Culture Fast Skytree Ticket for Tourists Tom Roseveare Tokyo Skytree has now begun selling a special 'Fast Skytree Ticket' for international visitors.
Culture 18 Sites on 'Japan Heritage' List Claire Rieuneau Japanese government chooses 18 cultural sites as part of ‘Japan Heritage’ to promote tourism
Culture Shizuoka Street Performance Festa! Peter Sidell For four days at the start of November, Shizuoka in central Japan plays host to an exuberant festival of street performance.
Culture Pokémon Go Released in Japan Mandy Bartok Pokemon Go, a game for mobile devices, debuted in Japan on July 22nd.
Culture Tokyo Photographic Art Museum Jerome Lee Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum), formerly known as the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, reopens its doors...
Culture Kumamoto Castle Restoration Update Yui Yamaguchi Kumamoto City Government is planning to complete reconstruction of the outside of the castle tower by March 2021. It will be ...
Culture Ninja Culture Set to Give Japan Tourism Boost Japan Travel The Ninja Museum of Igaryu is located in Iga in the western Mie Prefecture. The museum now attracts over 200,000 visitors a y...
Culture "Why Manhole Covers!?" Exhibit Justin Velgus Manhole covers in Japan, more often than not they are elaborate, creative, humorous or insipiring in their design. An art gal...
Culture Japan-Italy Art Exhibition Opens Peter Sidell An exhibition of contemporary art from Japan and Naples, Italy has opened today in Tokyo.
Culture Kodo Celebrates 35 Years Mandy Bartok Celebrate 35 years of taiko drumming by Sado-based ensemble Kodo in a series of summer performances.
Culture Seasonal Festivals of Fushimi: Sekku Dolls Ophelie Feurtey Enjoying the spring of Fushimi through traditional Japanese dolls at the Kyocera Museum of Art's special exhibition “Seasonal...
Culture Matsushima Temple Hall Reopened Justin Velgus Repairs on the main hall of one of the oldest temples in the Tohoku region is completed in after nearly 7 years.
Culture Tokyo Craft Market Ophelie Feurtey The organisers of the the Farmer's Market @UNU every Saturday and Sunday in Omotesando, Tokyo, are launching the new event "...
Culture Japanese Peony Garden in Tsukuba Ophelie Feurtey The Tsukuba Peony Garden runs from April 18th–May 22nd.
