Last year the commercial complex Tokyo Midtown invited illustrator Ryo Takemasa to illustrate some of the most common birds in Tokyo. By teaming up with graphic design studio Tawarasha, they created a wonderful little pamphlet of 25 of the most common birds of Japan’s capital. They’re all there, from the common swallow and turtle dove to the beautiful great egret and annoying large-billed crow.
The booklet was produced exclusively for Tokyo Midtown and if you visited last your you may have been lucky enough to pick one up. If not, there are many more of Takemasa’s beautifully illustrated birds in his portfolio.
the brambling
the large billed crow
the pigeon
the brown-eared bulbul
the Japanese tit (which we are just way to immature to say without chuckling)
the Japanese pygmy woodpecker
the Barn swallow
February 22, 2018 at 8:29 am
Japan’s art is always astounding in its simplicity and elegance. I don’t think you even need to be a bird-lover to appreciate this!