Hanami in Berlin

April 2, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

On April 27, the 13 Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival of hanami by Seehof on the Berlin wall trail takes place in Berlin Lichterfelde-Süd to Sigritshorst. There are many different market stalls to stroll, programs on 2 big stages and also cosplayers are very welcome. The Cherry Blossom Festival offers fun for all ages.

Berlin’s Weekly Burlesque Revue in Kreuzberg

March 26, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

— ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ — Berlin’s Weekly Burlesque Revue in Prinzipal Kreuzberg, jeden Donnerstag ab 20:00. The finest cocktails in the Kiez. Dresscode: Classy and Sassy… — ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ — THIS WEEK: 27 MÄRZ 2014: Berlin Ingénue MADITA MANNHARDT (DE) & Tokyo’s Burlesque Legend EROCHICA BAMBOO (J) Founder of Tokyo Burlesque Academy […]

Meet IChi Go

March 24, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ichi Go is a street performer and teaching contemporary dance in Theaterhaus Mitte Berlin.

Makiko Nishikaze – Morepianos I, II (for nine pianos)

March 22, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Concert Installation MAKIKO NISHIKAZE morepianos I, II for 9 pianos (2013) WP Commissioned by the De la Motte Music Foundation, Lieselotte Klein Foundation and Berliner Festspiele / MaerzMusik Intermezzo: Makiko Nishikaze and Helga de la Motte-Haber in discussion Clara Calero Durán / Anne-Christine Cettou / Christiane Fruchtenicht / Daniel Martinez Roura / Óscar Piniella / […]

Happy White Day

March 14, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

White Day (ホワイトデー Howaito Dē?) is a day that is marked in Japan, South Korea and China on March 14, one month after Valentine’s Day.

Photo essay: Japan in the fifties

March 14, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

After Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the nation, bringing drastic changes. Japan was disarmed, its empire dissolved, its form of government changed to a democracy, and its economy and education system reorganized and rebuilt. Years of reconstruction were required to recover from thousands of […]

Uniqlo opening in West Berlin

March 11, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

After the pop up store in East Berlin, Uniqlo was scheduled to open its flagship store in West Berlin today. However, it is postponed to April 11 and the pop up store is extended until March 22. Official Facebook Page here.

Japanese curry at Silo

March 8, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Charity Bazar for Japan in Berlin

March 5, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

BERLINIPPON edition #1

February 28, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This week’s edition features stories about a new festival in Shinjuku celebrating the cultural connection between Japan and Germany, an art project changing the faces of people in Berlin and Tokyo, a GoPro video of a screaming skier at Mt. Niseko in Japan, hilarious azuki bean beards and a collection of Japanese commercials featuring foreign […]