From Meiji-era architecture to Edo-period ceramics, discover the places that reveal Japan’s evolving cultural story.

The city’s long relationship with glass, rooted in medicine bottles and industrial craft, continues to shape the city’s contemporary cultural identity and its namesake museum. 株式会社エスエス北陸 Northeast of ...

Japanese museums have perfected the art of conceptually designing the experience of visiting their spaces: by incorporating materials historically linked to the location of the museum or the exhibits ...

Did you know that there are over 1,000 art museums in Japan and when you include museums of sorts, the total comes to over 5,700!? Since 2010, Sophie Richard has been researching art museums in Japan, ...

The Louvre Museum in Paris has hiked entry fees for people from outside Europe. Japan is now considering a similar dual-pricing system as it grapples with a record number of foreign visitors. What is ...

OTSU, Japan - Sending favorite stuffed animals to museums and art galleries to "spend the night" and view exhibits on their owners' behalf is proving popular in Japan, with organizers hoping that such ...

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