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 […]
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10 films you should watch before visiting Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Any discussion of Japan and cinema is bound to alight on Lost in Translation, Studio Ghibli, and perhaps the insipid adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha. Though all worth a watch (except Memoirs. Seriously, don’t bother) we thought we’d put together a list of a few of […]
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 […]
8 Things to look out for when in Akihabara
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Akihabara Streets
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Akihabara is truly the Japan’s capital of “otaku” – often translated as ‘someone who has obsessive interests in video games, manga, anime, electronics and the like’. There’s more manga and anime in this little district of Tokyo than exists anywhere else in the world. But whether you […]
Japanese Street Fashion
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japanese street fashion is never more evident that during Tokyo Fashion Week… There is a saying in Japan that goes: “Deru kui wa utareru”, or “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” In other words, conformity is key. This saying is often trotted out by those […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japanese street fashion is never more evident that during Tokyo Fashion Week… There is a saying in Japan that goes: “Deru kui wa utareru”, or “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” In other words, conformity is key. This saying is often trotted out by those […]