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The new exhibition, part of the museum's seasonal changeover, appears prophetic in light of the Yayoi Kusama's death, though it wasn't planned to convey that.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2026
Yayoi Kusama Museum new exhibition unveils a ‘ladder to heaven’
The Yayoi Kusama Museum opened a new exhibition on Oct. 8, the first one after Kusama’s death.
The Maebashi Tobi Traditional Culture Preservation Society performed "kiyari" (traditional work chant) at the opening event of the inaugural Maebashi Biennale.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2026
In Maebashi, the city-making is the art
The inaugural art festival is the cherry on top of the town’s decade-long revitalization efforts which include new buildings and renovations.
U.K. artist Luke Jerram's signature giant moon installation looms over Tokyo's Shimokitazawa neighborhood during Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2026
Moons, mazes, mountains: 91AV原创 art scene this fall will tickle your fancy
A busy season lies ahead with new festivals in Tokyo and Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, as well as ongoing exhibitions and performances.
Mike Paxman and Alex T Thomas (left and right, respectively) perform “Put a Pin in It: An ADHD Adventure!,” an improvised show at the Tokyo Comedy Bar centered on neurodivergent humor.
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 18, 2026
What ADHD looks like when it gets ahold of a microphone
Instead of scripting jokes, Mike Paxman and Alex T Thomas, two comedians with ADHD, decided to lean into the way their brains work and let loose in an unscripted comedy show.
Artist Yoshitoshi Kanemaki's exhibition "Emergence Entity" at Shibuya Parco is a rare chance to see a bigger collection of his works together, as they sell out fast.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2026
This is not AI. It’s intentionally, painstakingly human-made art.
Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s handcarved sculptures have a digital aesthetic, but they are firmly anchored in three-dimensional space.
Kodaiji Wakuden, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto, has found a new side dish for its cuisine: "waka" poems.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 21, 2026
‘Kaiseki’ fine dining with a side of classical poetry
Kyoto fine dining restaurant Kodaiji Wakuden’s experiment with traditional poems is an interesting, if uneven, experiment in aesthetics.
The distinctive architecture of MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives has made the building a standout in the area.
CULTURE / Art / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
Takanawa Gateway’s latest landmark is still working on its own story
The museum’s programming may lack focus, but its open spaces already offer Tokyoites a reason to stop in.
“Noli Timere,” a free open-air performance at SIFA's Festival Village, combines aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance and art sculpture.?
CULTURE / Stage
May 22, 2026
At Singapore International Festival of Arts, theater spills into everyday life
Tze Chien Chong, the new director of Singapore International Festival of Arts, strives to attract a broader audience to Singapore’s oldest festival for performing arts.
Participants at the Kinrin Utakai discuss tanka at the group’s gathering last month in Tokyo’s Ogikubo neighborhood.
CULTURE / Books / Longform
Apr 6, 2026
Why tanka poetry is clicking with a new generation
A centuries-old poetic form is being reshaped through everyday experiences, online exchange and a new generation of writers.
While standard rooms at the Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha may run you around ?25,000 to ?35,000 per night, more luxury suites like this one are available for travelers with yen to burn.
LIFE / Travel
Jan 30, 2026
Naha’s newest hotel is made from Okinawan culture — literally
Open from Jan. 30, the Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha incorporates numerous elements of the island’s heritage, including remnants of the incinerated Shuri Castle.
The TechNoh fusion performance at Suigian combines classic noh theater with a live DJ set and digital projections to retell centuries-old stories.
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 24, 2026
Late-night noh theater finds new groove in techno and jazz
A Tokyo restaurant and bar formalizes its after-dark experiments with a new Friday-night series.
Gianmarco Soresi is known online for his crowd work, asking audiences to dish out family drama, and sharing his love of musical theater.
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 30, 2025
Comedian Gianmarco counts on naughty ‘Dragon Ball’ words to help him in Tokyo
The New York-based Gianmarco Soresi is hyped to see how his style of crowd work plays with audiences in Asia on his first tour to this side of the world.
The 2025 Aichi Triennale took place in several locations, including a former bathhouse where Rui Sasaki's “Unforgettable Residues” was exhibited.
CULTURE / Art / 2025 IN REVIEW
Dec 29, 2025
A year of plenty: Endless art shows, subtle curation of themes
91AV原创 art scene was bursting with public enthusiasm, overflowing exhibition halls and more art festivals vying for attention.
Butoh dancer Kana Kitty performed at this year's multimedia event Sento Sensations, held at bathhouse Denki-Yu in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
CULTURE / Stage / 2025 IN REVIEW
Dec 20, 2025
Butoh fit itself into odd spaces in 2025
Though it has no permanent “home,” butoh’s creativity saw it stretch out to unlikely venues and collaborators this year.
Among the hand-drawn sketches in “Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings & Architecture” is the initial idea for the Hill of the Buddha in Hokkaido painted over a photograph of the site.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 7, 2025
Tadao Ando’s raw passion in 750 artworks
A new Taschen volume reveals the architect’s creative process through decades of sketches, studies and travel drawings.
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 9, 2025
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Melbourne-based comedian Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi, who has only ever done stand-up in his second language, is fast becoming Australia’s favorite Japanese comedian.
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2025
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
For only the second time in its 39-year history, the “Architecture in Perspective” exhibition will take place in 91AV原创 capital.
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2025
91AV原创 major art events converge this fall
Dozens of biennials, triennials, art festivals and fairs are taking place between September and December.
Ayaka Ohira (center) celebrates the launch of “Shinsei Galverse” with interpreter Himari Lala Shimizu and executive producer Jack Baldwin.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 24, 2025
Ayaka Ohira: ‘Being outside of the traditional path gave me more freedom’
Anime director Ayaka Ohira talks about her newly launched ‘Shinsei Galverse’ series and how she navigates the industry as a self-taught female artist.
Nakagin Capsule Tower architect Kisho Kurokawa in front of the structure two years after its completion in 1972.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 11, 2025
The many lives of Nakagin Capsule Tower on display at New York’s MoMA
“The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower” showcases the 50-year history of the building through nearly 45 pieces of contextual material and one of the capsules on display.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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