Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in this case–a whole lot of time playing around with a spreadsheet! Japanese twitter user yamatojiline103 posted the…

An international award-winning artist in Japan is crafting entire worlds that you can wear around your neck. Satoshi Tomizu crafts glass spheres that are actually…

To say that the artwork of Chiura Obata (1885-1975) is an artistic reflection of his bicultural identity does not seem too much of a stretch,…

The Japanese love nail art, and this year’s Tokyo Nail Expo didn’t fail to satisfy even the most extravagant nail artists. “From Japan to the…

Ballpoint pens can write, but sometimes they spontaneously decide to dry out, or begin alternating between spitting out huge blotches of ink and nothing at…

Pigment is a recently opened specialty arts store located in Tokyo. While one’s eyes will immediately be drawn to the massive wall of colorful pigments…

Previously, we shared a sampling of the New York Public Library’s Japan Photography Collection, which provided a fascinating comparison between the famous sites of modern…

Guitars come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but Inami Wood Carving Cooperative in Toyama, Japan decided to fuse traditional Japanese wood art with…

While the temples, shrines, and other such traditional spots get most of the attention as tourist attractions in Japan, the twilight lights of its urban…

Sure we’ve all sharpened pencils before, but Salavat Fidai carves the tips of ordinary graphite pencils into magnificent sculptures. The Russia-based artist says that each…

Nothing is more mystical than the enigmatic darkness of the night sky. If you’ve ever looked up into its obscurity and wondered what it would…

If you expected this much from balloon art as a norm, you’d probably make a few party-clowns feel pretty bad about themselves. Japanese artist Masayoshi…

20-year-old Carrah Aldridge is a self-taught artist who turns ordinary Starbucks cups into colorful works of art. Inspired by artist Kristina Webb, she began drawing…

If you’re someone who doesn’t just cram food in their mouth, but prefers to use snack time as a moment to find some calming comfort…

Photographer Takahiro Bessho recently posted a series of night shots on his Twitter account (@TakahiroBessho). They are so stunning that over 27,000 people have retweeted…