High-rise condo building reflected in windows of a modern glass-and-steel skyscraper in Akasaka, Tokyo.
Tag: japan
FROM OUR BOOKSHELF: “RACKGAKI” DOCUMENTS AN ERA OF JAPANESE GRAFFITI ART
It’s time again to randomly browse our bookshelves at HQ and re-discover a forgotten coffee-table tome. Today we’ve pulled out … More
“Here We Are” Street Art at Ships … Harajuku, Tokyo
Amid the labyrinthine back streets that comprise Ura-Harajuku are many examples of commissioned semi-legal street art in little niches of … More
Abstract Street Art on Roller Shutter … Naka-Meguro, Tokyo
The Naka-Meguro neighborhood of Tokyo has a distinct feel. It occupies one side of a steeply sloped hill and the … More
Graffiti Art Next to Vacant Lot … Shibuya, Tokyo
Street Art at Sneaker Emporium “California Street” … Daikanyama, Tokyo
Japanese Election Campaign Posters on a Wall … Naka-Meguro, Tokyo
The optics and media of Japanese political election campaigns are fascinating for their restraint and orderliness. Campaign posters for the various … More
“New Candle” Live Video and Projection Installation by Nam June Paik … Watari Museum, Tokyo
LED Animation at 21_21 Design Sight … Akasaka, Tokyo
Graffiti Tags in Dense Urban Space … Daikanyama, Tokyo
Cool Architectural Design of Maison Kitsune Shop … Daikanyama, Tokyo
Fukadaso Cafe & Guriru Gallery Space … Kiyosumi, Tokyo
Video Art Installation and Window at Watari Museum … Shibuya, Tokyo
On the Scene … Customers Waiting in Line at BriGela … Kiyosumi, Tokyo
Japanese Summer “Hanabi”-Themed Billboard Ad For Coca-Cola … Tokyo
Japan has a long-established, globally recognized and highly-developed sense of aesthetics, especially when it come to design and graphic communications … More
Hello Kitty Street Art by D-Face … Ura-Harajuku, Tokyo
American street artist DFace artwork often works with iconic pop-cultural imagery, often American retro-comic book styles and skeletal graphics. … More
Shiny Cool Super-Minimal Unbranded Bag of Bear Pond Espresso Beans
On our recent visit back to Tokyo, we picked up a bag of freshly-roasted espresso beans from Bear Pond Espresso … More
See Ya Later, Tokyo …
It’s always great fun being back in Tokyo. It’s really a home away from home for us, and we love … More
Street Art in Harajuku, Tokyo
We found these cute, simple wheat-pasted street art graphics on a utility box near the Watari Museum (Watarium) Ura-Harajuku in … More