Visit TOKYO 🇯🇵 Japan Street Art, Galleries, Events

[Wearology]

DFACE in Shibuya Tokyo 


Even in one of the most obedient & civilized cultures in the world they still ignore a No Graffiti sign : )
So proud of the taggers in Tokyo !!

[johnnyh]

That's funny max fine $3,000 US or 3 years.......apart from being excessive they do not seem balanced 3k is not much in Japan but 3 years that's seriously harsh as a max for graffiti. As you say Wear much respect to them

ps the DFace is spanking

[rexxington]

I miss Japan, haven't been for a while...

Do they still have querky vending machines?

[richskara]

Hi all

Apologies if in wrong forum but I'm off to the above mentioned places in July and would love some gallery recommendations for while I'm over there.

Alternatively any other recommendations, been to Tokyo before but was 5/6 years ago and got the worst memory known to man.

Cheers

[johnnyh]

If you want to see some street art in Tokyo go to Harajuku.

The galleries in general are tiny but there is some DFace in Harajuku plus local Graff writing all over the place. If you profile me look on recent threads you will see some pics I took of the work mainly in Harajuku

for street art there is a small gallery called the Kasuma Gallery but it is tiny lovely people. Have some nice works on the out side see pics in thread. nothing streetwise in bangkok but you can find Thai galleries. Phuket no galleries other than copy canvases.

[welikestatic]

Hi richskara

you could check out Gallery Kawamatsu, not sure what show they have on at the moment but they have a nice collection of paintings on the walls outside including Nick Walker, Stik, Dotmasters, Ourselves and Whatson

heres the address

Gallery Kawamatsu
2-12-1
Kanda Jimbocho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0051
Japan

[johnnyh]

Kawamatsu sorry that's the gallery I meant as well apologies

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www.kokiarts.com/
Evan Nesbit show opens tonight. Compelling painter, but of course don't need to come to Japan to see his work.

Gallery Target, of recent Invader print fame!
gallery-target.com/

www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/
Studio Ghibli Museum...can't get that outside Japan.

[richskara]

Hey thanks for the replies will be certain to check out

[sm]

I was in Bangkok last year and managed to find some great street pieces

urbanartassociation.com/thread/108649/help-bangkok-street-art

[misterx]

I was in Phuket in January. The only galleries I saw were the "copy" types.

Great island though.Make sure to take a day trip on a speedboat.

We went with this company and quite frankly it was the best day of the trip.Highly recommended.VERY safety conscious. Lots of complaints on Tripadvisor from dumb tourists complaining their day trip was cancelled due to bad weather...!!

www.phuketsailtours.com/tour_phang_nga.html

[scottyricho]

Hey Guys

Off to japan for a week and ill have some down time between work meetings.

Was hoping someone can point me in the right direction for some of the more popular places to see street art

Any certain streets/suburbs etc that i should head too?

Thanks in advance 

[johnnyh]

Harijuku has plenty of stuff DFace etc lot of Lush and plenty of other stuff and is a fun place to walk around

[johnnyh]

Also if you check my profile and threads there is one visiting Tokyo
Which has info you are requesting and one Tokyo Street Art which is pics I took etc

[scottyricho]

Thanks Johnny...sounds like a great place to start.

[Mr. Francesco]

Oct 24, 2014 9:24:42 GMT 1 scottyricho said:

Hey Guys

Off to japan for a week and ill have some down time between work meetings.

Was hoping someone can point me in the right direction for some of the more popular places to see street art

Any certain streets/suburbs etc that i should head too?

Thanks in advance 

How did you fare?

I'm off to Tokyo next week. Any advice? I'd like to see some art as well while I'm out there.

[Mirus Gallery Poesia]

In 2002, Takashi Murakami founded the GEISAI art fair to help young artists showcase their work in a convention-style setting. After 14 years and 20 installments of the fair, Murakami and GEISAI have announced a new project for 2015 that will be take place at Kaikai Kiki’s Zingaro galleries in Nakano Broadway in Tokyo.

According to a press release from Kaikai Kiki, the galleries in Nakano Broadway welcome graffiti artists, street artists, and other "cross-genre creators" to exhibit their work. The exhibitions of the "GEISAI∞Infinity​" Project, co-curated by Murakami and Takumi “Kasenyan” Kaseno of the GEISAI executive committee, will focus on the "creative release artists experience when they abandon the contextual emphasis of contemporary art​."

[Deleted]

This work looks beautiful. We have a small Nawer canvas in the studio.
He's an extremely talented artist.

[madbaki]

I saw the thread for galleries in LA, so I thought i'd see if you guys know of any galleries in Japan. I'm aware of HHH Gallery in Tokyo, and i'd like to see if there were more (which i'm sure there are). However, I'm mainly interested in galleries in the South of Japan (the biggest city near me is Fukuoka). Know of any?

[thomasmer]

Gallery Target is nice.

[mtntomtom]

Hello Guys,

I need your help, I am going in two weeks to Tokyo for business purposes. I would like to leverage this trip to discover the street art scene of Tokyo and Japan in general (I ll take one week of holiday to travel).

Do you have any tips about the best neighborhoods to discover street art in Tokyo / other cities in Japan? Do you know some blogs, Facebook page or Instagram page that I should follow? Anyone here leaving there?

Thank you in advance for your support.

Make Art Not War

[mtntomtom]

UP

Guys I really need your help

[Feral Things]

I was lucky enough to be in Japan this time last year and the food, people, gardens and sumo were just incredible.  You're in for a treat!

José Parlá has a show on at Yuka Tsuruno called 'Small Golden Suns'. I got the book that accompanies the show a couple of weeks ago and the work is as beautiful as you'd expect from Parlá but there's no substitute for seeing his work in the flesh.  There is only a relatively limited graffiti/street art scene in Japan but the best neighbourhoods to head to are Harajuku (where the London Police lad below is) and Shibuya (where the Invader is located). 

[mtntomtom]

Oct 23, 2016 17:15:06 GMT 1 Feral Things said:

I was lucky enough to be in Japan this time last year and the food, people, gardens and sumo were just incredible.  You're in for a treat!

José Parlá has a show on at Yuka Tsuruno called 'Small Golden Suns'. I got the book that accompanies the show a couple of weeks ago and the work is as beautiful as you'd expect from Parlá but there's no substitute for seeing his work in the flesh.  There is only a relatively limited graffiti/street art scene in Japan but the best neighbourhoods to head to are Harajuku (where the London Police lad below is) and Shibuya (where the Invader is located). 

Thank you very much, well appreciated

[skynet]

Hi, I'm heading to Japan (Tokyo & Kyoto) for a week holiday beginning tomorrow.  Wanted to see if fellow members had any advice for galleries, sights to see, areas to visit, and shows and restaurants to explore.  Thanks in advance for your help!

[natstan]

If you are into toys, mandarake and nakano broadway are not to be missed. There's a murakami cafe at or near the latter though I didn't visit the last time I was there. If you walk around the harjuku area, which is a hip shopping neighbourhood, there is also plenty of street art to see.

For food, there are plenty of ramen places around and you will be able to find some good ones by googling, but expect long queues for popular joints. Of all the museums, I found the tokyo edo museum the most interesting for its depiction on tokyo's history.

[Winter]

Mori Art Museum and Roppongi Hills Art & Design Store. Last time I was there it had lots of Yoshitomo Nara collectables. Go onto the roof of the building for incredible views.

[nobokov]

Very lucky! Wish I could visit again soon. Japan-guide is a very useful resource for descriptions of the attractions and how to get to them.

www.japan-guide.com/

Cuisine-wise, there are so many Michelin-starred restaurants in both cities. I'd highly recommend visiting a Kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto. Reservation

Here's a link for Ramen restaurants in Tokyo. I'd recommend Kikanbo.
luckypeach.com/guides/the-five-ramen-shops-you-can-and-should-visit-in-tokyo/

If you're obsessed about Ramen like I am, the Ramen Museum in Yokohama is a great place to go. There are many ramen restaurants with different styles, housed in this museum. It's a short train ride south from Tokyo.

Sushi Dai at Tsukiji Market is a great place, but the line is damn excruciating....

If you're going before the 27th, there's a Grand Sumo tournament going on in Tokyo.

In Kyoto, I'd recommend hanging out around Gion near sunset. You'll be able to see many Geishas walking about around then. Also, I highly recommend visiting Nara, which is a short train ride south from Kyoto. And the Fushimi Inari Shrine is not to missed - rows and rows of toriis, which you've probably seen in photos and films.


Hope that helps and you have a great time.

[thomasmer]

The Robot Restaurant.

Gallery Target

Stay in Dormy Inn Shibuya

[thomasmer]

Kyoto is also real nice, art and culture wise.