Akira is connected personally all over Asia. He comes from Kyoto and spent his first 22 years in the ancient capital. Yet Akira’s engagement with the traditional arts of his culture only happened ...

Manners are important in Japan, and while most of the country’s etiquette has its roots in common sense, certain points might not be so intuitive for visitors from other parts of the world. Thankfully ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

Nara Medical University), Akira Funabashi (Professor, Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University), Mikiko Tokoro (Researcher, Asada Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Asada Ladies ...

The Cinema Culture Museum is also a movie buff favorite, where the personal belongings of director Akira Kurosawa and others are displayed. The studio park is located between Kyoto’s city center ...

Japan has produced great filmmakers and visual creators such as Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa and Osamu ... is set in ancient Japanese cities such as Kyoto and Nara. The second is set in the ...

The Shinkansen sections of Tokyo, Shinagawa, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Shin Osaka Stations are using “Manga Manners” to help people ...

The update might not be the one that fans were hoping for, but the recent interview with Lazar at least kept the dreams of Akira‘s live-action movie alive. When asked about the state of the long ...

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Some lean a little more traditional, like the flagship Maana Kyoto, others more contemporary, as seen in the Maana Kiyomizu “suites.” Neutral hues and natural materials are brought to life by ...