Kim Kahan

'Kabukicho in Full Bloom' is the third in a series of shunga art exhibitions organized by the Smappa!Group, which operates host bars and restaurants across Shinjuku's Kabukicho.

The “Gaudi of Mita,” Keisuke Oka has taken 20 years to build his four-story house by hand, and now it's finally ready for visitors.

WHAT Museum's group exhibition 'Corrugated/Coral — Eight Practices to Project Architecture Afar' aims to visualize how humans influence architecture and vice versa.

Wu-Tang Clan built its mythology on martial arts films and Asian iconography — and Yokohama finally got to witness that legacy live on the group's farewell tour.

You've heard of Fuji Rock, but that's just the tip of the summer festival-berg. Here are six Japanese music festivals not to miss.

Cheap rural houses attract viral attention, but restoring them demands money, patience and skill

In many other nations, no one would blink an eye. But when Japanese mayor Shoko Kawata announced she was taking maternity leave, her decision made headline news, spawned opinion polls and sparked a national debate.

TOKYO -- Billed as Asia's answer to the Grammys, Music Awards Japan is aimed at audiences far beyond the country's borders, but retains a uniquely Japanese flavor.

Fuji Rock may be the most well-known, but that's just the tip of the summer festival-berg. Here are six Japanese music festivals taking place across Japan from July to October 2026.

Written by Kim is a Japan-based writer and translator sharing travel, culture, and the people who shape it. Her work speaks to discerning readers; learn more at www.kimjakahan.xyz