Feel The Beauty and Spirit of Japanese Women in Kimono at Miki Katoh’s Solo Exhibition
Miki Katoh is a Japanese artist who is truly dear to our hearts here at grape Japan. Her exquisite work “Auspicious Omens” graces the top…
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Japanese Artists Transform Countries And Their Flags Into Anime Style Warriors For The Olympics
In the past, we’ve seen talented artists turn fast food chains and even unique Japanese Kit Kat flavors into gorgeous anime characters. Perhaps setting a…
Japanese University Students Create Amazing Realistic Diorama Of Akihabara
Akihabara, or “Akiba” as it’s affectionately called by frequent visitors, is often hailed as Japan’s otaku mecca. Home to a wide variety of maid cafes…
Artist Re-imagines Starter Pokemon in Amazing Ancient Mayan Art Style Paintings
Pokemon is probably one of Japan’s most successful exports ever, and many fan artists have unleashed their creativity on the phenomenon. Some re-imagine the creatures…
Stick People Fight to the Death in Japanese Artist’s Next Level Flipbook Animation
Many people in their childhood years went through a phase of making stick man animations by flipping notebook pages. The stick man would be made…
Final Fantasy Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano And Japanese Artists Team Up For Awesome Magic: The Gathering Artwork
To the delight of Magic: The Gathering (and perhaps Final Fantasy) fans, Wizards of the Coast recently announced that they have teamed up with a…
Japanese Twitter Falls In Meme Love With Perfectly Timed Photo Of One-Punch Shiba Inu
Anything posted on the internet has potential to become a meme, but there is something about strangely simultaneously derpy and stoic nature of shiba inu…
Pokémon Card Artist Paints Original Cards Into Awesome Illustrations
Most people who’ve spent good time, money, and memories collecting Pokémon cards would throw a fit if you brought up the idea of painting over…
Art Unit Gendaibijutsu Nitouhei Creates Rings Modeled After Canned Tuna and Crab
(Updated on July 2, 2019 with information on capsule toy) Canned food rings In early April, 2019, Japanese Twitter users were buzzing about a fashion…
You Can Live With A Polar Bear Mother and Cub With These Life-Sized Art Masterpieces
Whether it’s gigantic wearable felt cat heads, lifelike animal heads, super realistic replicas of your pet’s head, or full body reproductions of shiba inus or…
Shiba Inu Design By Illustrator Ponkichi Is Our Favorite Alternative To Japan’s New Banknote
On April 9th, Japan’s Finance Ministry announced new designs for Japan’s banknotes with advanced anti-counterfeiting measures. Scheduled to go into circulation in 2024, the banknotes…
Gorgeous Cliff Top Bonsai Trees Show Off Marvelous Miniature Landscapes
Tokyo Bonsai Lifestyle offers a range of impressive and unique celebrations of the traditional Japanese art of bonsai, as we saw last year with their…
See Your Own Giant Head Floating Above Tokyo’s Skies? Art Project “Masayume” Soliciting Participants
The Tokyo Tokyo Festival, an initiative led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo to drum up excitement in the run-up to the…
Japanese Art Student’s Graduation Project Is A Lineup Of Cats Adorably Asking You For High Fives
Some Japanese art students really bring out the big guns for their graduation projects, but sculptor Sakura Hanafusa (@hanafusa_sakura) expertly crafted one that all cat…
Japanese Papercraft Artist Turns Empty Chocolate Boxes Into Charming Studio Ghibli-esque Town
Japanese university student and papercraft artist @02ESyRaez4VhR2l (Haruki) has really impressed on Twitter with his ability to turn the empty boxes of snacks and chocolates…