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Yumiko Kayukawa was born in the small town of Naie in Hokkaido, Japan. The panoramic beauty of her surroundings and feelings of communication with the native animals inspired her to paint the things around her. As a teenager she also fell in love "with the energy and giddiness" of American pop-culture through her exposure to rock n' roll, film, and fashion. By the age of 16, she had debuted into the art world with a comic-book (Manga) feature. After graduating from Art school, she continued to paint, but struggled with truly expressing herself in her art. Fortunately, this frustration took a dramatic turn during a visit to Seattle where Yumi painted a picture at the request of an American friend. In comic-book style, two girls sit entwined atop a mushroom, Japanese symbols and American pop art styles melding together in lively color and bold lines. Yumi now realized her art persona - sagacious Japanese tradition in synergy with the jubilant irreverence of American pop culture. What does she see for her future as an artist? "I'd rather my paintings hang next to rock star pin-ups than on museum walls. Ultimately I want to connect with people all over the world on that level", she says with a smile. When we look at her work, it's obviously just a matter of time.

Artist Steve Bialik represents legendary Star Wars characters as samurai from traditional Japanese art. Darth Vader and Jabba The Hutt are a lot less scary when they are illustrated as a bald dude in a mask and a giant bullfrog.

Ashiya Dome this one is for you. The Japanese have a lot more going on than animea. Look into Japanese fine artist. Enjoy.

high res images of traditional japanese art

Another Japanese illustrator

YUKO SHIMIZU is an illustrator and a fine artist. She is also an illustration instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York. Drawing had been Yuko's hobby ever since she was a child. However, growing up in a traditional Japanese family, pursuing a path in art was just not an option. After receiving BA in advertising and marketing - the most creative of the practical field - from Waseda University she landed on a position in PR for a big corporation in Tokyo. It never made her quite happy, and she was in a mid-life crisis at age of 22.

An extensive collection of interior illustrations from Japanese books.

A great selection of Japanese art from antiquity as well as contemporary works from the Japan Society in NYC.

This guy is from my redbubble contacts and he seems quite a celebrity who keeps winning awards for his stonishing photographs though personally I prefer his digital works, which have these funky twists here and there that wows me all the time and are totally enjoyable for all the Japanese style fans.
- Ian

Great Japanese design of robots.

Japanese sculptor. Nice clean organic design.

Japanese architect Toyo Ito and b720 Arquitectos of Spain have completed two adjacent towers in Barcelona containing a hotel and offices.

The Japan Print Gallery was established in Notting Hill Gate, London in 1976. We specialise exclusively in fine Japanese Woodblock Prints (Ukiyo-e) from the 18th to 20th century. If you have any queries regarding the prints posted on this site, please use the Contact Us link, above.

Japanese architects Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan have collaborated to create student accommodation in Tokyo where slits run round the building near the top of each storey.

japanese designing team specializing in colorful, kid-friendly illustration

Emma and her friends discover the truth that is hiding from them, they develop an escape plan. The Promised Neverland is one of the best kissanime of 2019.

How much in this word: school, friendship, carefree time, love. The youth strives to grab as much as possible from this time. But there are those who totally disagree with this. One of them is Hachiman Hikigaya

An alternative of Flickr, this Japan based photo sharing community looks very fresh and promising. What's the best part? You don't need to understand Japanese for they offer English version as well.

- ian

by the way, you better use IE instead of FF. ;)