Design Festa would like to know what foreign artists think about its Harajuku gallery space, and would appreciate answers to the following survey.
Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder was recently in Japan, and he reports on his visit to the Showa Kan, a museum in the city of Takayama that features an impressive collection of Showa period (1926-1989) goods.
Kyoto riverside at night, as shot by Trevor Mogg, a writer and photographer based in the city.
Sixpack France presents the Japanese premiere of the short film “It Was on Earth That I Knew Joy,” part of an event that will also include an exclusive installation by PMKFA.
Feature Shoot posts a few photos from London-based photographer Alexander James’ “Taxi” series that were taken in Tokyo, featuring shots of the lighted signs found on taxis.
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Chie Kanayama (Genta Design) has designed a follow-up to her Furoshiki Bag, again for +d.
“Hikari no Kuni,” an illustrated work from the collection of artist — and Rinzen member — Rilla Alexander.
A few weeks ago, I was taking some visiting friends around Asakusa. This was unfortunately the day of the Sumidagawa fireworks, and we were trying to get out of the area in the late afternoon, before the crowds got too insane. Being 5pm, however, the yukata-clad girls and their plain-clothes boyfriends were already filing in, and we had to fight the crowds to get on and off of trains.
The team that brought you last year’s fantastic look at Japan’s traditional monsters, Yokai Attack, have come up with another great “cultural” guide, the aptly titled Ninja Attack: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws.