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History of Anpan - Metropolis Japan

History of Anpan

The story of Japan’s beloved baked treat

Tokyo Trends: Tokyo Fall Fashion 2024 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: Tokyo Fall Fashion 2024

Here’s what to wear in Tokyo this season

Fresh Ink: A Fantastical Adventure from Medieval Japan–Takaoka’s Travels - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: A Fantastical Adventure from Medieval Japan–Takaoka’s Travels

Dreams, desires and delusional thoughts on a journey far west

Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This August - Metropolis Japan

Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This August

This month sees some hot collabs like Dua Lipa and Creepy Nuts

The True Story Behind the Hit Series Shogun: William Adams - Metropolis Japan

The True Story Behind the Hit Series Shogun: William Adams

The intrepid English adventurer who inspired the hit series FX's Shogun

Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai - Metropolis Japan

Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai

Japan’s literary legend’s never-before translated work

Featured Artists for August 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for August 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month's featured Tokyo creatives!

Learn the Art of Zen Through this Riceball Making Workshop - Metropolis Japan

Learn the Art of Zen Through this Riceball Making Workshop

Omusubi-Doh English-language workshops

Japanese Whisky - Metropolis Japan

Japanese Whisky

Review of Brian Ashcraft's 'Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Desirable Spirit'

Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion - Metropolis Japan

Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion

Read the moving end of the working-class fable "The Silk Sandals"

Tokyo Trends: 90s Fashion in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Trends: 90s Fashion in Tokyo

Fashion serving as a driving power of social change and art liberation

Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for July 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out this month's featured Tokyo creatives!

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

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases in June 2024

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Japanese Denim: Perfection in Blue - Metropolis Japan

Japanese Denim: Perfection in Blue

Exploring Japan’s denim industry

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