Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2014

Survey the latest in multimedia art in another of Japan’s efforts to put itself on the world’s cultural map. 120 works selected from 4,347 entries from 84 countries and regions are on show, taking in installations, graphic art works, interactive art, games, gadgets, experience-based works, manga and anime. If NACT weren’t big enough, the festival also spills out of its confines to include symposia, workshops, demonstrations of the exhibited works and guided tours at Tokyo Midtown and SuperDeluxe.

National Art Center, Tokyo and other venues. Feb 5-16, free. Nearest stn: Roppongi and Nogizaka. http://j-mediaart.jp