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LIFE-SIZED | an exhibition of paper cutouts by Risa Fukui 27 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
photos courtesy keniichi shioda | click to enlarge Another show I attended while in Tokyo was LIFE-SIZED, an exhibition of large-scale paper cutouts (kirie) by Risa Fukui. The 38-year old artist pres...
2 a.m. by Yusuke Yagi 26 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
photos by spoon & tamago If you’ve ever walked home late at night in Japan you may recognize some of the deafeningly quiet scenes created by Yusuke Yagi. Using primarily traditional Japanese painting...
A Haunted House Art Exhibition for Kids 26 Aug 2013 | 05:27 am
unless otherwise noted, all photos by spoon & tamago We highlighted it in our selection of Japanese haunted houses for this summer, but the only one I actually went to was with the kids at Museum of ...
Summer Greetings from Spoon & Tamago 22 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am
Fireworks along the Tama River | Aug 17, 2013 If you follow me on twitter you know that I’m back in Japan right now with my family on vacation. You also know that it’s really, really hot. Both facts ...
The Ceramic Miniature Figurines of Mayumi Yamashita 21 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
images courtesy the artist | click to enlarge Ceramic artist Mayumi Yamashita makes hand-built and wheel-thrown sculptures and then adds miniature figurines to create whimsical, humorous works of art...
LT Josai | a new shared living space in Nagoya 21 Aug 2013 | 07:55 am
photos by Masao Nishikawa Thanks, in part, to exposure through Japanese TV dramas, shared living has now become a viable option for young kids looking to gain independence but are not ready to make t...
Bonus: trainspotting in Tokyo 16 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
So, now you know almost everything there is to know about Japanese trains. There’s just one thing left to do: go trainspotting. But of course we all don’t have the time and resources to visit individu...
Represent your favorite line with train postcards 16 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
We all now know that trainspotting is a legitimate and acceptable hobby in Japan where, on any given day, it’s not unlikely to see the hobbyists in the wild, snapping pictures of incoming trains. The ...
train photographer Hirota Naotaka 15 Aug 2013 | 11:03 am
“It’s not just about the trains. It’s also about all the wonderful situations that surround trains,” says Hirota Naotaka, who has made a career out of photographing trains for over 60 years. Now at ag...
Fujimieki | the fine art of spotting Mt. Fuji from train stations 15 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Combine trainspotting with a love for Mt. Fuji and you’ve got Fujimieki, or train stations where you can see Mt. Fuji. There is a subset of train aficionados that get their kicks from either photograp...
