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LIFE / Style & Design

Jul 29, 2013

Film, music and Moomins: events at Setouchi Triennale 2013

Though Setouchi is often referred to as an 'art festival,' there are plenty of other events taking place across the islands, including lectures, theater performances and concerts.

Japan Times

LIFE / Style & Design

Jul 29, 2013

Recommendations for Setouchi Triennale island hoppers

This year more than 150 new artworks are being introduced at the Setouchi Triennale, making a total of around 200 pieces in the islands' collection.

Events / Events Outside Tokyo

Jul 25, 2013

Car event revs up U.S. spirit

Whether you took your first date out in a Ford or a Toyota, car enthusiasts of any nationality should head over to this Sunday's Super American Festival in Shizuoka.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 24, 2013

'Flowers in Bloom: The Culture of Gardening in Edo'

Japan has a long history of gardening, but the culture truly blossomed during the peace and stability of the Edo Period (1603-1867). As summer kicks in, the Edo Tokyo Museum is showcasing Ukiyo-e prints, screens and guidebooks related to the art of gardening and floristry.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 24, 2013

'Hung Yi: Happy Animal Party'

This is the first solo exhibition in Japan of Taiwanese artist Hung Yi, who is known for his colorful sculptures of people and animals.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 24, 2013

'Works by Soga Shoh-haku and the Flowers of Middle and Pre-Modern Age Art'

The 18th-century Japanese painter Soga Shohaku is particularly known for eerie images of demons and ghouls rendered in brushwork reminiscent of Muromachi Period (1338-1573) works.

Japan Times

LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse

Jul 19, 2013

Konbini Raiders: The lesser-known cousins of Popin' Cookin' Sushi

We sample a few examples of Japan's notorious DIY candy kits.

Events / Events In Tokyo

Jul 18, 2013

Restaurant tour to provide diners with a taste of Shimokitazawa

Imagine eating all you want at a restaurant and then walking out the door without paying — only to simply head to another restaurant for more food. I'm not recommending a dine-and-dash situation, it's an event in Tokyo this weekend.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 17, 2013

'Fujiko F. Fujio 80th Anniversary Exhibition'

Tokyo Tower is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Hiroshi Fujimoto, better known as Fujiko F. Fujio, one half of the cartoonist duo Fujiko Fujio, who created the popular mechanical cat character Doraemon. The tower's exhibition features some of Fujimoto's most famous works, including Perman and Esper Mami. Original drafts of his cartoons, as well as black-and-white animations of his earlier works are on display and visitors can fully experience the artist's creative world in a "4-D" projection theater, where they can take photos with their favorite characters.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 17, 2013

'Art Arch Hiroshima 2013'

Three museums in Hiroshima Prefecture — the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, the Hiroshima Museum of Art and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art — are joining forces this summer to hold "Art Arch Hiroshima," a set of exhibitions, each based on the theme of "peace and hope."

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 11, 2013

Contact Gonzo explores our animal instincts

Improvisation group contact Gonzo will collaborate with Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media on Aug. 24-26 to present "Hey you, ask the animals," an outdoor tour that encourages participants to create their own trails through the same kind of instinctive movements an animal would make.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 11, 2013

Nishio takes apparel approach to art

Yoshinari Nishio is one of the winners of the "Life by Media" competition at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM) and is currently displaying his project, "Pubrobe," there until Sept. 1. It's an atypical piece, a station where people lend and borrow clothes for free.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 10, 2013

'Living National Treasure, Matsui Kosei: A Retrospective'

Kosei Matsui, a designated living national treasure, fused traditional techniques with his own creative expression to craft beautiful ceramics. To commemorate a decade since his passing, this exhibition showcases some of the finest examples of Matsui's work alongside the tools that he used and some photographs of the artist.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 10, 2013

This exhibition focuses on recreation in ancient Japan. More than 100 artifacts from the Kyoto National Museum's collection are being displayed, categorized under nine types of "play," such as festivals, indoor games, children's toys, and song and dance. Artifacts include toys and board games that once belonged to Japanese nobility, as well as prints and paintings depicting people enjoying themselves.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 3, 2013

'Yokai: Demons, Folklore Creatures and GeGeGe no Kitaro'

In collaboration with broadcasters NHK, the Mitsui Memorial Museum continues its annual summer exhibition series with an exploration of the history of the ghosts and demons of Japanese folklore: the yokai. Through an extensive collection of noh masks, handscrolls, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) and more, the exhibition spans the history of yokai from the Middle Ages to today.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jul 3, 2013

'War/Art 1940-1950: Sequences and Transformations of Modernism'

Japanese art of the 1940s is usually divided into that of pre-World War II, wartime and post-war works. Here, however, the modern art museums of Kamakura and Hayama are, for the first time, presenting their 1940s works collectively as products of the entire decade. The show aims to reveal the rich artistic creativity that existed during that time, as well as chart seminal developments in Japan's modernism.

Japan Times

Events / Events Outside Tokyo

Jun 28, 2013

Reptiles take center stage at scaly sale

Going to the zoo is a great way to spend time with the family, but in this season the idea of trudging through the heat to stare at exhausted animals may be taxing. The annual Reptiles Fever, however, will be like going to a zoo indoors — and you could bring home one of the animals.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jun 27, 2013

'The Power of Manga: Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori'

Osamu Tezuka, creator of "Astro Boy" and "Black Jack," and Shotaro Ishinomori, the man behind the "Super Sentai" and "Kamen Rider" series, are regarded as two of the most influential manga artists in Japan.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Art

Jun 27, 2013

'Evangelion and Japanese Swords'

There have been many collaborations with the popular Japanese science-fiction manga and animated series "Evangelion," which have resulted in a range of licensed products — from eye drops to pachinko machines. For this touring exhibition, the series collaborates with the traditional craft of Japanese swordsmithing.

Japan Times

CULTURE / Music

Jun 20, 2013

Get worldly with duo Charan-Po-Rantan

The two sisters of Charan-Po-Rantan say they're content in their own world. On latest album, "Futae no Rasen" ("Double Spiral"), the duo dwells on remaining inside this world — a place soundtracked by an accordion.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.

Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree

By Alex K.T. Martin

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