Museums

Learn All About Tokyo’s Most Famous Artist at the Sumida Hokusai Museum

Aug 28, 2024 By Michael Stigall

It sometimes can be a bit surprising  to learn that at one point in time the busiest parts of Tokyo weren’t the bustling areas of Shinjuku and Shibuya but were...[ Click to read more ]

It’s back! teamLab Borderless

Feb 28, 2024 By Michael Stigall

When most people think of art and Japan in the same vein, images on the order of Hokusai’s Great Wave of Kanagawa spring to mind. You could tour the traditional...[ Click to read more ]

Odaiba’s Misfit Museum: The Unko Museum

Nov 30, 2023 By Michael Stigall

Maybe I've been here too long but sometimes I forget that Japan has a reputation for being, well, a weird place. Occasionally, I come across something that surprises and delights...[ Click to read more ]

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The Unko Museum is anything but crappy

Sep 29, 2021 By Jason Gatewood

We knew it was bound to happen eventually; Japan is home to the first restroom-themed restaurant, our toilet technology is talked about and adored far and wide, and we even...[ Click to read more ]

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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Jul 27, 2021 By Bert Wishart

The Toyota Motor Organization is one of the keystones of Japan's world-renowned manufacturing industry, and since 1926, Toyota has been the byword for Japanese excellence and innovation. Much of this...[ Click to read more ]

Romancing the rails at Odakyu’s Romancecar Museum

Apr 25, 2021 By Jason Gatewood

It's an open secret that one of the reasons I enjoy living in Japan is that public transportation is held in high regard and promoted by the people as a...[ Click to read more ]

Have a (Sand) Blast at The Glass Museum!

Aug 24, 2017 By Jade Brischke

Summer may nearly be over, but it’s still hot outside and even though you want to go somewhere and do something, sometimes you just can’t be bothered unless it involves...[ Click to read more ]