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Two male bodybuilders wearing medals flex their muscles on stage against a dark blue curtain.

The Art of Iron

February 8, 2026

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Mikoshi: The Heart of the Mitama Festival

January 18, 2026

A black and white formal portrait of Thomas Baty, an English international lawyer who advised the Japanese government.

Thomas Baty: Grave of a British Traitor

February 4, 2026

blue hydrangeas

Hot for Hydrangeas in Tokyo 2025

January 18, 2026

western-syle mansion with garden

Hatoyama Hall: Where Politics Met Stained-Glass Beauty

January 18, 2026

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Josiah Conder: His Life Beyond Blueprints

January 18, 2026

sanja festival portable shrine

Sanja Matsuri 2025: Seeing through crowds with the Canon R5

January 20, 2026

A man in traditional blue attire shouts and holds wooden clappers above a crowd during the Kanda Matsuri festival.

Kanda Matsuri 2025: My Experience (and a mistake)

January 18, 2026

Crowds walk through a hillside of vibrant, mounded azaleas in full bloom at a sun-dappled Japanese garden.

Nezu Shrine’s 2025 Azalea Festival: A Filter Saved My Shots

January 19, 2026