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Art, Design and Film in Japan
Backcountry Snowboarding
Wabi Sabi: A Hokkaido Backcountry Film
If you were in Niseko, Hokkaido this winter, you may have seen a quirky cabin on wheels touring around the neighborhood. This mic...
Events
What’s Happening in October
Setouchi Triennale 2019Held once every three years, this world-famous contemporary art festival held on the Seto Inlands was laun...
Art and Film
A Decade of Danchi
Neil Hartmann looks back at more than a decade of Car Danchi adventures and his latest film, “Car Danchi #10: Arigato." Ca...
Niseko
Niseko Art & Dining
Niseko draws thousands of visitors each year to Japan’s northernmost island in search of the steep and deep. Yet when these famed...
Art and Film
Mountainfilm on Tour in Hakuba
Held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado, Mountainfilm is a documentary film festival that showcases nonfiction sto...
Art and Film
Forging Deus Powder Tools
Motorcycles and surfboards may seem like an unlikely marriage, but Deus Ex Machina has taken their love building custom bikes and...
Snowboarding
The Reckless Optimist’s Next Phase: Travis...
Travis Rice’s new film recently premiered in Tokyo to a packed house. The film charts the hydrological cycle across the Pacific Ocean to Japan and beyond.
Art and Film
Art in the Inland Sea
This summer, from July 18 to Sept. 4, one of Japan’s most interesting art festivals is back. The Setouchi Triennale Art Festival ...