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An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.
How Hara Kazuaki documents the daily lives of her kids in Nagano.
Shin Hanga preserved traditional aesthetics while negotiating Western influence and change.
How Yukinaga continues traditional techniques by working entirely in analog.
Rediscovering traditional indigo dyeing through a new generation.
Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.
Wenders wanders a city racing forward, searching for Ozu’s stillness.
The insanely detailed cardboard creations of Aidakko Sishou.
Ihei Kimura captured life’s raw beauty through unfiltered moments.
Japan’s hidden graffiti world, balancing creativity and legality.
The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.
These quirky little creatures say more than words ever could.
From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.
From Ukiyo-e’s decline rose the Sōsaku Hanga movement.
OZ became the prototype for our online selves.
How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
Dive into the world of Japan’s female divers.
A chaotic genius who bent postwar Japan’s manga into delirium.
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Nujabes' Impact on Anime’s most Iconic Soundtrack.
Tradition becomes design as Kai Mackenzie refines heritage into form.
Danielle Sinai explores what it means to get lost in Tokyo.
A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.
Dive into the first three days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.
This post office welcomes letters never meant to be delivered.
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
Fashion
An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.
Rediscovering traditional indigo dyeing through a new generation.
The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Tradition becomes design as Kai Mackenzie refines heritage into form.
Dive into the first three days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Yutaro Saito’s sixth column joins a man who cleans Tokyo voluntarily.
Precision and subtlety define the understated power of Tokyo’s uniforms.
How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.
Yutaro Saito’s fifth column joins a man who wears what he eats.
The ordinary unravels gently in Mihara’s layered emotional silhouettes.
Masculinity here is soft-spoken, styled, and rooted in routine.
Yutaro Saito’s fourth column joins a man on a worldwide fishing trip.
Streetwear’s silent coder, remixing chaos into something strangely coherent.
Born in post-war Kobe, reborn on Tarantino’s blood-soaked set.
Pickyou is single-handedly revolutionizing the second hand scene.
Yutaro Saito’s third column finds quiet strength in Crocs.
A collaboration that explored identity through fashion, music, and performance.
Yazawa’s manga wears its heart out loud, stitched in Westwood’s tartan.
How a carabiner on a belt says more than designer logos.
What are Japanese designers thinking about?
Genderless kei blends comfort, color, and confidence with effortless charm.
A knit cap, pink jacket, and 40,000 kilometers later.
Yutaro Saito captures the quiet confidence of aging in fashion.
IM MEN turns fabric into wearable flight.
SEVESKIG redefines impermanence through wabi-sabi, yakihaku, and Roujin Z.
Musician-turned-designer Sophie Powers takes her first step into fashion in Tokyo.
Where marble motifs and avant-garde collide: Mikage Shin finds the spaces in between.
Goro Takahashi bridged cultures, crafting Harajuku’s timeless silver legacy.
Art & Design
Shin Hanga preserved traditional aesthetics while negotiating Western influence and change.
Music & Film
Manga & Anime
From doujinshi roots to global icons, the revolutionary impact of CLAMP on the world of manga.
Graffiti in Japan - Creativity, Cultural Tensions, and Legal Controls
Japan’s hidden graffiti world, balancing creativity and legality.
The Otaku Girl Rooms by Shiori Kawamoto
Peek into Otaku ladies' vibrant, chaotic Daraku Rooms with Kawamoto.
Children Full of Life – What It Means to Grow Up Human
How one teacher made crying in class completely make sense.
The Fight for Recognition as a Female Sumo
Sumo’s legacy grows richer when these women take their place.
The Radio Pirates of Tokyo
Pirate radios turned Tokyo’s streets into broadcast havens.
Matagi - The Forest and the Bear
Traditional hunters preserving nature and culture deep in Japan’s north.
Disappearing to Start a New Life - The Phenomenon of Jōhatsu
Some vanish from shame, others from life, all chasing silence somewhere.
Inside Osaka’s Forgotten Community - A Journey Through Airin Chiku
Osaka’s neon fades fast when you cross into Nishinari.
Kamikaze Pilots - The Faces Behind Japan’s Ultimate Sacrifice
A cockpit, a cherry blossom, and a one-way ticket to oblivion.
47 Ronin - Tale of Unbreakable Samurai Spirit
They carried their master’s ghost through the streets of edo.
Before Bōsōzoku - The Kaminari-zoku Thunder Tribe
How post-war trauma birthed Kaminari-zoku, the roots of Bosozoku culture.
Bōsōzoku Cars - Japanese Mod Culture on Steroids
Towering exhausts & wild kits—Bosozoku cars are chaos on wheels.
The Rise of Japan’s Football Fan Culture - J-League Ultras
Explore the subculture creating a fiery atmosphere at Japan’s football grounds
The Unmatched Motivation of Shuzo Matsuoka
Who is Shuzo Matsuoka, and how did he become a cult legend by motivating people around the world?
How Akihabara Became the Otaku Walhalla
From samurai beginnings to otaku wonderland.
Japan’s Most Evil Game Show - Susunu! Denpa Shōnen
Nasubi’s story of isolation and exploitation in reality TV.
The Most Wholesome Japanese Official - Hisao Inagaki
The Japanese official that folds cranes for everyone's health and peace.
Konbini Confessions - Tokyo’s Raw Street Diary by Miyachi
Miyachi roams the streets of Tokyo looking for the meaning of life.
The Dark Side of Kabukicho - Toyoko Kids
Yusuke Nagata captures the lives of Kabukicho's teens hiding in plain sight.
Menhera - When Yami Kawaii Meets Mental Health Awareness
Kawaii meets raw reality in Menhera, a subculture fueled by mental health awareness.
The culmination of Kon’s experiments in psychological animation.