modern art
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Team Lab | An Extraordinary and Wonderful Experience
What will you experience at the teamLab Borderless exhibition in Odaiba, Tokyo? This is a lively description of a visit by a few of our staff to this wonderful digital art museum.
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Beautiful and Fascinating Contemporary Architecture in Tokyo
Learn more about 7 treasures of post-war Japanese architecture in Tokyo!
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Minimalism Glimpsed Everywhere in Japan
Minimalism has been linked with Japanese culture for a long time, and it goes back to even before Zen Buddhism emerged in Japan which made minimalism here to stay. Learn more about minimalism’s history, and how minimalism is alive today in Japan.
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TeamLab for Stunning Visual Beauty and Fantastic Experiences
Some of the best immersive art experiences that can be enjoyed in Japan are modern exhibitions by teamLab. There are two versions of this exhibition, one is in the Toyosu area, and the other is in the Odaiba area.
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Artists Expressing Japanese Culture in an Avant-Garde Manner
Within the wide musical variety within the Japanese industry, there are many artists that don’t fit the J-pop genre. Let us introduce Wagakki and World Order, two avant-garde music groups from Japan.
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Roppongi, Tokyo | Fashionable and Representative of Japan’s Downtown Area
Roppongi is known as one of Tokyo’s nightlife destinations that are especially popular with local expats. What else is there to see and do in cosmopolitan Roppongi?
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Naoshima | a Paradise for Contemporary Art
Naoshima is also known as ‘art island’, which is no wonder because some of Japan’s most famous art works can be found here. Learn more about this interesting destination in Japan!
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Setouchi Triennale | One of the Largest arts Festivals in Japan
Every 3 years, a large art festival descends on Naoshima and other islands in the Seto Inland Sea. It is called the Setouchi Triennale, and very much worth visiting! Read our personal experience of the festival.
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Harajuku, Tokyo | The city that leads Japanese fashion and great art
Harajuku is home to some of the city’s best art galleries, museums, and design book stores, but let’s start with the area’s most famous highlight, Takeshita Street.
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Yokohama | Beautiful historical buildings and the world’s largest Chinatown
Many tourists skip Yokohama in favor of its more famous neighbors Kamakura and Hakone. But if you have time, we’d recommend you to spend a few hours in this modern harbor town as well.
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Itchiku Kubota Art Museum | A special world of exquisite dyed works
In 1994, textile dyeing artist Itchiku Kubota built a museum with his name in a perfect place, with a majestic view of Mount Fuji and serene Lake Kawaguchi.
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Robot Restaurant -PERMANENTLY CLOSED-
The famous Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku has unfortunately closed its doors for an indefinite period of time in 2020.
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Kimono Forest, Kyoto | Beautiful Traditional Japanese Costumes
Find out more about Kimono Forest, a must-see promenade for people heading to the bamboo forest, located in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto.
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Church of the Light | Osaka Travel Guide
If you are interested in Japanese architecture, Tadao Ando might ring a bell for you. He designed the Church of the Light in Osaka, an interesting work of contemporary architecture in Japan.
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Aqua Park Shinagawa with beautiful decorations and marine attractions
Maxell Aqua Park is an aquarium located in the Shinagawa area in Tokyo. There are many exhibitions of marine species and several rooms with special illuminations, which makes this aquarium different from the others.
