Monster illustrations from Ultraman sonosheet book
These Ultra Monster illustrations by Toshio Okazaki are from 'The Return of Ultraman' sonosheet book (Volume 1) published by Elm in 1971. Ta....
27 Sep 11:37 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TATTOO ARTIST: GENKO
In honor of my Rebecca bravely putting in another 5 hours on her Japanese leg piece (and still more to go!) I thought I would post about a....
26 Sep 5:00 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nuri-E Museum
For the children who lived through the aftermath of WWII, entertainment itself was a valuable commodity. The high cost of paper made manga s....
26 Sep 8:21 am  from  Tokyoscum   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shuichi Nakano
via pinktentacle....
25 Sep 10:10 pm  from  Yo Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Noh Masks: Neutral Theatre Brought To Life
In Japan masks belong to a highly developed theatrical tradition. Its purpose used to be strictly religious but this has long since changed.....
25 Sep 12:38 pm  from  Geisha Blog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What's Not Ladylike About Each of These Ladies?
Hanamizz has this series of wide kaleidoscope-eyed young ladies each with something rather unladylike going on. Now I totally support bein....
25 Sep 9:17 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Revisiting the Tradition ~ Photography & Sumi Exhibition
Stewart Wachs sent me this one, and though it isn’t actually in Kyoto, I suppose I can bend the rules just this once. Nara isn’t too far....
24 Sep 8:32 am  from  deep kyoto   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: 100
This video -- directed by Kousuke Sugimoto, with music by Takayuki Manabe -- was created in celebration of the 100th issue of IdN magazine. ....
22 Sep 1:26 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cyber-Shinto videos by AUJIK
AUJIK, a mysterious Shinto group that believes all things in nature -- including the products of human technology -- possess a soul, have c....
21 Sep 3:36 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Narwhal on Flickr
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21 Sep 7:45 am  from  allthingskawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Eikanji” (英漢字)
Recently, a student introduced me to the concept of “eikanji”.  This is an idea created by a Japanese calligrapher called Tomomi Kunish....
20 Sep 12:59 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pop Art Samsung NX10, if only it could be made available to us all.
Samsung will exhibit in Seoul Korea four Pop Art version of their NX10 Cameras. Available for the public to see at the first floor of the ....
20 Sep 9:38 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Mind of Pinkaroline
When pondering the woman to collaborate with on the first ever Drop Dead Cute merchandise (yes... you'll hear all about the giveaway tom....
19 Sep 4:58 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flavor of the Week Girls
Loish draws stunning females with the kind of bodies we can all aspire to. Yes... real shape, real curves. Fabulous. BUT her work is bette....
18 Sep 12:11 pm  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese cityscapes with monster-sized wildlife
Artist Shuichi Nakano's "Searching for Paradise" paintings depict Godzilla-sized animals towering over the urban sprawl of Japan. 夢の途....
17 Sep 2:20 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fade Out: Laser-excited luminescent image display
Fade Out, an eye-catching visual display system developed by media artists Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi, uses laser beams to "print" eph....
16 Sep 4:53 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toughest job in the world, Tokyo (Japan)
One of Tokyo’s busy major avenues (Sakurada dori—part of Japan’s National Highway No. 1) passes through both halves of Gotanda, car....
16 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mecha art by Naochika Morishita
Hagane Bito, a book of collected works by freelance artist Naochika Morishita, is teeming with illustrations of anime robots. Here are a few....
15 Sep 10:46 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Countdown to Fujiko F. Fujio’s Doraemon Museum begins
A countdown signboard was set up at a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in early September to begin countin....
14 Sep 11:48 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Three Japanese Artist at the Uffizi
On of the most important art museum in the world, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy has received a donation of three paintings from thre....
14 Sep 10:25 pm  from  Sekaino Nihon the World is Japanising...a bit   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Addictive ads, 1894-1954
Here is a collection of Japanese advertisements for drinks and smokes (1894-1954). Hero Cigarettes, 1894 Tokio Beer, 1896-1906 Chūyū Cigar....
14 Sep 12:19 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Inland Sea No. 10: Ogijima–Setouchi International Art Festival
Don't miss the Setouchi International Art Festival on from now until October 31. We explore Ogijima, one of the 7 islands featured in the Ar....
14 Sep 7:50 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Man builds designer home to live and die in
Fast Company has some beautiful photos of a designer home on the Ise Peninsula for a strange old man who hates sunsets, lollipops, and ki....
13 Sep 2:35 pm  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Drawing Down Memory Lane – Ishii Mie
Ishii Mie's Illustration site is absolutely gorgeous. There are quite a few treasures to be found. On the left hand corner of her Illustra....
11 Sep 9:46 pm  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Surreal animation by Naoyuki Tsuji
Here is an excerpt from artist Naoyuki Tsuji's "A Feather Stare at the Dark" (2003), a simplistic, yet hauntingly surreal, hand-drawn animat....
10 Sep 3:52 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ruins in Yanaka, Tokyo (Japan)
Japan’s first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo era, and was called Hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. Firefigther). Duri....
10 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
イブニング (Evening) Magazine, Tokyo (Japan)
Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other ....
9 Sep 9:58 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Inter // States
Inter // States is the latest Tokyo time-lapse piece by photographer Samuel Cockedey. The soundtrack is "Paradigm Flux (Tokyo Cut)" by Woob....
8 Sep 11:35 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
Osaki (大崎) is a primarily commercial district in the northern part of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. By today, this district has completed ....
8 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Woodblock prints show medical knowledge from the 19th century
Pink Tentacle points us to some beautiful woodblock prints the late 1800s. This one, called Ten realms within the human body, was once u....
8 Sep 3:48 am  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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