Tokyo with Kids · 02. August 2018

I'm posting this for parents who is stumped with the heat of this summer's Tokyo, yet puzzled where to go with energetic kids despite the climate. There are many inside-play areas in Ariake, just next to Odaiba, and most of them are admission free! Top of the list in summer season is definitely the Tokyo Water Science Museum. It's cool inside the building, it's safe for children, and it's fun for both children and adults! (LINK to the Tokyo Water Science Museum's English brochure) As you enter,...

Museums in Tokyo · 23. July 2018

This was the first time I thought “Ahh, how tiny and cute you are!” to samurai. I bet you'll feel the same when you enter the solo-exhibition of Tetsuya Noguchi “Love from Medieval” at POLA MUSEUM ANNEX in Ginza.

Museums in Tokyo · 20. July 2018

I felt like I've dived into the raged sea with maelstrom when I stood in front of this traditional folded screen painting. This is one of the highlights of the exhibition “Depicting Water” at Yamatane Museum of Japanese Art in Yebisu, neighborhood area of Shibuya. It shows us from Hiroshige's wood-block printings 200 years ago to contemporary works of Hiroshi Senju. All works have subject of water scenery such as rain, river, waterfall and waves by famous Japanese painters. I highly...