Discover new artists, take home some new art and do it all for a good cause. The CAT POWER 2025 exhibition is back at Galerie LE MONDE in Harajuku, Tokyo—marking the return of its annual cat‑themed charity show, now in its 10th edition. illustration by Rina Yoshioka, who creates showa-era inspired imagery CAT POWER is […] Related posts: Illustrated Tokyo Storefronts by Mateusz Urbanowicz Bakers, Knitters and Illustrators are Remixing the 2025 Osaka Expo Logo New Imaginary Magazine Covers for the Tokyoiter

Imagine sitting on your toilet and getting a personalized health report sent straight to your phone. No clinic visit, no awkward conversations. Just data, insight, and… well, your poop. This isn’t science fiction anymore. Toilets in Japan have long been known for their innovation: heated seats, bidet functions, even calming sounds to mask noise. But […] Related posts: TOTO Launches Toilet Soccer Goalie TOTO’s Toilet Motorcycle Will Travel Japan Entirely on Biogas Narita Airport’s New Toilet Gallery is a Museum for Bathrooms

Originally composed as the main theme for Takeshi Kitano’s 1999 film Kikujiro, Joe Hisaishi’s timeless piece “Summer” has long been cherished in Japan as the soundtrack of nostalgic summer memories. Now, this beloved masterpiece is reimagined as a short film. Set in a high school in the Japanese countryside that’s slated to close next spring, […] Related posts: Japan Society Presents a Festival of New Japanese Film In the summer time our genitals become itchy Miss Hokusai: an animated film that tells the story of an artist lost in her father’s shadow

all images courtesy the artist | used with permission Erica Ward is a California-born ink and watercolor artist who has called Tokyo her home for over 10 years. Inspired by Japanese designs and imagery, as well as the ever-changing landscape of Tokyo, Ward reinterprets everyday sights and objects in surreal ways within her artworks, asking […] Related posts: The Tokyoiter Presents Diverse Visions of Tokyo Louis Vuitton Tokyo City Guide &TOKYO: City of Tokyo Announces New Logo

Tokyo-based artist Haneno Suzuki has a way of turning something everyday as paper into something completely unexpected in her solo exhibition “Playful Lines“, currently on view at (Place) by Method in Shibuya. Running from July 4th to 19th, 2025, the show invites visitors to explore a surprising world where paper becomes architectural and organic at […] Related posts: PAP Coffee in Harajuku is a Haven for Coffee and Paper Lovers Airvase: a free-sculpting paper vase Void and Solid: Katsumi Hayakawa Explores Architectural Density With Floating Paper City