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DDDART Gallery Explores Identity in a New Shimokitazawa Art Exhibition

DDDART Gallery Explores Identity in a New Shimokitazawa Art Exhibition

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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

Not Your Typical Travelogue
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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Living

Too Courteous to Help

Too Courteous to Help

Japanese culture heightens the Bystander Effect in Tokyo
2020 Olympics Postponed, Lockdown in Sight

2020 Olympics Postponed, Lockdown in Sight

More than ever, Japan grapples with the coronavirus pandemic
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Tachiaigawa

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Tachiaigawa

Heartlands: Telling tales of old Tokyo
Club 360

Club 360

30% off kickboxing and boxing at Club 360’s premier fitness centers in Tokyo

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Shikoku Style

Shikoku Style

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2010 “Antenna shops” are…
Book

Book

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2010 Few people have…
Wine Guy

Wine Guy

Kazuto Chiba, sommelier of Hortensia restaurant
Marugoto Hokkaido

Marugoto Hokkaido

Get your fill of crab in Ginza
Bamboo

Bamboo

Sample US beer in all its glory (seriously)
Koya

Koya

Spicy noodles and delicious dim sum in Yokohama
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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

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