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The most creative talents inspired by and from Japan.

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14 YouTubers In Japan You Should Be Watching

If you can't get to Japan, what's the next best thing? Watching countless hours of Japanese content, of course!

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11 Japanese Instagram Accounts You Should Be Following.

Whether you're looking for inspiration before your trip, or you're just bonkers about Japan and it's many fascinating subcultures, these are the Japanese instagrams you should be following.

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jeju crossings anime town
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5 Japanese-inspired Animal Crossing islands. (and 3 bonus ones!)

The most wholesome gaming community also happen to be some of the best designers of Japanese acnh islands.

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The man who makes delicious pieces of sushi from stones.

So many intriguing creative projects have either come from Japan, or been inspired by it. But perhaps none are more interesting than this one from Hama. Hama is an art student from Japan who hand crafts delicious looking pieces of sushi from

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250 pictograms to help you navigate Tokyo.

The Nippon Design Center has just released over 250 pictograms to help tourists navigate their way around Japan. Oh, and they're free for anyone to use..

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From the series and book, In Color In Japan © Shin Noguchi
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Experience everyday life in Japan with the candid photos of Shin Noguchi.

Shin Noguchi is a street/documentary photographer from Japan. We take a look at his new monograph “In Color In Japan”.

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Tenno: An interview with a Japanese-inspired Lofi producer.

The Lo-Fi music scene has exploded in the past couple of years, and we think he may just be about to do the same.

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Salva Lopez – A whistle stop tour of Japan

Salva Lopez is a Barcelona based photographer that has shot for the likes of Monocle, Wall Street Journal, Kinfolk, and many more.

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Kenta Torii: A symbiosis of modern and traditional Japanese iconography.

Kenta Torii is a Japanese born artist whose work challenges and explores the relationship between traditional and contemporary Asian work. Kenta paints these exotic paintings so that ‘dreamers who want to make their dreams come true’ can do so. Check out this

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Sakai Takahiro: Portraits of Japan

Sakai Takahiro shoots beautifully toned, heartwarming portraits highlighting the colourful landscape of Japan.

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