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How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in ‘Beneath the Shadow’

How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in ‘Beneath the Shadow’

The former NHK producer and Iwate-born director’s journey home after nine long years
Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

Commerce Beats Community at Miyashita Park

New retail complex in Shibuya displaces Tokyo’s homeless population
The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets

The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets

Design visionaries Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto transform cities and lives
Appetite for Change

Appetite for Change

Single mothers confront Japan’s hidden realities

Kyotographie: Illuminating a City with Photography

Kyotographie: Illuminating a City with Photography

One of Japan’s foremost arts events binds and highlights community
STEREOGIRL Is All Grown Up

STEREOGIRL Is All Grown Up

The young band meets Brit-rock, American alt and Tokyo landscapes
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Macabre Mess

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Peter Sakura Picnic Box by The Peninsula Tokyo

Peter Sakura Picnic Box by The Peninsula Tokyo

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Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul

Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul

A retrospective exhibition of the prolific artist’s work, running until May 22 at the National Art Center Tokyo
Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

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Music Festivals in Japan

Music Festivals in Japan

After the cherry blossoms, an incredible season of music festivals
Cinematic Underground: Outsider Art

Cinematic Underground: Outsider Art

Films by and about the marginalized
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What’s Happening in Tokyo this November?

What’s Happening in Tokyo this November?

Metropolis picks the best events this fall
GENTLE Sushi Bar

GENTLE Sushi Bar

Refinement and flexibility
PAPEL GINZA

PAPEL GINZA

The gift of giving starts here
Traditional Feasts at Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Traditional Feasts at Trader Vic’s Tokyo

Turkey, gravy and all things Thanksgiving this November
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LoyKratong Resort

LoyKratong Resort

Harajuku gets a taste of colonial cooking
Tool

Tool

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 What: Minova kitchen…
Cafe Noise

Cafe Noise

Ikebukuro’s hip new venue is quieter than you might expect
Lo Spazio

Lo Spazio

Good wine and even better coffee in Gakugei-Daigaku
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Promotion

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 Pity the plight…
Crafts

Crafts

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 It’s said that…
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