Meet Karin Hosono and Her Delicate and Humorous Cat Drawings
Karin Hosono is a Japanese artist born in 1998 in Aichi Prefecture, known for her unique and delicate depictions of cats. Continue reading »
“Farewell Waltz”: The Emotional Illustrations of SilllDA
SilllDA is a South Korean visual artist whose vibrant, emotionally charged digital illustrations and paintings have gained global attention. Continue reading »
Spectacular Award-Winning Street and Travel Photographs from the Chromatic Photography Awards
1st Place winner: “Tokyo Revengers” by Riccardo Roan, Italy
The Chromatic Photography Awards spotlight the transformative power of a skilled photographer’s eye, turning everyday scenes into visual masterpieces. Continue reading »
Spectacular Street Winning Photos From The 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: “Together” by Selaru Ovidiu
The 2025 Minimalist Photography Awards have once again celebrated the elegance of simplicity, especially within the Street Photography category. Continue reading »
Shibuya’s Public Toilets Are Architectural Masterpieces—Your House Isn’t
Ulana Switucha
Public toilets can reveal a lot about a country’s values, and Tokyo’s Shibuya district offers a striking example. Continue reading »
Stunning Surreal Generative Artworks of Ilan Derech
Ilan Derech, a Mexico-born artist now based in Tokyo, transforms fleeting human moments into quietly cinematic reflections. Starting in digital design, his path evolved into photography and film, where he crafts emotionally charged scenes that feel both spontaneous and deeply personal. Through his lens, ordinary life becomes a gentle meditation on presence, emotion, and time. Continue reading »
Herbert Leupin’s Most Impressive Advertising Posters from the 1940s
Herbert Leupin taught posters how to smile. A leading force in Swiss design, he revolutionized advertising with his innovative and humorous take on the “Sachplakat,” or “Object Poster.” Continue reading »
Spectacular Stunning Winning Photos from the 2024 Mobile Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: “Cry Out” by Ke Ma
The 2024 Mobile Photography Awards highlight the power of smartphone photography, proving that compelling visual storytelling doesn’t require professional equipment. Continue reading »
100 Views of Tokyo: Beautiful Illustrations by Shinji Tsuchimochi
Shinji Tsuchimochi is a Tokyo-based illustrator renowned for his contemporary interpretations of traditional Japanese ukiyo-e art. Continue reading »
Absolutely Superb Minimalist Black and White Photos Captured Winter Scenes in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s
Asano Kiichi (1914–1993), born in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, moved to Kyoto City as a child, where he was deeply influenced by the city’s arts and traditions. Continue reading »
Spectacular Street Winners From The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Spectrum by Daniel Mead
The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards honored exceptional street photography that skillfully embodied simplicity and the urban environment. The winning photographers captured striking images, using minimalism in composition and lighting to enhance emotional depth and narrative power. Continue reading »
Spectacular Award-Winning Nature Photos From The Tokyo Foto Awards
st Place: Horses Running At Sunset by Shirley Wung, Taiwan
The Tokyo Foto Awards 2023 showcased breathtaking nature photography from around the world, capturing the beauty, diversity, fragility, and power of our planet through stunning landscapes, wildlife portraits, and intricate natural details. Continue reading »
Incredible 3D Post-Design by Amano
I love the style of modern post design, it’s an incredible combination of 3D, tribal aesthetics, 90s Japanese design hitech and broken typography. Continue reading »
Dystopian Tokyo at Night in Captivating Photos by Takaaki Ito
Exploring a city can be uniquely insightful through the lens of photographers who traverse its streets at night, capturing stunning and spontaneous images. Continue reading »
Hiro Ando’s Modern Take on the Ancient Artistic Traditions of Japan
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Hiro Ando, a notable artist who began his career in 1995 after graduating from the University of Art, has a distinct style that reflects both modern and traditional Japanese elements. Continue reading »
Photographer NIU NIU Captures The Neo Tokyo Vibes
Neo Tokyo is an imaginary place full with neon lights, punk revivalism, piercings, and erotica. By focusing on the people in this fever dream Tokyo, photographer NIU NIU creates dark, whimsical photos. Continue reading »
Capturing the Unseen: Keita Morimoto’s Atmospheric Tokyo Tales
Keita Morimoto, a Japanese artist based in Tokyo, spent 14 years in Toronto, graduating from OCAD University in 2012. His emotive paintings blend classical techniques with everyday motifs, bringing characters to life. Continue reading »
From Ruins to Beauty: Tokyo Genso’s Intricate Illustrations of a Post-Apocalyptic Tokyo
Apocalyptic stories, depicting the collapse of civilization and order, have a captivating allure. Despite the horror that such an event would undoubtedly bring, it is intriguing to envision our world’s destruction. Continue reading »
Cute and Warm Sketches of Japanese Life by Naoyuki Hayashi
Discover the Art of Naoyuki Hayashi, a freelance concept artist working in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading »
Tokyo Hotel Launches Futuristic Lantern Dining to Beat Coronavirus
Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi
A high-end resort hotel in Tokyo has come up with a unique way to enable diners to enjoy meals while offering protection against the coronavirus — by covering them with transparent lanterns. Continue reading »
“Nude” Photos of Pastel-Colored Urban Tokyo by Rumi Ando
Tokyo-based photographer and retoucher Rumi Ando creates unsettling urban landscape photography of Tokyo. Seemingly nostalgic yet out-of-place, Ando has retouched each of her photographs, painstakingly removing all evidence of human life except for the buildings they’ve built. All windows, A/C units, antennas, ducts—”noise” as Ando calls them—have vanished, leaving only the skin of a city: a nude Tokyo. Continue reading »
Tokyo-Based Illustrator Shows The Everyday Olympics Of Ordinary People
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are officially over, but the Olympic performances and feats never stop. How, you wonder? Well, people who live ordinary lives do them every day. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of The Tokyo International Foto Awards 2020
Here are the winners of the 2020 Tokyo International Awards. The winners receive prizes that are up to $3,000 USD. Tokyo International Foto awards recognize, honor and connect talented photographers from around the world to new audiences and new eyes in the creative circles of Tokyo, Japan. The competition is open to everyone and invites photographers from all over the world to enter their work.
Summer Fairies (Nature, Gold) by Kazuaki Koseki
“Himehotaru” living in the summer night forest, females cannot fly, only males, fireflies, an indigenous species of Japan, fly around the summer forest while repeating a blink of a short time, reminiscent of Christmas illumination. Continue reading »
Japanese Artist’s Illustrations Dare You to Find Fantasy in Ordinary Tokyo Apartments
Behind the flashing lights and its constant bustling rhythm, Tokyo has an undeniable, almost mystic charm that takes a special talent to appreciate. One person who’s gifted with the ability to appreciate the day-to-day charms of Tokyo on another level is Japanese illustrator Akane Malbeni. Continue reading »
Japanese Photographer Captures Stunningly Gorgeous Photoshoot of Tokyo Station During a Typhoon
Japanese photographer ‘7’ tends to focus their lens on some of the beautiful night photography locations available in the Kanagawa and Tokyo area. While the talented photographer’s work features shots that are usually breathtaking enough on their own, this time they were given a surprising natural enhancement by this past weekend’s Typhoon Chan-hom. Continue reading »
