Jan 04 2012: Last year around the time that the tsunami took place Japanese photographer Nari Yamashina sent me some photos. Finally ready to publish them!
Oct 04 2010: Tokyo based fashion photographer Nari Yamashina muses on the person playing the leading role in your life: YOU
May 26 2010: Tokyo based fashion photographer Nari Yamashina starts this week with her first photo essay for JAPANESE STREETS
Feb 20 2010: Tokyo is full of surprises. A delightful one is Toast Girl, who is becoming increasingly popular.
Nov 11 2009: Tokyo based Photographer Hal keeps the creativity flowing this week in part 2 of the Couple Jam interview.
Nov 04 2009: The bathroom is the most private place in the house for most couples, Photographer Hal has made it his studio for his latest book Couple Jam.
Mar 21 2008: Japanese photographer Miya Kishimura pulls you into a dark world of fantasy from which it is difficult to escape. A school girl in uniform with desperate eyes. The same girl with grotesque make-up. In another shot she lies on the street, seemingly dead. This is Kishimura’s world.
Aug 07 2007: Japanese artist Ayako Ookubo uses manga, surreal characters and symbols in her creations. Recently Ookubo was interviewed by Tokyo Art Beat about the t-shirt she designed for the site.
The second part of this two part series focuses on the people at Design Festa 8 comments
The first part of this two part series focuses on the art at Design Festa 4 comments
Dorothy Vacance—one of Tokyo’s hidden gems—is offering really cute embroidered patches featuring traditional images of Japan 0 comments
One of Tokyo’s most important fashion and design exhibitions, rooms, took place again this week. JAPANESE STREETS picked a few favorites 3 comments
Last year, Israel’s famous Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art exhibited over 100 of JAPANESE STREETS photographs 6 comments