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Month: September 2016

  • One Hundred Views of Bathing

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    “One Hundred Views of Bathing” is a really fun photography project in which the artist, Mariko Sakaguchi, takes self-portraits of herself bathing in a tiny wooden tub in various spaces — basically, places you wouldn’t normally expect to see a person bathing. Found via Tokyo Soup.

  • A Primer on Japanese Typography

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    AQ‘s Eiko Nagase has written a fantastic article on using Japanese typography, that you should read now. It’s also going to lead to an upcoming book on the topic, A Primer on Japanese Typography, that you can pre-order here.

  • TV Commercials by Studio Ghibli

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    Over the years, Studio Ghibli (or its alumni) has produced quite a few animated TV commercials. My friend Christopher was digging these up, and shared a few, like this one for Nisshin (pictured), this one for JR West, this one for sake, for bread, and again for bread.

  • Popularity of Historical Manga

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    The latest Monocle Minute newsletter talks about how there’s currently a resurgence in the popularity of educational manga, like the series covering Japanese history pictured. Japanese publishers, ever on the lookout for the next big thing, have alighted on an unlikely boom: educational manga. A spike in sales of history comics was kick-started in 2013…

  • Tokyo Section of the Rio Paralympics Closing Ceremonies

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    I just watched the Tokyo section of the closing ceremonies for the Rio Paralympics, and wow, it was even better than the one that was presented at the end of the regular Olympics. Again produced by Shiina Ringo, it just feels more stylish, includes AyaBambi, and ends with a cover of Pizzicato Five’s “Tokyo wa…

  • Found Mason

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    Michael Mason is a Tokyo-based art director, and his Instagram feed is filled with beautiful shots taken in Japan. Found via Canvas.

  • The Legend of Zelda Meets Ghibli

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    The following trailer by Matt Vince for an imaginary The Legend of Zelda animated film by Studio Ghibli is borderline torture (while being fantastic at the same time). Oh to dream for such a thing to happen. He created the trailer following the popularity of a few posters he produced last year that imagined such a…

  • PechaKucha + Aichi Triennale 2016

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    It’s good to see that my PechaKucha family is still going strong, and I loved seeing in the latest Japan newsletter that they’re going to produce a special PechaKucha Night as part of the Aichi Triennale 2016 (on September 22 in Nagoya). Pictured, an image from the presentation by performance arts curator Akiko Fujii.