Dance Above the Tokyo Skyline: An Apothecary Diaries Event at Roppongi Hills
Tokyo City View, the observation deck at the Roppongi Hills complex, has traded its usual skyline for a stage set.
Japan’s First Neon Pickleball Club Opens in Shibuya
NEON PICKLEBALL CLUB, Japan’s first neon-lit pickleball facility, opened in Shibuya, Tokyo this past August.
Fast & Furious Craze Comes to Fuji
FuelFest Japan, a car festival that began in Hollywood and ranks among the world's largest, returns to Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on Tuesday, August 11. The event carries on the legacy of the late Paul Walker, star of the Fast & Furious films, combining high-energy car culture with humanitarian fundraising and drawing some 30,000 fans from Japan and abroad each year. Highlights include live recreations of scenes from the film, heart-stopping drag races, and a massive gathering of 2,000 custom cars.
Whittle Your Own Chopsticks at Kiyomizudera
Kyoto has never been short on things to watch being made. This summer, at Kiyomizudera, visitors can make chopsticks themselves.
For Every Ultraman . . . There's an Ultra Woman
In the classic sixties TV show Ultraman, Hiroko Sakurai played Akiko Fuji, the female lead to the super-sized superhero. In an exclusive interview marking the show's 60th anniversary, she shares her memories of the launch, the creative team, and dealing with the fame of the ground-breaking program.
Getting Comfortable with the Elephant in the Room: Noboru Tsubaki at Towada Art Center
The lumpy head of a bright pink balloon elephant fills a room, its trunk stretching out the door. Facing it is a spinning wheel with thousands of opening and closing eyeballs. These are the creations of Noboru Tsubaki, a Japanese contemporary artist known since the 1980s for his massive sculptures that look at today’s world through a surreal lens.
Devotion to Catalunya: Three Spanish Masters in Clay, at YOKU MOKU MUSEUM
The exhibition brings together ceramic works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and the leading contemporary master Miquel Barceló, tracing each artist’s lasting ties to Catalonia.
Built Without a Nail: A New Home for Kumiko Opens in Toyama
Thin strips of wood, joined by hand into geometric patterns and held together without using a single nail—Toyama’s newest cultural space puts a centuries-old craft on permanent display.
