Looking for a place to experience culture in Tokyo? Here are some recommended art exhibitions, plays, concerts and live performances, and events held at galleries and movie theaters.
"MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives," a museum dedicated to creating and promoting Japanese culture , opened at Takanawa Gateway Station on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Click here for information on cur...
From jazz bars where you can enjoy a drink to concerts in venues lit by flickering candlelight! Here, we introduce 13 spots where you can casually enjoy live music even on weekdays after work. ...
"Shibahama-tei," a performance series presented by "MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives," is a traditional variety show experience that combines authentic performances by accomplished artists with a di...
Dua Lipa visited Tokyo not only for her 2024 “Radical Optimism Tour” concerts but also in late 2023 for a combination of promotion and sightseeing. Various spots in Tokyo have appeared on her Instagram....
The ballet "Aleko" is based on the poem "The Gypsy" (1827) by the Russian literary giant Alexander Pushkin. The music features an orchestral arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Trio in A Minor,” an...
Located along the Seibu Railway line, home to many animation studios, and boasting “Tokorozawa Sakura Town,” Tokorozawa is known as the “holy land of anime”—a place that inspir...
Zara Larsson, who rapidly increased her profile and achieved a global breakthrough with her fifth album *Midnight Sun*, released in September 2025, has confirmed her first solo concert in Japan. Zara Lar...
The theme for the inaugural "Maebashi International Art Festival" is "Mebuku. Where good things grow." Going beyond contemporary art, the festival will feature over 70 artists from diverse fields—inclu...
"YURAKUCHO MUSEUM," a new exhibition space opening within the Tokyo International Forum, will utilize two gallery spaces—one large and one small—to host a variety of exhibitions and events where visitors...
"Kon-Matsuri" was first held in April 2025 and attracted approximately 10,000 visitors over three days. Centered around “Japanese spirits” such as sake, shochu, craft sake, and craft gin , this event b...