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On the blog today we’re featuring a round-up of

On the blog today we’re featuring a round-up of Japanese packaging design goodness!
① shoutout to our hometown of Koganei, who produces the most beautiful honey made from flowers and bees of Koganei and Nogawa Park
② a cool concept from Suntory that lets you order customized coffee that you pick up from lockers at an unmanned kiosk in Nihonbashi
③ Gekokujo Ayu is a wagashi design that features the tradition of cormorant fishing in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers. Except the roles here have been reversed. (Gekokujo means “revolution”)
④ how beautiful is this set of varying aged umeshu. just take all our money now

Stunning photos of Torii shrine gates around Japan

Stunning photos of Torii shrine gates around Japan by @haggardphotography, who uses a combination of neutral density filters (which block out light) with long-exposure times to isolate the gates in the frame.
Read more today on the blog!

In need of some R&R without leaving Tokyo? Head to

In need of some R&R without leaving Tokyo? Head to the newly renovated @koganeyu, an 88-year old sento that’s just received a beautiful facelift, as well as craft beer bar 🍺 ♨️
More today on S&T!
(Photos by Yuriko Kono)

The West corner of Jingumae Crossing where Condoma

The West corner of Jingumae Crossing where Condomania used to sit is about to look a lot different. Today, renderings were revealed: a monolithic, multi-functional structure designed by architect Akihisa Hirata will open in 2022.
Read more about the project today on the blog!
#akihisahirata #jingumaecrossing #平田晃久

Nestled deep in the Gokayama mountains of Japan is

Nestled deep in the Gokayama mountains of Japan is Marebito no ie, a wooden cabin constructed near Toga village.
The region is renowned for a unique type of A-frame housing design and architectural style known as gasshō-zukuri (合掌造り) which uses wooden beams combined to form a steep roof that can easily shed snow from their roofs.
Marebito no ie was designed as a contemporary homage to this tradition but with minimal impact to the environment: an affordable Shopbot 3D wood cutter was brought in and the entire project was completed with local timber that did not have to be transported.
Read more about the project today on S&T (link in bio)
Photos by Takumi Ota

Kuwamizu Sento is a new public bath built by a hom

Kuwamizu Sento is a new public bath built by a homeowner who lives above it. They were displaced during the Kumamoto earthquake, which revealed a flaw in the community: there were no public baths. They committed to not let history repeat itself.
More today on the blog!
#神水公衆浴場

Kodo Nishimura, who identifies as non-binary, is a

Kodo Nishimura, who identifies as non-binary, is a Buddhist monk and makeup artist who divides his time between his two passions: makeup artistry and the Buddhist monastery.
In his recent autobiography the 31-year-old Jodo sect Buddhist monk discusses his difficult journey growing up in Japan and not feeling welcome, to his experiences in the United States, which led him to his current state where he feels comfortable and confident in his own skin.
More today on the blog (link in bio)!
All photos by @masakisato_

Join us next Saturday (Sept. 5) for an online talk

Join us next Saturday (Sept. 5) for an online talk with @kimonosheila, kimono researcher author and stylist for an engaging discussion on kimono fashion history, recent developments after the internet broke the kimono world hegemony, as well as her own work as cultural bridge and ambassador for kimono fashion.
The online lecture will be available to Spoon & Tamago members. Already a member? Awesome! Members will automatically be receiving a link by email to join. Not a member? Consider joining us and getting access to this talk, as well as many other perks! Learn more at: www.spoon-tamago.com/membership/

A 70-year old train station in Inakadate Village,

A 70-year old train station in Inakadate Village, located in the Northern region of Aomori prefecture, has received an unexpected facelift.
A local artist who goes by the name Goma (@artistgoma) was commissioned to illustrate the interior — everything from floor to ceiling and even trash cans — and transform it into an immersive art installation.
More photos today on S&T! (Link in bio)

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Satsuma Kiriko (薩摩切子) is a type of cut gla

For fans of the miniature capsule toy-dispensing g

For fans of the miniature capsule toy-dispensing gachapon vending machines, Akihabara station is now your Mecca. Wall-to-wall gachapon vending machines filled with fun, whimsical and sometimes surreal miniature toys have popped up at the train station.
More on S&T!

In 1767, Harunobu Suzuki, a Japanese designer of w

In 1767, Harunobu Suzuki, a Japanese designer of woodblock print art, created this print titled Niwatori to Danjo (鶏と男女) which translates to ‘a rooster and a couple.’ It depicts a male and female couple who are looking forward to spending a long night with each other. And to ensure they’re not woken up early they’ve brought out a pot of sake and are trying to get the rooster so drunk that it doesn’t crow in the morning.
Hope everyone gets plenty of sleep this weekend 😴

Yoshino Momo is a Tokyo-based artist and painter w

Yoshino Momo is a Tokyo-based artist and painter who renders architectural optical illusions on flat canvases. Her “Kami” (or paper) series is inspired by the the Japanese art of origami and skillfully replicates the lines and shadows that emerge from folded paper.
See much more of her work today on S&T (link in bio)!
Video courtesy @yoshinomomo
(Installation view at Seibu Shibuya)

The Spiral design complex in Tokyo’s Omotesando

The Spiral design complex in Tokyo’s Omotesando neighborhood opened in October of 1985 with the concept of connecting lifestyle and art. And for the past 35 years it’s done just that with several creative marketplaces and rotating art exhibitions. For its 35-year anniversary, graphic designer Shin Obita, inspired by tree rings, has created an understated installation of light on the store’s windows. (On display through August 26, 2020)
More today on the blog!

Shibuya’s public restrooms are currently undergo

Shibuya’s public restrooms are currently undergoing a huge facelift in a project called Tokyo Toilet. Sixteen renown designers have been hired to redesign 17 public restrooms in locations all throughout Shibuya.
① Shigeru Ban
② @nownao
③ Fumihiko Maki
④ @masamichi_katayama
Read more today on the blog! #tokyotoilet

A post and pre-colorization of a photo taken on Au

A post and pre-colorization of a photo taken on Aug. 9, 1936, 9 years before the atomic bomb exploded, on the grounds of Jisenji temple where the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park now stands. A girl wearing a dress has a big grin on her face. On a bench, a woman sleeps with her head on her arm.
On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, a new photobook is being released by a university student and professor. What’s unique about the photographs is that they have been colorized and brought to life as if just taken the other day. Memories, imagination and technology worked hand-in-hand in the colorization process, which combined interviews with those seen in the pictures, people who remembered what was depicted in the pictures, and artificial intelligence. The team that worked on the book called the process “unfreezing memories.”
More today on S&T 🙏🏻

Our little blog turned 13 (!) last month. And toda

Our little blog turned 13 (!) last month. And today, we launched a membership program to ensure our future of supporting Japanese arts & crafts.
Whether you’ve been following us for years or just discovered us, we hope you’ll take a moment today to read about what we’re doing.
More info on the blog and in our insta story today. Thank you!
(illustrations by the lovely @nahoogawa_illustration)

Finally, a luxury handbag that caters to our inter

Finally, a luxury handbag that caters to our interests! Japanese leather bagmaker Tsuchiya Kaban has created a hand-crafted work of art (or bag, if you prefer) whose sole purpose to to carry 1 watermelon 🍉
More today on the blog!

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