in Tokyo

Featured Artists for January 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for January 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Meet the founders | January 2024

The Tokyo Resident Who Competed on Squid Game’s Reality Show - Metropolis Japan

The Tokyo Resident Who Competed on Squid Game’s Reality Show

Emotions and goals—an insider look into the games