Festivals

Tokyo Design Festa 2012 Artist: Banako

Known as the biggest art and design event in Asia, the 35th International Tokyo Design Festa [ link ] continued its long tradition in bringing together artists from all over [...]

Eiyoudou Shinji: The O-Ho-Ho Matsuri

A day doesn’t pass by in Japan without an odd festival happening somewhere, and every year towards the end of Golden Week, the beautiful Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮) in Nagoya hosts [...]

Honen Matsuri: The Penis Festival

Japan is known for its extensive list of festivals or 祭り, for which it seems every village or town, no matter how small they are, there are practices and customs [...]

Hadaka Matsuri: The Naked Festival

When most people think of Japan, they think of tranquility, peaceful shrines and delicate foods. Not many would think of thousands of naked men, gallons of alcohol and grievous bodily [...]

20 Jijo Art Show

Hosted at the famous Tokuzo Live House, the 20 Jijo Art Show (20の二乗) brings together a gathering of experimental artists and musicians in unique and engaging live performances. The premise [...]

This October, one of many annual toy collector events was held at Kanayama station’s Arsenal event space in Nagoya, Japan. Open to a host of collectors, traders, and sellers, the vintage toy event was packed with a variety of vinyl figures and nostalgic goods ranging from the late 1970′s to the early 1990′s.