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Billed as the largest antique event in Japan, the Antique Jamboree welcomes almost 500 unique vendors from all over Japan. A vast variety of items catering to different tastes and styles are brought in and include Japanese, European and western antiques, collectible toys, antique fans, vintage kimonos, wood block prints and netsuke (intricately carved figurines […]
Candle lit lanterns floating on the water - it’s a beautiful sight and one that you can take in during the month of July in Tokyo. Toro Nagashi, or “lantern offerings on the water,” is just one ceremony that Buddhists use during the Obon festival to memorialize the spirits of the dead and ensure their […]
The Kinoshita Circus has erected the big top in a suburb of Tokyo and will be putting on their version of the Greatest Show on Earth through August 27th.
Some of the highlights from this 10 act circus include:
The Seven Chairs Show
Russian Aerial Acrobatic Trapeze
The Wheel of Death
Amazing Safari Spectacle
Two original Japanese acts and more.
A […]
Artists are often compared to one another and more often inspire and compete with one another to create great works. Throughout the history of Japanese art, each generation of painters, Buddhist sculptors, potters and other artists studied the works of the masters, their contemporaries and their predecessors. The visual arts of each generation flourished and […]
The theme of the 24th annual Tokyo Summer Festival is Forest Echoes/Desert Voices. This year’s Tokyo Summer Festival takes you on a musical journey through noisy forests and silent deserts. The event takes place from July 3 to 31 at various venues throughout the city.
Some of the events at this years festival include:
Performances by […]
In Tokyo you will find museums and galleries around every corner and it’s hard to keep up with everything that is going on in the Tokyo art scene. Tokyo Art Beat is a great site that provides it’s readers with event listings and details for art & design related events around the city. […]
Summer in Japan is well known for it’s heat and humidity but it is also time to dust of your yukata (summer kimono) and head out to a festival or to your local park for a bento picnic. You can also catch some great hanabi (fireworks) shows or head out to a baseball […]
The National Museum of Western Art in Ueno will be displaying works by the 19th century French painter Camille Corot (1796-1875) in an exhibition titled “Corot: Souvenirs et Variations“. The highlight of the exhibition will be his painting “The Woman with the Pearl” which is said to be his ‘Mona Lisa’.
The exhibition was put […]
Summer brings out the fireflies in Tokyo and from May 24-July 18 you can bask in the their lovely glow while dining on the grounds of Chinzan-so, a sprawling historic garden in central Tokyo. Hotaru no yube (“firefly nights”) have been held annually on the grounds since 1954.
Three different menus are offered:
An all-you-can-eat and-drink buffet […]
May the force be with all of the fans who plan on attending Star Wars Celebration Japan, an event that commemorates 30 years since the movie first opened in Japan. Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character and participate in the daily costume contest or pose for pictures with replicas that look like […]
Whether you live in Tokyo, or are just planning a trip, you will find out what to do and see right here!
Written by Shane Sakata [email] for b5media.
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