anime inspired

Rintaro Mizuguchi is an artist who creates amine i...

sweet dream

Osamu Watanabe is an artist who creates objet made...

history in 3D

The artist Atsushi Adachi is challenging to make h...

lotus root

I know some people think it is weird but we Japane...

not for beer bottles

These beer cases are made of iron, not plastic. Th...

blue bottle

A blue bottle, not the name of a coffee shop but a...

fox wedding

Rainfall in sunshine is called "fox wedding" in Ja...

old advertising signs 

These are historic advertising signs that were mad...

online love

You can find a shape of smartphone in the Japanese...

metal flower

This metal flower created by a young artist Toshik...

contrast in materials

The contrast between the iron of the steam heater ...

composition of materials

Unique art pieces were on the wall in the hotel ro...

Osamu goods

Osamu Harada is a famous illustrator who passed aw...

stone age tools

These look like stone age tools, but they were rec...

Raden works

These Raden works, a traditional craftwork which i...

natural beauty

Stones which got the shape softened by washing dow...

contrast in materials

This public space in the museum has metal walls wi...

glass apple

This glass apple has beautiful shape with unique d...

old glasses

These Japanese glasses are more than 100 years old...

primitive

I'm not sure this one below I saw in the hotel lob...

abandoned houses

This installation of iron works remind me abandone...

space cat

This big cat in a space-suit seems to be ready to ...

minimalism

These craftworks are accessories which look quite ...

SHIDE paper

These zig-zag shaped stripes of paper are called 紙...

hanging bell

Is this a hanging bell from another planet? It's q...

skateboards

The photo-like drawing was on the back of the skat...

big crystals

This objet installed in the garden looks like big ...

smooth and rough

This wooden sculpture delicately colored is by Kat...

glamorous body

This small Sake bottle is called Tokkuri 徳利, and i...

Torii gates

Thousands of Torii gates are placed along the path...

E-bike

This one below looks a motorbike at a glance, but ...

wooden sculpture

I found wooden decoration under the eave of the ol...

fallen leaves

Tiny Origami works in the shape of various animals...

blue dogs

Blue dogs, or maybe wolves, were on the water. Thi...

hemp palm

This handy broom is one of the traditional tool fo...

vinyl toys

I visited Sake brewery and storehouse in the old t...

blue dots

Harumi Nakajima, a contemporary ceramic artist, cr...

fireproof building

This old building in Takaoka, Toyama is built as a...

tiny numbers

So many numbers can be seen on the flat surface of...

bull head

It was very surprising to see this bull head in th...

vintage package

I happend to see vintage paper wrappings for soy s...

In-Ei

陰翳 ,InEi, is a series of lighting designed by Isse...

emoji

Face with tears of joy is the 2D Emoji that repres...

retro-future

This digital clock is using Nixi tubes which are n...

Nadeshiko

This Imari ware is by Imaemon the ceramic artist, ...

metal lace

This elaborated lace is not knitted threads but cu...

spoke chair

This low chair is called Spoke Chair designed by K...

antique stationary

This stationary case is a craftwork made 300 years...

moon light

We had a chance to see a beautiful "super blue moo...

weird but mysterious

Is this a jellyfish from the deep sea or a mushroo...

rusty plastic

Yuma Kato invented the methodology to transfer the...

wooden grid

The wooden grid frame looks covers the outside of ...

bamboo work

I saw a very bold bamboo craftwork in a museum, gu...

neck speaker

This U-shaped device is not a headphone but a "nec...

gold fish

The gold fish drawn on the plate makes me feel coo...

Hiroshima

On August 6th in 1945, the United States blasted t...

mouth of truth

Is this a Japanese version of "mouth of truth"? We...

morning glory

This Nihon-ga of mornig glories are drawn on the B...

Oba-Q

This goast like lighting is Yamagiwa K-series, als...

a flower bud

This beautiful artwork is a ceramic vase by Hirosh...

Owan bowls

These are series of Owan, or Japanese soup bowls, ...

a lone swallow

A lone swallow swoops swiftly across the golden sk...

origami bag

This lightweight bag is designed by a textile desi...

ceramic bottles

We rarely see ceramic bottles nowadays ( related p...

tourism promotion

These bright visuals are for tourism promotion of ...

inside view

I had a chance to visit and walk in the National s...

layers

This tiny canister is a craftwork by Gonroku Matsu...

Light for peace

This public art which is titled ‘Star’ is designed...

machiya

Not many but some good old Machiya, a traditional ...

national stadium

Japan national stadium was built as the main site ...

weathered treasure

Todaiji temple in Nara has many old wooden buildin...

color of early summer

This ceramic work is roughly hand formed and wildl...

whale

An old whale is trying to jump from the stormy wav...

not a work in progress

This is not a temporarily fixed work in progress, ...

observing nature

This octangluar canister is a ceramic artwork by K...

Botan flower

Botan, or paeony, is a spring flower originating i...

cat crossing

Watch out for a cat crossing the road. Very warm-h...

iron mountains

Mountain objet was quietly placed in the gallery I...

lost in a labyrinth

Many Tori-i gates were installed along the pathway...

manga inspired

This is a sculpture made out of stone. Yes, real s...

UFO

This gigantic umbrella is not UFO, but is a roof f...

Mede-Tai

Tai, or Japanease sea bream, is fish and also one ...

3D first

This game designer created the 3D figures as proto...

bar building

This square vase, or a giant mug cup, has a drawin...

skelton

Skeltons surprisingly appeared when the cover was ...

flowers on the water

Flowers were on the water of Chouzu, the place to ...

border line

Is this the border line? But for what? Actually i...

Spring Snow

This ceramic work is a tea bowl created by Miwa Jy...

shadow

The warm spring sunshine creates unique shapes of ...

post modern

A pair of chairs I found in the museum was so 80's...

wind from the east

This artwork of the ceramic vase remids me the fam...

golden Bonsai

This 2D Bonsai is an artwork placed on the entranc...

plum blossoms

This handcrafted flower is an artwork made of Mizu...

manga craft

This ceramic ware looks conventional craftwork wit...

optical effect

Filter sheets on the window glasses make the lands...

new library

I visited the new library in my town, Kanazawa. It...

crinkled texture

This art work is an ink painting by Hiroshi Senjyu...

Japanese modern

This fine details of the Japanese Tatami-mat room ...

3D Mizu-hiki

Ise-ebi is a kind of Japanese lobster and is one o...

pretty rabbits

These pretty rabbits are the wooden chairs for kid...