Taking Part in Art | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
From September 28 to December 18, 2005, Yokohama is hosting an ambitious arts festival featuring the works of around 80 artists from around the world and located along the port city's spectacular waterfront.

Beauty and the Ghosts | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The school of Nihonga (Japanese-style painting) is an expression of Japan's artistic traditions. A young female artist called Matsui Fuyuko has caused a sensation in the world of Nihonga not only for her works but also for her striking looks.

Tradition Goes Hi-Tech | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The National Noh Theater in Tokyo's Sendagaya district has become the first such establishment in Japan to introduce a system for displaying both Japanese and English subtitles at each individual seat.

Kabuki Meets Shakespeare | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Kabuki began about 400 years ago. At around the same time in Britain, William Shakespeare was turning out plays and sonnets. Now Ninagawa Yukio, a theater director known for his Japanese productions of Shakespeare's works, has fused the two classical styles together.

A Fresh Look at Traditional Art | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Tenmyouya Hisashi is one of a group of young and highly acclaimed Japanese artists who borrow styles and ideas from Japan's artistic history.

Calligraphy As Art | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Shodo, or calligraphy with a brush and black ink, is a traditional Japanese art. Recent years have seen the emergence of a new generation of calligraphers who push the boundaries of tradition, and they are spearheading a boom in shodo.

Art Appeal | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The Adachi Museum of Art is not easy to get to. Even so, it manages to attract around 450,000 visitors a year. What is its secret?

Full Metal Fantasy | Arts and Entertainment | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Recently the comic and anime titled Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist), popularly known as "Hagaren," has gained a huge following among children and adults alike.

The Pleasures of Paper | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japanese paper is prized for the unique patterns of the fibers on each sheet. Today, washi is finding growing use in interior decoration schemes, reflecting a broader trend, particularly among young people, to get back in touch with Japanese culture.

Tradition Goes Hi-Tech | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The National Noh Theater in Tokyo's Sendagaya district has become the first such establishment in Japan to introduce a system for displaying both Japanese and English subtitles at each individual seat.

Space Art 1 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to float about in the weightlessness of space? Aastronauts living in the zero gravity of space has been asked to convey what this experience is actually like through "space art."

Japanese Ways of Having Fun with Art 2 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A look at museums and art schools in Japan that allow children to experience art hands-on. Being able to handle and play with works of can bring children closer to art and inspire their creativity.

Japanese Ways of Having Fun with Art 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A look at museums and art schools in Japan that allow children to experience art hands-on. Being able to handle and play with works of can bring children closer to art and inspire their creativity.

Japanese Ways of Having Fun with Art 1 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A look at museums and art schools in Japan that allow children to experience art hands-on. Being able to handle and play with works of can bring children closer to art and inspire their creativity.

Mural - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Have you ever painted a picture with 69 friends? That's what 70 elementary and middle school students from 9 of the 32 countries competing in the soccer World Cup finals this year did last month when they painted their hopes and dreams for the success of the event onto a huge mural. This 4-meter-high and 15-meter-long painting was unveiled at Tanmachi Park in Yokohama on February 24 as the young artists looked on.

Guernica - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Children across the world, including France, Japan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Korea, and the United States, are making a plea for peace on huge canvases, just as the artist Pablo Picasso did with his antiwar masterpiece Guernica during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.

Paper - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
One of Japan's youngest masters of origami, or the art of folding paper, is a first grader who lives in Nara Prefecture. Just seven years old, Yukiro Murai held an exhibition of his works in March this year.

Friendship - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Drawings by 250 Japanese and French schoolchildren living in Tokyo will be built into a monument to be completed in the fall of 1999. The project will promote friendship between Japan and France and is part of festivities celebrating "France Year" in Japan.

Space Art 2 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to float about in the weightlessness of space? Aastronauts living in the zero gravity of space has been asked to convey what this experience is actually like through "space art."

Space Art 3 - What's Cool - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to float about in the weightlessness of space? Aastronauts living in the zero gravity of space has been asked to convey what this experience is actually like through "space art."