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Now Open: The New Oita Prefectural Art Museum Designed by Shigeru Ban
all photos courtesy of Shigeru Ban Architects | click to enlarge “It is meaningless to build an art museum if you are going to imitate others,” says Ryu Niimi, director o…
Nostalgic GIFs of Everyday Life In Japan Animated by Yuuta Toyoi
The swatting of futons being aired out on the balcony. The gentle pitter-patter of rain that falls onto ceramic tile roofs. The chiming crossing gates that holds traffic as trains pa…
Exquisite Paintings of Wildlife by Atsu Harada
Atsu Harada’s “White Ghost” was the winner of the Endangered Wildlife category | click images to enlarge Late last month the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation announced …
What is the definition of Kawaii?
What exactly is kawaii? During the Heian period the author and poet Sei Shonagon, in her seminal work The Pillow Book, defined it as young, innocent and pure. But 1000 years later does th…
Images of Star Wars Reimagined as Gorgeous Ukiyo-e Prints
It’s been roughly 350 years since the advent of Ukiyo-e, and 38 years since the original Star Wars film. Finally someone has brought the two together into an epic space opera that co…
After 14 Years Takashi Murakami is Returning to Japan For a Large Scale Solo Show
Depending on which side of the art critique spectrum you stand on, Takashi Murakami is either a boon to contemporary Japanese art or a blight and disease that is ruining otaku culture. Bu…
Japanese Manhole Cover Art by David Robert
It’s no secret that Japanese manhole covers are some of the most intricate and colorful in the world. So French-born designer and illustrator David Robert decided to create replicas…
Mizuki Shigeru, master of horror, passes away at age 93
Mizuki Shigeru’s illustration in the NYT, March 20, 2011 | image via Japan lost a great artist: RIP Mizuki Shigeru, creator of Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro and a master of yokai (J…
Plans For New Shibuya Skyscraper Unveiled
renderings of the new Shibuya Station Building slated to open in 2019 The face of Tokyo continues to change. This week Tokyu Corp. unveiled plans for what a new skyscrape…