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The Glass Temple Hidden Beneath Kyoto
Almost invisible from the surface of a 17th-century imperial temple complex, Kyoto’s Glass Temple hides a stark white chamber beneath…
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The Time a Japanese Noise Musician Destroyed a Venue With a Bulldozer
In 1985, Hanatarash frontman Yamantaka Eye drove an excavator into a Tokyo venue, turning a noise performance into an act…
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The Porsche 356 Bonsai: Preservation Without Restoration
An artist’s rare Porsche is stripped down to its bare essentials and reimagined through Japanese craft traditions and wabi-sabi philosophy,…
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A Loud Minority? Investigating the Subculture of Audiophiles in Japan
Stories of Japanese audiophiles installing personal utility poles have become legend, but behind the myth is a shrinking, aging subculture…
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Outsiders In The Cradle of Humanity: Joji Hashiguchi’s Street Photography Across Six Cities
In the summer of 1981, Japanese photographer Joji Hashiguchi left Tokyo on a self-directed journey through Liverpool, London, Nuremberg, West…