Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tour leader David’s love of modern art takes him to museums and galleries all over Japan – and the world. Most recently, he visited an exhibition of the work of Takashi Murakami at the Mori Tower, one of Tokyo’s most prestigious art museums. Here, he explains why […]
Arts & Entertainment
Sith & samurai: What you didn’t know about Star Wars and Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! What might come as some surprise is how much George Lucas and the Star Wars franchise are indebted to Japan and Japanese culture – a fact acknowledged by the big man himself. So, before I get too carried away in my excitement, let me introduce you to […]
5 anime films for people who don’t like anime
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Possessions
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! For Japan fans, the world is divided into three distinct sections: those who love anime, those who hate it, and those who have absolutely no idea what anime is. For the benefit of those in the third camp, anime (pronounced like “Annie-May”) are most easily understood as […]
Bunraku – The Ancient Puppetry of Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Often obscured by its more famous siblings, traditional Japanese puppet theatre, known as bunraku (or ningyo joruri), is an experience well-worth having during your stay in Japan. A single performance can be quirky and delightful one minute, and devastatingly emotional the next. But what is bunraku? Along with […]
Contemporary Architecture in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Few places in the world have such a wealth of cutting-edge architecture as Tokyo. Partly due to necessity, being at once one of the planet’s most seismically active zones and densely populated regions, mandating technological innovation and thoughtful use of space. And also partly because of a […]
Tattoos in Japan: Taboo?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! So you want to travel to Japan but – uh-oh – you’ve read in the forums that tattoos are a no-go. Thanks to that ill-advised tribal you got when you were seventeen you’re going to be banned from swimming pools, hot springs and waterparks and kicked out […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! So you want to travel to Japan but – uh-oh – you’ve read in the forums that tattoos are a no-go. Thanks to that ill-advised tribal you got when you were seventeen you’re going to be banned from swimming pools, hot springs and waterparks and kicked out […]