Culture

The best of Tokyo culture – art, music, theatre, film, TV and more

Art

Interview: Kenny Scharf

The veteran street artist on working with Basquiat and Keith Haring – and on making art as a way of life

Art

12 unexpected art spaces in Tokyo and where to find them

Discover a bathhouse-turned-gallery, a museum in a former gymnasium and many more uniquely artsy spots in the capital

Museums

The 20 best museums to visit in Tokyo

Dig deep into the capital’s intriguing past and celebrate its love of art, architecture and baseball at these essential museums

Art

5 art exhibitions you shouldn’t miss in Tokyo this June

Hide from digital monsters, dive deep into an epoch-making fashion designer’s oeuvre and catch an unexpected Picasso x Paul Smith collab

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Interview: Meriyasu Kataoka

The cuddly-toy creator ponders the essence of kawaii

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Film

This micro-cinema just outside Tokyo makes a magical day trip for film buffs

CineYama screens movies from around the world in a lovingly renovated former kindergarten in the hills of Uenohara, Yamanashi

Things to do

There’s a brand new digital art space in Ariake

Rêve Des Lumières opened on June 12 at the expansive Tokyo Dream Park entertainment complex on the waterfront

Theatre

Review: Is the new Sailor Moon Shining Theater show in Tokyo worth the hype?

Hear it from a longtime Sailor Moon fan who bought Premium tickets to this permanent stage production

Things to do

The largest Doraemon exhibition in history just made its Tokyo debut

The immensely popular '100% Doraemon & Friends' has arrived in Japan after touring multiple cities across Asia

Art

Dive into Sebastian Masuda’s immersive kawaii world at Hyper Museum Hanno

The Harajuku icon’s first major solo exhibition in years turns a Saitama theme park into a psychedelic utopia of cuteness

Art

The Monsters 10th Anniversary Exhibition Tokyo ‘Monsters by Monsters: Now and Then’

What began as a picture book has grown into a global phenomenon. After stops in Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong and Paris, ‘The Monsters 10th Anniversary...

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Grand Van Gogh Exhibition

Over a single decade at the end of the 19th century, Vincent van Gogh produced an oeuvre of remarkable intensity, transforming personal struggle into a...

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Picasso, through the Eyes of Paul Smith: Adventure of Playful Spirits

When the boundless imagination of Pablo Picasso meets the vibrant creativity of Sir Paul Smith, fireworks follow. Picasso (1881–1973), one of the most...

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The New Vision: Monet and the Contemporary Gaze

The Pola Museum of Art celebrates two milestones with ‘The New Vision: Monet and the Contemporary Gaze’, a large-scale exhibition marking both...

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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction

Hiroshi Sugimoto is one of Japan’s most internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, whose practice spans photography, architecture and stage...

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Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition

Enter the imaginative realm of Japanese mythology this spring at Warehouse Terrada’s digital art exhibit. The humorous yokai figures here, brought to...

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Gaudí: Windows on the Future

Window manufacturer YKK AP teams up with a number of prestigious Spanish institutions to highlight a small but crucial detail of Antoni...

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Ron Mueck

Ron Mueck has long been celebrated for redefining figurative sculpture through extraordinary craftsmanship and emotional acuity. After early work in film and...

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Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins

A visionary who worked along the boundaries between art, design and everyday life, Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) was one of the most influential figures...

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Kota Iguchi: Motion Graphics

Dividing his time between Tokyo and New York, Kota Iguchi (b. 1984) has emerged as a leading figure redefining the relationship between graphic design,...