The Japanese Soldiers Who Wouldn’t Surrender

Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s surrender at the end of the Second Word War came as a blessed relief to millions of Japanese who had suffered during the long hostilities, but not everybody was prepared to lay down their arms.

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Nakajima Library, Akita International University

For the last six months an international group of writers, designers, and travel experts has written a guide to Japan that avoids typical tourist spots and focuses instead on exciting design-centric travel to places visitors rarely explore.

An Immersive Forest of 60,000 Rainbow Numbers

In celebration of The National Art Center of Tokyo‘s 10th anniversary, French architect Emmanuelle Moureaux was commissioned to fill the institution’s 6500 square foot exhibition space with her vision of the decade to come.

Illustrations of Cityscapes on Several Continents

Illustrator and graphic designer Romain Trystram shares with us his series of illustrations titled Neighbourhoods. A colorful journey through the architecture of cities such as New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Paris.

The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces

In Chichibu, Japan, two hours northwest of Tokyo, there’s an odd museum; perhaps the only one of its kind. It’s called the Chinsekikan (which means hall of curious rocks) and it houses over 1700 rocks that resemble human faces.

My Room Project

John Thackwray is a talented 30-year-old photographer and filmmaker who was born in South Africa and currently based in Paris, France. For his series “My Room Project”, John travels world to document how youth live their lives.

The Dreadful Beauty of Abandoned Places

Kieron Connolly’s new book of photographs of more than 100 once-busy and often elegant buildings gives an idea of how the world might look if humankind disappeared.

Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, northern Jutland, Denmark. This lighthouse was built on the top of a cliff in 1900 and ceased operating in 1968.

Beautiful Color Contrasts in Tokyo

Skander Khlif got the habit of exploring any nook of the cities he visits, from Munich to Marseille, capturing both their architectural details and scenes of their daily life. This time, the Tunisian photographer made a stopover in Tokyo and got lost in its vastness and in its mysterious and thrilling atmosphere.