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Retro Japan: Symmetry and asymmetry at Tokyo's Yuzo Yamamoto museum
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (107+ words) August 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A short walk west of Tokyo Metropolitan Inokashira Park, a distinctive Western-style residence comes into view: the Mitaka City Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum. Novelist Yuzo Yamamoto (1887-1974), known for works including "Robo no Ishi" (A stone by…...
Retro Japan: Former Shimazu residence a century-old mansion full of luxury, elegance
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (116+ words) July 26, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A Western-style mansion that still evokes the atmosphere of Japan's Taisho era (1912-1926) stands on a prime site in central Tokyo. Throughout the mansion, stained-glass windows fill the interior with vibrant light. The fireplaces and plaster ceilings…...
Japan wood painter who works with timber left by late grandfather holds exhibition
3+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) July 14, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUOKA -- Wood painter Kento Takeda, 28, who paints on timber left by his late grandfather, is holding a solo exhibition until July 20 at the Kyu Fukuoka-ken Kokaido Kihinkan public hall in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward. Since last year, he…...
Retro Japan: Kumamoto art museum with personality-packed ceiling boasts open, airy space
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (193+ words) July 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KUMAMOTO -- The Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art stands in a tree-filled corner of Kumamoto Castle Park. Completed in 1977, the museum is reached by climbing the park's stairs and turning at right angles several times before arriving at…...
Retro Japan: Yachiyo civic hall in Chiba Prefecture reminiscent of a harmonica
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (151+ words) July 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) YACHIYO, Chiba -- The Yachiyo civic hall stands amid a tranquil townscape in this eastern Japan city. The building has three stories above ground and one below, and opened in 1973. The foyer of the large hall is open…...
Fujifilm to launch new QuickSnap disposable cameras amid retro boom - The Mainichi
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) July 2, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) The release of the waterproof model "Active" and the black-and-white film model "Black and White" comes as the Tokyo-based company marks the 40th anniversary of the debut of the series sold under the brand name "Utsurundesu" in Japan....
Retro Japan: Striking white atrium impresses at former bank HQ in Shimonoseki
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) June 28, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi -- Inside the former head office of The Yamaguchi Bank in this western Japan city, a strikingly bright, white-walled atrium opens up before visitors. The stretch of the old Sanyo Road running from Shimonoseki City Hall…...
Retro Japan: Iwakuni museum looks angular from outside, but inside, curves catch the eye
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) May 31, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- This western Japan city once flourished as a castle town. Walking past its white-walled buildings, visitors come upon six angular columns. They belong to the Iwakuni Chokokan, the city's museum. The museum was completed in…...
Retro Japan: Kagawa Prefectural Gov't buildings created a place to gather
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (331+ words) 毎日新聞 Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. TAKAMATSU -- The former main and east buildings of the Kagawa…...
1st major renovation planned for Japan's 90-yr-old parliament building
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (386+ words) May 3, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's iconic legislative building in the heart of the capital is set to undergo its first major renovation since being built 90 years ago, amid concerns over its safety in the earthquake-prone nation. Construction work at…...