All posts tagged "Events"

  • Glamping and grilling in the city

    Grilling in the city, especially one as dense as Tokyo, can get a little complicated. Most (if not all) rented apartments rarely allow tenants to grill and chill on for not wanting to annoy smoke-sensitive neighbors ....

    • Posted April 20, 2023
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  • Kimonos worn by Japan’s nobility on exhibit at the Bunka Gakuen Fashion Museum

    In the succeeding two hundred years after Japan’s kimono enjoyed popularity in the 14th century, the national costume underwent a design makeover with a new variety of prints, color palettes and fabric. Well-curated ancient kimonos in different...

    • Posted April 18, 2023
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  • WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects

    WORLD CLASSROOM: Contemporary Art through School Subjects, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Mori Art Museum, is an attempt for us to encounter a world we have never seen or known from a wide variety of perspectives,...

    • Posted April 15, 2023
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  • Eric Clapton releases his Japan concert playlist.

    English r&b guitarist, singer, and songwriter Eric Clapton returns to Budokan for a  6-day concert, marking this his 100th concert and 23rd Japan tour at the same venue. The 78-year old guitar icon has released a playlist for...

    • Posted March 23, 2023
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  • Flower Therapy at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

    The lack of humidity during the dry winter months responsible for so many viruses in the air, cause many people to catch cold.  As spring temperature starts to warm up and plants bring back humidity into the air,...

    • Posted March 16, 2023
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  • See the real Tyrannosaurus Rex “Tyson” fossils at a rare exhibit in Tokyo

    It’s not enough that you buy your kids dinosaur picture books,  T-Rex and Triceratops toys.  Let them see real dinosaur fossils. An upcoming exhibition offers such rare opportunity. For the first time in Japan, “Dinosaur Expo 2023” featuring...

    • Posted March 10, 2023
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  • It’s easter season at the Snoopy Museum

    As Easter creeps its way closer on the calendar, the most beloved beagle in Japan is calling out to all fans to spend the Easter season at the Snoopy Museum which will be open from March 21st (Tuesday/holiday)...

    • Posted March 8, 2023
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  • Berry Strawberry Fair at Ikea!

    The Strawberry season is upon us. If there is a place in Tokyo where families can indulge in this delicious fruit without burning a hole in the pocket, think IKEA. From March 9 until May 7, 2023,...

    • Posted March 8, 2023
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  • Heatherwick Studio: Building soulfulness

    The Mori Art Museum will showcase twenty-eight of London-based Heatherwick Studio’s key projects for 11 weeks from March 17. The exhibit will reveal the creative playful processes and curiosity in each of the projects which, according to...

    • Posted January 11, 2023
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  • Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams

    Following its success at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and after having traveled the world from London to New York(*1), the exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams will be presented at the Museum of Contemporary...

    • Posted December 20, 2022
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  • “Louvre Museum exhibition: Love Drawings” in Tokyo

    ‘Love’ became one of the fundamental themes of Western art from the 16th to the 19th century. Paintings based on Greek and Roman mythology, centered on the daily lives of people, their passion, desire, sensual pleasure, anguish,...

    • Posted December 14, 2022
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  • “What is your favorite food?” Exhibit at the Snoopy Museum

    While the anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip of Charles Schultz enjoys popularity at the Snoopy museum, the forthcoming special exhibition that will run from January 14, 2023 until July 9, 2023 presents 40 precious original drawings...

    • Posted December 10, 2022
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  • Cirque de Soleil’s Alegria: In a New Light

    Cirque Du Soleil will be preforming in Odaiba from February 8, 2023 – June 4, 2023 and tickets are available here. https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/alegria Admission tickets start from ¥6,800 for adults, ¥5,800 for students and ¥4,800 for young children. ...

    • Posted November 22, 2022
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  • Kanda Myojin Shrine light up event

    Tokyoites who want to really feel the autumn mood in this part of the world know the routine – go to a light up event. On November 25, Japan’s famous power spot – the Kanda Myojin Shrine,...

    • Posted November 18, 2022
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  • Autumn Foliage and Best Time To Visit

    Autumn leaves of Hakone Best time to see: early November to early December Venue: Hakone Museum of Art, Hakone Gora Park, Choanji Temple, Odakyu Yamano Hotel, etc. Autumn leaves and roses, Japanese and Western autumn Period: Saturday,...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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  • Charming Places and Best Time to Visit

    Kochia Carnival Best time to see: Early October to late October 2022 Location: Hitachi Seaside Park Address: 605-4 Mawatari Onuma, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture Opening hours: 9:30-17:00   Autumn leaves at Rikugien Garden Best time to see:...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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  • 5 Million led lamps light up Ashikaga Flower park from October 15

    Don’t let Japan’s volatile temperature stop you from enjoying the outdoors as a family. Layer up and head out to Tochigi prefecture in autumn. Ranked no. 1  among Japan’s top three major illumination parks by tourists  6...

    • Posted October 7, 2022
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  • The Tokyo Tower Climb returns in October. Will you step to the challenge?

    After community fundraising activities were disrupted by the pandemic, TELL returns with the Tokyo Tower Climb in conjunction with the Step Up Challenge! In 2021, 856 participants took over 7 million steps to support suicide awareness and...

    • Posted August 29, 2022
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  • The Tokyo Tower Climb returns. Will you step to the challenge?

    After community fundraising activities were disrupted by the pandemic, TELL returns with the Tokyo Tower Climb in conjunction with the Step Up Challenge! In 2021, 856 participants took over 7 million steps to support suicide awareness and...

    • Posted July 27, 2022
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  • DC League of Super Pets will be released in August.

    This animated comedy film scheduled for theatrical release in Japan on August 26, 2022, is about Superdog Krypto (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), who fights crime in Metropolis alongside his handler, Superman (John Krasinski). When the Justice League...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • Renoir and modern art, collections from the Musée du Petit Palais i Genève

    The Petit Palais in Geneva, Switzerland, owns a rich collection of modern French paintings dating back from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. These were collections by the late Oscar Ghez, a businessman and avid...

    • Posted July 21, 2022
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  • Kees Van Dongen: From Fauvism to Les Années Folles (crazy years).

    This is the first solo exhibition by French-Dutch portraitist Kees Van Dongen in a Japanese museum in 44 years.  Check out his works: From Neo-Impressionism to Fauvism, After Fauvism, and the Années Folles. Through a variety of...

    • Posted July 21, 2022
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  • A summer must-do at Yomiuriland.

    No matter what kind of fun rides you are prepared to take – from the laid back to thrilling, Yomiuriland,  Tokyo’s oldest amusement park for families, has you covered. In addition to the huge 4-man tube canyon...

    • Posted July 21, 2022
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  • Solamachi summer matsuri returns after a pandemic hiatus.

    Dust off your yukatas and getas because matsuris are back. After a 2-year pandemic break, communities in Japan welcome back summer festivals that people turn to for entertainment and stress relief. The Tokyo Solamachi Summer Festival in...

    • Posted July 20, 2022
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  • Naked Summer Festival 2022 in Kyoto starts this month.

    Kyoto’s upcoming  “Naked Summer Festival” offers a month-long digital art experience from July 22 until Aug. 21, 2022. With the reopening of Japan’s borders to selected tourists, the event to be held at the Nijo Castle, one...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • ANA Hotel Incontinental Hotel’s swimming pools are now open.

    ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo “MUM Beach Club” Open until September 19th 2022 Location: ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo 4th Floor Outdoor business hours:   7: 00-21: 00 * However, during the period, Sundays...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • Conrad Tokyo’s Afternoon Delights

    Every hotel in town beckons Afternoon Tea lovers to an assortment of scrumptious treats every season. With all the other hotels competing for attention, much of the appeal of Afternoon tea specials can be attributed not only...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • The Strings Omotesando is taking orders for surprise cakes.

    The Strings Omotesando is gearing up for the Christmas cake ordering season which starts this month – for delivery between December 23 (Thursday) to December 25 (Saturday), 2021. This year, the Christmas offering named “Surprise Cake” will...

    • Posted October 1, 2021
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  • A Giant Digital Art Garden is Happening at the Tokyo Midtown

      Families may not be able to watch the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in person but this event at the Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi will cheer you up. The MIDTOWN ART PALETTE , a series of several events...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • Godzilla vs Kong coming soon to the big screen.

    Following a series of delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-awaited Godzilla vs Kong (originally scheduled in May) will hit Tokyo theaters on July 2. Godzilla vs. Kong, a follow-up of 2019’s Godzilla: King of the...

    • Posted June 21, 2021
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