Best Japanese Songs

Metropolis asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting mix—from folk to noise to metal and enka—represents a half-century of sounds from one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet

Zeitung

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 For one of [...]

Kishidan

The yanki imposters walk a risky line between homage and parody

Wallpaper* City Guide Osaka

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 After producing guides [...]

Remake

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 While the media [...]

Enjoy

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 Celebrate Buy Nothing [...]

Golden Gai

A beginner’s guide to the venerable Shinjuku drinking district

Free Time

Sip sake, stuff your face with senbei, appear on TV, take a spin in a new Toyota—the options are nearly endless when it comes to enjoying free stuff in Tokyo

Michiko Minakata

54321~Chorale

Tatsuo Kawaguchi

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 MOMAT presents the [...]

The September Issue

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 Boiled down, Vogue [...]

Takako Tokiwa

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 Actress Takako Tokiwa [...]