Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Formerly a travel consultant in our Bristol office, Matt became our Sustainable Tourism Officer while working on his masters degree in sustainable development. Here, he tells us about his three favourite installations on Naoshima – commonly known as Japan’s “Art Island”. Like this post? Help us by […]
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Ghibli grief: What to do if you can’t get Ghibli Museum tickets
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Everybody loves the wonderful world of Studio Ghibli, and accordingly – everybody who visits Japan wants to get a little piece of the Ghibli action with a visit to the Studio Ghibli Museum. Unfortunately, this is getting harder and harder as tickets sell out ever faster, and […]
Kabuki and the Art of…David Bowie?
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1973 David Bowie. Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! R.I.P. David (1947-2016) Last year (September 2015), our Emily took a look at how Japanese designers and aesthetics influenced David Bowie’s on-stage persona – A great read written by a huge fan of the music legend. Many people are familiar with worldwide Glam/Pop Icon David Bowie, (and […]
Murakami at the Mori
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 […]
Sith & samurai: What you didn’t know about Star Wars and Japan
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A portrait of R2D2 & C3PO in sand
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
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 […]
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 […]