If you’re an art enthusiast visiting Shibuya, Tokyo, you won’t want to miss the latest solo exhibition of popular Japanese illustrator, BerryVerrine. Known for their…

Just as writers can sometimes experience “writer’s block,” creators in the visual arts have also been known to experience “painter’s block” or the equivalent thereof….

Since last year, a hairstyle known as the hime cut (姫カット hime katto in Japanese) has been trending internationally. Whether it’s the models at Prada’s…

The talented and inventive Japanese illustrator かねろ Kanero specializes in obake お化け. Obake is often translated as “ghost” or “monster,” but it is written with…

With the spread of smartphones and computers, there are fewer opportunities to send letters to friends and family members. However, sometimes we like to send…

Yōkai old and new Yōkai 妖怪 are supernatural entities and spirits from Japanese folklore. Deeply tied to the Japanese animistic belief that spirits inhabit all…

Characters with a hidden side or a secret have always been a staple of fiction and art but in the last half-century or so, the…

Tera Terada If you’re into Japanese pop culture, and especially if you’re into Vocaloid and other music popularized on Nico Nico Douga, you may have…

Behind the flashing lights and its constant bustling rhythm, Tokyo has an undeniable, almost mystic charm that takes a special talent to appreciate. One person…

When you first see some of Japanese illustrator TAKOLEGS’ work, you may wonder if your screen settings are too dark. The artist has developed a…

Osaka-based artist and illustrator gozz has recently been focusing on hakoniwa 箱庭 isometric illustration vignettes. However, he also works outside of that genre, contributing art…

As you can guess from the header image showing Vermeer’s “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” enjoying selfies together,…

As most of our readers surely know, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is very popular these days. As reported by Business Insider, the game is Nintendo’s…

“I take scenes which you may see every day, and I aim to create a different world by adding something else.” This is how Japanese…

Some of our readers may recall the work of Japanese illustrator Rokuban 六番, whom we first had the pleasure of introducing in 2018. At the…