Probably the most famous structure in twentieth-century architecture is the Tokyo Bay Plan. When Kenzo Tange wrote out his plan for Tokyo in 1960, he envisioned a city that could…
Present-day Tokyo is known for its glass skyscrapers, futuristic technology, earthquake-proof construction, and well-thought-out city planning. However, a century ago, Tokyo was primarily a wooden city. The Great Kantō Earthquake…
Gardens are not just places where you plant trees and flowers. They are stories of culture, history and the people who made them. Each country has its own idea of…
Walking through Osaka is like reading a city written in two very different hands. The ancient and the ultramodern coexist here not as a collision but as a conversation —…
Located along the Kobe waterfront, the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art was completed in 2002 as part of the city’s larger reconstruction efforts following the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Designed by…
The world of Japan Japan, the country close to nature and the forerunner of technology. The country with the most beautiful range of Mt Fuji and the most pleasant cherry…
Tokyo, Japan’s spectacular capital is the largest city in the world by population. It is a massive urban agglomeration with over 37 million people to support and nourish. Such an…
Cinema often explores emotion through characters and storytelling, yet it has always relied on architecture and space to shape how those stories are felt. The built environment becomes part of…
Held from 13 April to 13 October 2025 on the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, Expo 2025 Osaka brought together approximately 150 countries and international organisations under the…
Kanazawa Station is one of Japan’s major railway stations located in Ishikawa Prefecture. Originally, it was built in 1898 and was operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Hokuriku…
Overview of the artist One of the most influential Japanese painters and a prominent figure in transforming the famous Kano school of painting into a dominant visual style of the…
The National Art Centre, Tokyo: A Spatial Manifesto of Cultural Flexibility and Visionary Architecture The National Art Centre, Tokyo (NACT), is an unusual model of a publicly funded cultural centre…