Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Fresh Beauty at Chishaku-in Temple Larry Knipfing When I saw the torii gate at Chishaku-in Temple, I didn't have high expectations - it seemed too new and abstract. I was happ...
Culture The Ceramic Sculpture of Shindo Tsuji 2020 Kim Bergström Shindo Tsuji (1910-1981) was a Japanese artist, particularly renowned for his sculpture works. While Tsuji had utilized mediu...
Food La Cantine du Bricoleur [Closed] Mandy Bartok Pre-fixe menus offer an authentic taste of France at La Cantine du Bricouleur in downtown Kumamoto
The Pink Cow Art Blender Peter Sidell Every month The Pink Cow in Tokyo's Roppongi district entertains with burlesque dancers, musicians, artists and body painters...
Fukui's Totoya Justin Velgus Totoya serves up home style cooking, specializing in fish dishes. Their secret to success? Food that is cheap, delicious, del...
Food A Little Prayer Elysse Hurtado This laid-back eatery offers high quality soba, udon, and tempura meal sets with quite a lot of volume
Culture Close up on Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto Larry Knipfing An early morning visit in late December to one of Japan's oldest shrines, Shimogamo Jinja, was cold and beautiful. The sun ha...
Activities Iwappara Cosmos Park Kim Bergström The Iwappara Cosmos Park in Niigata is a beautiful spot to enjoy cosmos flowers in all their colorful glory. Even outside cos...
Culture Rene Lalique Remix Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström French designer Rene Lalique (1860-1945) was famous for his glass art creations, and was said to draw significant inspiration...
Culture Heian Period Calligraphy Exhibition 2020 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at Tokyo's Gotoh Museum looks at Heian Period Calligraphy (794 to 1185). The event will dis...
Culture Kanna Takase Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström From September 9th until September 29th, the Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya store will be hosting an exhibition of works from artist K...
Culture Riusuke Fukahori Exhibiton: Hyogo 2021 [Cancelled] Kim Bergström Riusuke Fukahori is a Nagoya-born contemporary artist who focuses on one specific subject matter in his work: goldfish. He is...
Culture Steps Ahead Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at Tokyo's Artizon Museum titled "Steps Ahead" will showcase a range of new items in the mu...
5 of Chubu's Top Cherry Blossom Spots Kim Bergström The Chubu region of Japan is a broad area that includes nine prefectures. It's hard to condense the region's beautiful cherry...
