Try this awesome photo technique when you visit the Shibuya Sky observation deck
The Shibuya Scramble Square building opened in November 2019 in the busy area around Tokyo’s Shibuya Station. Reproduced with permission from 紗未 Sami (@szuuxlo) On…
Night Photography
Capture Japan’s gorgeous winter illuminations with these camera tips
If you happen to be in Japan during the winter months, one of the visual delights of the season is the winter illuminations. In recent…
Photograph captures mysterious pillars of light in the night sky. What do they mean?
Readers who pay close attention to the news may recall recent interesting headlines from the US. Several outlets covered a case made by a team…
Japanese photographer wows anime fans by bringing Galaxy Express 999 to life in fantastical photos
Nighttime photography can result in some of the most magical images, especially when the photographer knows exactly which camera settings to use to create a…
Stunning photo of meteor above Izu Ōshima island looks like a scene from “Your Name”
Bolides (commonly known as fireballs) are the brightest of meteors you’re ever likely to observe in the night sky. At around 3:00 a.m. on March…
“It’s Sailor Moon!” Viral photo of Tokyo Skytree elicits comparisons with anime heroine’s wand
Gorgeous photos of Tokyo Skytree and the crescent moon Japanese photographer Yoshiyuki Harada (@yohar1114) specializes in nightscape photography. He mainly focuses on the Tokyo area…
Under a harvest moon, Japanese photographer captures a scene right out of My Neighbor Totoro
Recently, Studio Ghibli announced that it was making 400 still frames from eight of its movie available to the public, and then one month later,…
Japanese Nighttime Factory Photography Will Have You Believing FF7’s Midgar is Real
We’ve seen that nighttime scenes and tours of factories in Japan can be surprisingly gorgeous, as well as photography that makes you feel as if…
Mesmerising Night Photography Shows Tokyo Disneyland Reflected in the Rain
Theme park season is coming, giving us all images of sunny days spent queuing for hours. The one thing that could put a damper on…
Japanese Photographer Shows the Otherworldly Beauty of Nara in Serendipitous Scene
A Japanese hashtag did the rounds on Twitter encouraging photographers to share the photo that they will never be able to take again due to…
Photographer KAGAYA Shows Off The Glowing Wonder Of Tokyo In One Shot
As we often admire the beauty of more traditional landscapes and scenery of Japan in places such as Kyoto, it’s easy to forget just how…
Photographers Capture Stunning Otherworldly Sea Of Clouds In Japan
Many times, the key filter in producing amazing photography is the simple touch of Mother Nature’s hand, such as the timeless and hazy charm of…
Haunting Night Time Photography Shows Tokyo’s Beautiful After Hours
Tokyo can be many things. Overwhelming, haunting, surreal, beautiful, busy. Those are among the many adjectives one could use to describe the sprawling metropolis with…