Currently in its 11th year, Nara International Film Festival for Youth will held this September as “a support project for children who will lead the next generation with the power of art.” This year it will be held for three…
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Hidden in a quiet, offbeat street in Asakusa, Wanariya is a cozy Japanese indigo dye studio that sells hand-dyed and hand-woven apparel and goods. Join its English-friendly workshops held in their studio in Senzoku to create your own crafts in…
Eisei Bunko is an art museum (public interest incorporated foundation) that holds cultural properties handed down from the Hosokawa clan, a daimyo with a history of 700 years . The collection of more than 90,000 items includes 8 national treasures and 34 important…
A new generation of Tokyo underground artists have redeveloped the foundations of the avant-garde and for one weekend only their creative works are on display. The art is viewable from the street and from inside the gallery; thus the title,…
Hikari Shimoda’s solo exhibition “To You in Heaven” will take place at BOOKMARC by New York fashion brand Marc Jacobs. Shimoda is well known for her works depicting a world of cuteness, horror and lonliness, inspired by her own unique…
*Dates and events subject to change In conjunction with the Japan Live Yell Project, Saitama-Ken has collaborated with local aritsts and arts organisations to curate a series of of music and arts performances throughout Saitama in the remainder of 2021….
It’s said that long ago, before air conditioners or iced drinks blessed this Earth, the soft sound of wind chimes tinkling in the wind was used to soothe the overheating bodies and minds of sweating Edo-period citizens. In 2021, from…
A port city in southwestern France, Bordeaux is a place rich with history. But more importantly, it is most famous for its wine-growing industry, just as Samuel Johnson once said: “a serious wine drinker must drink Bordeaux.” Taking place at…
Tokyo International Players (TIP) is proud to present COZY READS: CHAPTER 2, an online theater festival featuring short plays by Jessie Berman, Armelle Lajus, Alex Ohannessian, Alex Page, and Carlos Quiapo; directed by Brian Berdanier, Nadia Dayan, Lizzie Howard, and…
