legends

Kawakubo Rei’s Continuous Fashion Revolution: A Half Century of Rebellion, “Comme des Garçons”CULTURE | Jun 29, 2026

Mori Hanae’s Butterfly Effect: Lessons in the Power of Japanese WomanhoodCULTURE | May 8, 2026

Nara Yoshitomo and His Art: Courage Through Children’s EyesCULTURE | Aug 28, 2025

Hosono Haruomi: An Innovator Transcending Musical FormsCULTURE | Jun 19, 2025

“Kami” Questions: Hirafuji Kikuko Shares Her Knowledge About Japanese GodsCULTURE | Feb 23, 2024

Foxes, Inari Shrines, and Abe no SeimeiCULTURE | Jan 18, 2024

“Waneko” Studies: A Journey into Japan’s Cat LoreCULTURE | Apr 23, 2021

One Hundred Tales: Stories of Japan’s Cute and Creepy “Yōkai”CULTURE | Oct 6, 2020

“Utsurobune”: A UFO Legend from Nineteenth-Century JapanCULTURE | Jun 26, 2020

Watching the Skies in Japan: Mishima Yukio and Other UFO EnthusiastsCULTURE | Jun 24, 2020

Japanese Urban Legends from the “Slit-Mouthed Woman” to “Kisaragi Station”CULTURE | Dec 27, 2019

Histories Built on Legends: Creating the Japanese StateCULTURE | Aug 14, 2019

Ocean Child: Reappraising Ono Yōko’s AchievementsCULTURE | Sep 29, 2017

Kitano Takeshi: Marching to His Own Creative “Beat”CULTURE | Feb 6, 2017

Sakamoto Ryūichi: A Trailblazer Reshaping the Art of MusicCULTURE | Dec 12, 2016