Tokyo

Hokusai: Mountain Grandeur Exhibition ending soon

Experience a unique journey through Japan’s mountains with the Ukiyo-e Exhibition “Hokusai: Mountain Grandeur,” from June 20 – August 27, 2023, at Tokyo’s Sumida Hokusai Museum. Renowned ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai’s depictions introduce attendees to mountain religions, alpine occupations, and tales of the supernatural. Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker, best […]

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Japan’s coolest neighbourhood

Ranked 7th on the annual TimeOut’s list, this indie neighbourhood in Tokyo has recently evolved into a hotspot for foodies Time Out’s annual list of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods couldn’t have come at a better time with Japan now finally reopened to the world. And Shimokitazawa (or Shimokita, as the locals affectionately call it) has reclaimed the title as Tokyo’s coolest ‘hood

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