Maximize your Tokyo experience with our 2-Day Itinerary, featuring must-see spots in Japan's capital. Begin with the vibrant ...

Tokyo: A global metropolis, Tokyo offers everything from high-tech shopping centers to beautiful parks, such as Ueno Park, and iconic landmarks like the Tokyo Tower. Mt. Fuji: For nature lovers and ...

To unravel the maze-like jumble of information, Kobayashi suggested that Komori draw up a list of all the canid specimens that had been held by the Imperial Household Museum and Ueno Zoo. Poring over ...

The museum is a 10-minute walk from JR Ueno Station (Park exit) and Uguisudani Station, or a 15-minute walk from Keisei Ueno ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends ...

Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design, and is the steward of one of the most diverse and comprehensive design collections in ...

Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art (21 February-10 May 2026) and Tokyo’s Ueno Royal Museum (29 May-12 August 12 2026). A second part of the exhibition, with other works, is planned for 2027-28.

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo and across the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast A decade after one of the most devastating atomic-energy disasters in history ...

Among the illustrated characters that emerged in Japan across the second half of the 20th century, and continue to capture hearts both at home and across the globe, none represents the phenomenon ...

The International Training Programme (ITP) forms part of the British Museum's commitment to working across London, the UK and abroad. In London, the Museum's staff and collection provide a platform ...

Two towering trees stretch their branches into the wintry sky in a corner of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo’s Ueno district. The metasequoia, also known as “a living fossil ...

Post-lunch, the scenic Ueno Park awaits, with its kaleidoscope of shrines, ponds, performers, and everyday Tokyo life. Then, it's on to Asakusa, where Tokyo's past meets the present, and we’ll delve ...