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...

Shime-kazari

Shime-kazari is one of the style of Shime-nawa rop...

year of rabbit

This is the year of rabbit that people expect the ...

fortune turtle

Turtle is a symbol of longivity and one of the tra...

Tori-i chair

Tori-i inspired chair? It also looks like a seat f...

Chinese lions

I found lions in the narrow gap of pillars at the ...

Sukiyaki pot

This iron pot is shallow and has an handle. Is thi...

energy flow

Here is an art installation in the forest of the o...

Fumihiko Maki

Fumihiko Maki is a legendary giant in architecture...

ceramic mashroom

Picture below is an installation of ceramic art in...

square earthware

This square earthware looks very modern but is a t...

futuristic

As some of you may have figured out, this building...

lion dog

狛犬 / Koma-inu or a lion dog is a statue of guardia...

shiro

This logo is just a combination of the simple geom...

paper clothes

This jacket is made out of paper. Yes, paper. Not ...

not just a rock

A rock, but it's not just a rock for Japanese. In ...

slimy water

Carps are slowly swiming in the slimy dark water. ...

machi-ya

Machi-ya is a traditional style of Japanese wooden...

glassware

Distinctive combination of glassware and earthware...

god of water

People used to believe a dragon as a god of water,...

3D Anime

Anime is now one of Japan's most popular subcultur...

harvest season

Harvest season has arrived. Since ancient times wh...

new house in the old town

Building a new house in the old town must require ...

architectural ceramics

There were ceramic works on display in the glass r...

beauty of machines

The old machine, although I don't know what it is ...

break through

This huge tree looks as if it was growing that had...

private well

Some old kitchens in wealthy homes used to be equi...

tiny Mizuhiki

These cute accessories are earrings that is made b...

curious space

Vacant lot suddenly appears in an old town. This h...

gradation

You can see four colors in gradation are painted o...

packing

Packages are sometimes wasteful. And we japanese a...