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• Clever Mixed Media Art by Shintaro Ohata

  
  It's a given that mixed media art can and will make heads turn, but this particular collection of artworks by Japanese artist Shintaro Ohata will keep you staring in amazement. Read on to find out why!
  January 25, 2013 16 likes

• Heartwarming Family Portraits by Akihiro Furuta

  
  Most people would probably want their family portraits looking formal and elegant, but a Japanese photographer opted to take fun and casual photos of his family instead. Take a look at Akihiro Furuta's beautiful and heartwarming photos after the jump!
  September 27, 2012 2 comments 19 likes

• Intricate Paper Cut-Outs by Hina Aoyama

  
  Give this amazing Japanese artist some paper and a pair of scissors and she'll be sure to create something unbelievably intricate and fragile. Take a look at some of her lovely cut-outs after the jump!
  June 18, 2012 5 likes

• Benesse Macro Camera: An Japanese Toy with a Macro Mission

  
  This family of cameras is bit of an enigma. I acquired one by accident. Now, I'm curious about the rest of the family.
  May 25, 2012 3 comments 16 likes

• Minolta X-300: A Beautiful Analogue SLR

  
  The Minolta X-300 is an SLR built in the eighties. Six months ago, I bought the camera from a guy who's a professional photographer who ownes a photo shop. Although I am just a beginner, I really like this camera and so I will share my experience with this beauty.
  May 17, 2012 2 comments 4 likes

• A Warm Weather Weekend in San Francisco ended about 1 year ago

  
  It's going to be a beautiful weekend in San Francisco! Come enjoy the sunshine with the Lomography SF crew.
  April 18, 2012 1 like

• We Will Welcome You to Japan!

  
  Do you remember what happened last March 11, 2011 in Japan? Yes, we had a big earthquake and Tsunami. You must have watched the situation on TV. One year has passed since the incident. What do you think we should do as lomographers?
  April 04, 2012 7 comments 24 likes

• Today in History: Origami Master Akira Yoshizawa is Born

  
  On this day, 101 years ago, a master of the Japanese art of paper folding was born. Let us take time to learn about the artist who pioneered countless origami techniques for this installment of Today in History.
  March 14, 2012 1 comment 8 likes

• ★ Visiting An Open Air Japan Tourism Fair

  
  Japan is one of the countries that I want to visit. However, I don’t think I’ll be able to travel to Japan anytime soon. So the next best thing I can do to discover Japan without leaving my shores is to visit Japan tourism fairs and events such as the Japan National Tourism Organization's outdoor art exhibition at Singapore’s Orchard Road.
  March 01, 2012 1 comment 2 likes

• Turning Japanese at the Cemetery Park

  
  The thought of shooting in a cemetery park would be creepy, eerie, and crazy (?!) Well that is quite true for most cemetery parks but there is one which is neither scary nor eerie. It is the Japanese Cemetery Park (日本人墓地公園) located in Chuan Hoe Avenue. This is one of the largest in Southeast Asia with 29,359 square metres and consists of 910 tombstones.
  February 22, 2012 2 comments 2 likes

• Bonsai Tree Houses by Takanori Aiba

  
  For a project, Japanese artist Takanori Aiba created tree houses out of bonsai. Learn more after the break.
  February 16, 2012 2 likes

• Ariphoto 2012 Vol.1: Shinya Arimoto Photography Exhibit

  
  Shinya Arimoto is a Japanese conceptual documentary photographer whose body of works primarily involve street photography. He has an ongoing show in Tokyo, Japan. Know the details after the break.
  January 28, 2012 2 likes

• Takahiro Kimura's Broken Faces

  
  To interpret paintings of people, viewers often focus on the facial expressions to look for emotions, clues, and possible stories. Interestingly, a Japanese collage artist and illustrator centered his art not on the human emotions, but on his aesthetic sense alone to create a series of portraits which he calls "Broken Faces." Read more about it after the jump.
  January 24, 2012 9 likes

• Lieko Shiga: Experiments With Light

  
  Since graduating from the Chelsea School of Art and Design in 2004, Lieko Shiga has made four series of photographs that are unique in their inventiveness and imagery. Her work Lilly, for example, draws its influence from the early days of photography, creating ethereal and otherworldly images.
  January 24, 2012 1 comment 5 likes

• Kawanabe Kyosai: The Last Virtuoso of Early Japanese Art

  
  When we speak of Japanese art, among the very first that comes to our minds are the traditional paintings unique to these Oriental artists. Let's take a look at the works of Kawanabe Kyosai, hailed as one of the virtuosos of traditional Japanese paintings.
  January 19, 2012 3 likes

• Nagi Noda: Pop Artist Extraordinaire

  
  Nagi Noda was a whimsical and creative Japanese artist who created lively and imaginative music videos, advertisements and who set up her own fashion label with fellow artist Mark Ryden. Her colourful and quirky work was free-spirited and experiment and captured a sense of playful fun.
  January 19, 2012 1 like

• Izima Kaoru: Landscapes with a Corpse

  
  Izima Kaoru was born in Kyoto in 1954 and is best recognized for his series “Landscapes with a Corpse.” These photos combine horror with beauty in portraying models and actresses acting out their ideal deaths.
  January 18, 2012 3 comments 10 likes

• Tokujin Yoshioka to Receive Award and Hold Exhibit in Paris

  
  Japanese artist and designer Tokujin Yoshioka will receive a special award and have some of his works exhibited at an upcoming Maison & Objet fair in Paris. Read about the details after the break.
  January 17, 2012

• East Meets West: Martin Kreloff's Pop Art

  
  Hollywood movie stars and Japanese sumo wrestlers: what connection do they have? Martin Kreloff definitely knows what these two opposite things can have in common. Take a look at his brilliant work of art after the break!
  January 16, 2012 2 likes

• Artist Soaking in Tub in Unusual Places

  
  Bizarre, no? Ingenious, yes! Japanese artist, Mariko Sakaguchi, has done a series of entertaining mise-en-scène, in a sense, photographs that convey both cultural and social elements, and can also be viewed as an 'I spy' image, with so many objects for your viewing pleasure!
  January 14, 2012 1 comment 6 likes