Tokyo

Film

What it’s like to live as a black person in Japan

Lost in Tokyo — A new, short documentary from Amarachi Nwosu – titled Black in Tokyo – reveals what it’s really like to live as a black foreigner in a racially homogenous society.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Photography

Photos that explore the juxtapositions of modern Japan

Tokyo is yours — In her latest project, photographer Meg Hewitt travels to Tokyo to capture the bewildering aftermath of the 2011 tsunami.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Outdoors

The torture of Tokyo rush hour, up close and impersonal

One hell of a commute — Photographer Michael Wolf spent years documenting the world's busiest travel system, capturing a claustrophobic nightmare endured by millions travelling across Japan's capital.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Reportage

Footwork Japan: Dance battling in the Land of the Rising Sun

D.A.N.C.E. — Dance music has just jumped way off the hook, thanks to the madcap rhythms of Footwork and Juke. From the rough-and-tough projects of Chicago’s West Side to the pristine streets of Tokyo, Footworking dance battles are suddenly where it’s at. Just ask DJ Fulltono – the sub-genre’s number-one Japanese fan.

Written by: Furutono Koichi aka DJ Fulltono

Culture

The Japanese cyclists seeing their city differently

More than the average Mamachari — After a law against fixed-gear bikes threatened to shut the culture down in 2011, the Tokyo bike scene is flourishing in unexpected ways. We catch up with the key guys at the forefront of progressive cycling in Japan’s capital.

Written by: Sophie Knight

Skate

Video: A culture-shocked tour of Japan by skateboard

Lost in Translation — Skaters Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta, Raven Tershy and Kevin Terpening rip through three Japanese cities with little sleep and plenty of confusion.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Culture

Tokyo as you’ve never seen it before

Breaking out the toy box — Toy Tokyo tracks down the photographers who use toy analogue cameras, like the iconic Diana, Holga 120 and LOMO LC-A, on the streets of Tokyo to capture the Japanese megacity like never before.

Written by: Alex King

Reportage

Japan Surf Pioneers

Hokkaido Dissidents — Surfing in Japan has never been for the meek. Those who came to it early faced new obstacles every day, from sub-zero temperatures to over-zealous police. But on the northern island of Hokkaido, one group of pioneers found a way through the wall.

Written by: Chris Nelson

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