Tokyo’s Akihabara district (sometimes simply called “Akiba”) was once famous mostly for its myriad of electronic goods shops, but that reputation has since expanded into…

Shibuya is a city that symbolizes Tokyo. As a melting pot of various styles, cultures and ideas, it is a city where anything can happen,…

Japan’s Katsushika Hokusai, is perhaps the world’s most famous painter. Believed to have created more than 30,000 works in his lifetime, that are highly valued…

Earlier this year, Hawaii-based digital artist and cosplayer Jimmy Sparrow released a lineup of colorful illustrations that fused Pokémon and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba…

Very few Pokémon can challenge the popularity of Pikachu, but with its own lingerie set and army of dancers at the famous Pikachu Outbreak parade…

Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and all-around animal lover Ponkichi (@PonkichiM) is most famous for providing a shiba inu alternative to Japanese bank notes that was…

Fans of Japanese soft drinks will be familiar with Calpis (or Calpico as it is called in some countries to avoid an unfortunate pronunciation mixup)….

Japanese artist Tokuhiro Kawai’s gorgeous oil paintings would look right at home in a museum dedicated to the noble art of the Renaissance, particularly if…

It’s hard to look at the illustrations of Kouki Ikegami (@winter_parasol) and not feel as if you’re looking at the concept art for a gorgeous…

One look at self-taught Japanese illustrator Toma-to’s (@idoukunn) artwork will have you convinced that the talented artist has been tapping into a natural talent for…

As Thomas Romain, a Tokyo-based anime artist who turns his sons’ sketches into awesomely detailed illustrations will show you, professional artists have a very creative…

If you find yourself torn between your love of Pokémon and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, talented digital artist and cosplayer Jimmy Sparrow has just…

Those familiar with the works (as we’ve introduced, part 1, part 2, and part 3) of Japanese illustrator Avogado6 (@avogado6) know that the tacit talented…

Traditional ukiyo-e woodblock paintings may be Japan’s most iconic form of art. While it thrived from 17th to 19th centuries, the style still survives today…

The ghosts, demons, and spirits of Japanese folklore are known as yokai. Yokai can be friendly, neutral, and even malevolent (the famous “Momo” sculpture and…