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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.

By Zoria Petkoska

Yoshitoshi Kanemaki’s handcarved sculptures have a digital aesthetic, but they are firmly anchored in three-dimensional space.

If the “Mona Lisa” functions as a cultural pilgrimage site, Mount Fuji may be Japan’s closest equivalent — an iconic image that millions travel to see for themselves.

CULTURE / Art

Jun 24, 2026

What is the ‘Mona Lisa’ of Japan?

By Thu-Huong Ha

From Hokusai to Kusama, searching for the country’s ultimate artwork

The celebrated British artist David Hockney, at home in Los Angeles in 2017. Hockney died at home in London on Thursday. He was 88.

CULTURE / Art

Jun 13, 2026

David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88

By William Schomberg

“You don’t retire doing this,” he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. “You just do it until you fall over.”

Mizue Fukagawa's works explore of the fragility of memory and the regenerative beauty of nature.

CULTURE / Art

Jun 8, 2026

Emerging Kansai artists to watch

By Jennifer Pastore

Among the artists featured at Art Osaka, several offered particularly engaging takes on the ubiquity of digital technology and relationships between people and nature.

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

By Zoria Petkoska

The museum’s programming may lack focus, but its open spaces already offer Tokyoites a reason to stop in.

Fish printing art master Mineo Yamamoto started teaching the art to himself first, and then he went on to study with Tatsunoko-kai, a major gyotaku school.

CULTURE / Art

May 31, 2026

From catch to canvas, fish prints have become fine art

By Aarohi Narain

“Gyotaku,” or fish printing, originated in the 19th century as a way for fishermen in Japan to document their catch precisely.

The Spain-themed exhibition at the Tottori Sand Museum re-creates several of Antoni Gaudi’s structures, most notably the Sagrada Familia basilica.

CULTURE / Art

May 17, 2026

Spain, sculpted in sand at Tottori museum’s landmark 20th exhibition

By Gendel Gento

The Tottori Sand Museum marks its 20th exhibition with towering sculptures inspired by Spain’s history, art and architecture.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

What Kumamoto revealed about Japan’s earthquake readiness

By Alex K.T. Martin

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