TOKYO ART PICKS (NOVEMBER) Colin Liddell November 01, 2026 0 FREE TICKETS (SEE BELOW) Owl, terracotta, 2026, Yu Seto Like the owl in this excellent terracotta sculpture by Yu Seto that I saw recently, ... Read more »
SECONDS OUT — "ASHITA NO JOE" CREATOR CHIBA DEAD AT 87 Colin Liddell October 27, 2026 0 The man who turned underdog sweat and blood into manga gold has "hung up his gloves." Tetsuya Chiba, the Tokyo-born master behind ... Read more »
TOKYO GIG PICK: TEXAS IS THE REASON (NOVEMBER) Colin Liddell October 21, 2026 0 Thirty years after “emo” first stalked the earth, the New York quartet who helped invent the more respectable, non-eyeliner version finally ... Read more »
EXHIBITION REVIEW: TEN YEARS OF THE SUMIDA HOKUSAI MUSEUM Colin Liddell October 21, 2026 0 Katsushika Hokusai, A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, The Sumida Hokusai Museum The Sumida Hokusa... Read more »
A SURPRISINGLY ENJOYABLE VISIT TO THE 24th SAITAMA CITY ART EXHIBITION Colin Liddell October 18, 2026 0 "Don't Cry" by Ikuko Kanai I've never even heard of the annual Saitama City Art Exhibition, but while visiting Urawa I mor... Read more »
NEWS: MOST GULLIBLE WOMAN IN THE WORLD LOSES 49 MILLION YEN! Colin Liddell October 17, 2026 0 Tokyo is the largest city on Earth, a hyper-dense megacity of trains, towers, and constant motion. Yet somehow its residents can still displ... Read more »
THE MIKASA: VISIT A REAL LIVE BATTLESHIP Colin Liddell October 11, 2026 0 If you're looking for something a little different to see and do in the Greater Tokyo area, then you might be interested in visit... Read more »