The Gov't of Japan

Japanese manga inspired European creators!📚🌏
Drawing on manga’s visual storytelling and local cultures, they’ve created original works—some published in Japanese, with one adapted into anime in Japan.
Explore 40 years of this evolution at the Kyoto International Manga Museum!

How do you sculpt the backs of figures a 400-year-old painting never shows? 🎨 Kaiyodo studied the poses and brushstrokes of the Wind God and Thunder God Screens, imagining unseen forms to create figures viewable from every angle. A new way to see a National Treasure. ✨

A rice paddy right above a busy Tokyo highway? 🌾
Join Jesse as he explores “Ohashi Sato no Mori,” a satoyama landscape atop Ohashi Junction sustained by 100% rainwater.
460+ species thrive here, and wild goshawks have returned. Watch the tour 👇

At Asakusa's Tori-no-Ichi Festivals, colorful rakes symbolize raking in good fortune. Buyers and vendors may celebrate with tejime, a traditional handclapping ritual.

A lively Edo-era tradition! ✨

Preserving a historic streetscape can mean replacing a tree. 🌳

On Osaka’s Midosuji, ginkgo trees are monitored and replaced when needed. Efforts are also underway to make the avenue more pedestrian-friendly.

From Nov. 3–Dec. 31, the ginkgo-lined avenue lights up at night. ✨