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Another bundle which humblestore even brings to my attention with an extra email, but which is not offered to people like me who live in #japan ..
I guess the industry just feels like they can get more money out of us here in selling the games one by one.


Title: Snow in Kohfukuji Temple (1947)

Artist: Takeji Asano

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4101.html #ShinHanga #TakejiAsano #Showa #Art #Snow #Winter #Kohfukuji #Kofukuji #Nara #Japan


First there is the Jishin Itsumo kit. It includes a book note which illustrates the testimony of 167 survivors of Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe in 1995. What a work !
The kit includes also two leaflets, one explaining how to set up an emergency contact and one explaining what you need to prepare at home.
The last item is a handkerchief with multipurpose ideas printed on it : it can be a mask, a bandage, a flag, etc. Bought it for 12 euros in mint condition.

#design #books #japan #pictogram


โฌ† let's continue this exploration thread above.

My Jishin Itsumo project collection is growing !

ๅœฐ้œ‡ (jishin = earthquake) ใ„ใคใ‚‚ (itsumo = always) is a project made by the wonderful Japanese illustrator Yorifuji Bunpei ๅฏ„่—คๆ–‡ๅนณ.
The main goal is risk prevention and help people getting ready for earthquake disaster.

If you like it, there are PDF available on the official website !
http://jishin-itsumo.com/category/kit/

#design #books #japan #pictogram

โฌ‡ let's dig into it !


Second book is the Jishin Itsumo Manual.
It explains everything you need to know to be prepared for an earthquake : how and why it happens in Japan, what you need to prepare at home, what furniture you need to fix on the wall, how and what you can cook, how you can poop and clean you up without functional sewers, etc. It's really well made and you can find it around 4 euros on second hand marketplaces.

#design #books #japan #pictogram


็ง˜ๅฏ†ๅŸบๅœฐใฎไฝœใ‚Šๆ–น is a wonderful book analyzing how to make a secret base. A deep dive into children cabins, shacks, huts, tree houses... what make a good secret base ?
Written in 2012 by Takahiro Ogata ๅฐพๆ–นๅญๅผ˜ and illustrated by Noritake, the book gives you all the keys to chose wisely what is your secret base.
Each type of secret base has a radar diagram to choose from those criteria : ้ข็™ฝใ• (fun), ่€ไน…ๆ€ง (durability), ็ง˜ๅฏ†ๅบฆ(secrecy), ๅฑ้™บๅบฆ(degree of risk),้›ฃๆ˜“ๅบฆ(difficulty level).

#design #books #japan


I was looking for this artbook for a long time. Published in 2020, this 400 pages book contains all the works of the Japanese illustrator Noritake. Ads, posters, publication, magazine covers... his minimalistic style is everywhere and I love it. It also contains an interview at the end of the book. Got this version at 10 euros, great quality overall.

#japan #books #design #illustration


Some Typographics ti: have a double cardboard page inside with stunning visuals and removable postcards. Those magazines cost 350ๅ†† in 1982,
(around 3 euros in 2023 inflation rate included)

#design #japan #symbol #logodesign #typography


As I said earlier, each issue of Typographics ti: covers a different topic. 1982-10 issue is dedicated to toilet door signs.

#design #japan #symbol #logodesign #typography


Typographics ti: gave the opportunity for designers to submit and showcase their work in a section of the magazine "new face". You had to fill and send back the coupon with your printed work by postal service.

#design #japan #symbol #logodesign #typography


My favorite is Typographics ti: magazine from March 1983.
I was curious about the content as the cover depicts the Japanese map symbol Hot Springs โ™จ U+2668
What's inside ?
A report of Hermann Zapf's visit in Japan ! The famous typographer behind Optima, Palatino or Zapf Dingbats has a discussion with Japanese typographer Kuwayama Yasaburo ๆก‘ๅฑฑๅผฅไธ‰้ƒŽ. but it is not just a written interview, it's shaped like a MANGA !!! this is so funny and so creative.

#design #japan #symbol #typography #unicode


Let's ding into it ! This Typographics ti: magazine is from November 1982.

This issue is a calendar. Each month is designed by an artist. The print quality is incredible.

Cover is designed by Toshihiko Kitagawa ๅŒ—ๆพคๆ•ๅฝฆ. First month is designed by Mitsuo Katsui ๅ‹ไบ•ไธ‰้›„

#books #design #japan #symbol #typography #logodesign


Typographics ti: is the quarterly magazine of the Japan Typography Association. First published in 1980, the publication is still going on today.
Found a set of 10 magazines for 40 euros. I was curious but didn't find any PDF or sample online, so I've decided to give it a try. The content is really different from one another but what a discovery ! If I find a scanner solution, I will try to make them available for everybody.

#books #design #japan #symbol #typography #logodesign


็›ฎใงใฟใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฐใฎไธ–็•Œ
(The world of words seen with your eyes) is more a method for creating pictograms than an encyclopedia. Printed in 1983, the cover is a little bit old but the book inside is in a really good condition. 10 euros. The editor is the Japanese Standards Association. I wanted it because it was co-authored by Yukio Ota ๅคช็”ฐๅนธๅคซ.

#books #design #japan #symbol #pictogram


ใ‚‚ใ˜้‰„ (Iron Characters) is written by a real ้‰„ใ‚ชใ‚ฟ(an Iron Ota', a railway otaku) Yuki Ishikawa ็Ÿณๅท็ฅๅŸบ.
This book is a beautiful encyclopedia of railway station signs around Japan. What font is used, where can you find it, history behind some... A great work of documenting wayfinding signage design.
Found this copy in mint condition for 5 euros.

#design #books #japan #typography


What's inside ่จ˜ๅทใฎไบ‹ๅ…ธ ?
290 pages of symbol systems and how to represent things. High quality colored print, with international standards but also Japanese symbolics like kimono belts, buddhas design, kamons, kabuki masks...

#books #design #japan #symbol #pictogram


่จ˜ๅทใฎไบ‹ๅ…ธ ( symbols encyclopedia) from 1985. One of the most expensive book, found it on yahoo auction for around 15 euros. The cardboard cover is a little bit damaged around the corner but the book inside is in MINT condition, it still smells fresh from the press. We have almost the same age and I'm not as fresh as this book. I will take care of it Japan, I promise.

#books #design #japan #symbol #pictogram


The other book written by Yuki Ishikawa ็Ÿณๅท็ฅๅŸบ is ใ‚‚ใ˜ใ‚‚ใ˜ใ‚‚ใ˜้‰„ (Wriggling Iron Characters, it's a pun between mojimoji ใ‚‚ใ˜ใ‚‚ใ˜ and moji ใ‚‚ใ˜ I don't know how to translate it correctly...).

In this one, the author interviews Japanese wayfinding signage designers.
Men AND women talks about their work, typographic choices with examples. An important documentary project which gives access to unaccessible design processes. Like ใ‚‚ใ˜้‰„, you can easily find a second hand copy.

#design #books #japan #typography


"Asagaya B-Sides"

Adding on to last weekโ€™s set from Asagaya (้˜ฟไฝใƒถ่ฐท) in western Tokyo, here's four more shots, mostly from the evening part of the same walk.

1. Light afternoon traffic along Star Roadโ€จ
2. Dusk at Star Roadโ€จ
3. Evening Restaurant Exteriorโ€จ
4. The Good Life

All photos shot with Mamiya 6 and 50mm f/4 lens on Kodak Portra 800 (images 2-4) / Kodak Portra 400 (1st image) medium-format film.

#photography #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #asagaya #filmisnotdead


"The first bowl on the earth
The second bowl on the sea
The third bowl on the rivers
The fourth bowl on the sun
The fifth bowl on the beast
The sixth bowl on the stars
The seventh bowl on the air
And the earth turned grey
Sea turned black
The rivers turned red
The sun turned cold
The beast turned pale
The stars turned fast
The air turned to poison"

- Enigma, The Voice and the Snake

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #extinction #animalrights #vegan for the animals #Taiji #Japan #nature


Four shots from Asagaya (้˜ฟไฝใƒถ่ฐท) in western Tokyo. This area boosts quite a few theater spaces, and many pubs and eateries.

1. Pubs along Star Road at dusk
2. Restaurant Corner
3. Evening Izakaya Scene
4. Cafe Entrance

All photos shot with Mamiya 6 and 50mm f/4 lens on Kodak Portra 800 (images 1-3) and Kodak Portra 400 (4th image) medium-format film.

#photography #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #asagaya


ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใฆ
I never really did an #introduction, just jumped in and never went back to Xitter.
A bit of an explanation now - I've transplanted to #Kobe #Japan from #Pittsburgh for my #ProfLife 4 month Fall sabbatical - with my family!
We #Homeschool our kids, so this worked out well (next yr Kid1 will head to college - last opportunity for this sort of adventure, so I snatched it). Wish me luck!
Thanks all who follow or just come across & boost - you mastofriends have all been gracious and kind! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ


Four shots from Kลenji (้ซ˜ๅ††ๅฏบ) in western Tokyo. A very interesting area to walk around and discover novel shops and unique eateries.

All photos shot with Mamiya 6 and 50mm f/4 lens on Kodak Portra 400 medium-format film.

#photography #mamiya #mediumformat #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #koenji


What could go wrong....

My Number identity cards for elderly won't require passwords, says minister | The Japan Times

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/national/my-number-no-password/

>The plan aims to address concerns among some elderly people about remembering a password, and will ease burdens on staff at elderly care facilities who may apply for cards for residents.

#Japan #JapaneseCulture #MyNumber


Discover how Meiji University's file-sharing and collaboration experience has been transformed with Nextcloud Hub.

Click to read our latest blog article and learn more.

https://nextcloud.com/blog/meiji-university-in-japan-streamlines-file-sharing-and-collaboration-with-nextcloud-hub/

#nextcloud #opensource #collaboration #education #japan


Discover how Meiji University's file-sharing and collaboration experience has been transformed with Nextcloud Hub.

Click to read our latest blog article and learn more.

https://go.nextcloud.com/r/FGz

#nextcloud #opensource #collaboration #education #japan


Vineyard Kikushima in #Japan makes excellent wine with #RaspberryPi.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/japanese-vineyard-makes-excellent-wine-with-raspberry-pi/


ๆ”พ็ฝฎใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ่’ธๆฐ—ๆฉŸ้–ข่ปŠ Abandoned Steam Locomotive
#photography #Photomonday #silentsundayโ€จ#japan


What's missing from these pictures?

No on-street parking makes all the difference in the cities of #Japan. The 1962 "proof-of-parking" law means you buy a car, you've got to show you've got a placeโ€”off public streetsโ€”to warehouse it.


Tokyo will move to recognize same-sex partnerships, its governor said, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so, as activists push for national recognition.

#equality #lgbtq #tokyo #japan

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211208-tokyo-to-recognise-same-sex-partnership-governor

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