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Tiny no-screen digital camera gives us near-instant nostalgia by making us wait to see our pics

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 20, 2026
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Kenko Tokina makes us think about our shots and feel extra emotion when we finally see how they turned out.

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• Japan
• (cameras • clever • COK • cool • digital cameras • Go Hatori • nostalgia • photography • SNJO • technology)

Pokémon and Polaroid reveal collaboration with adorable Pikachu and Eeveelution camera and film

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2026

Soon you’ll be able to use your Pokémon camera to take Pokémon photos, and then keep them in a Pokémon album too.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • cameras • cool • cute • Eevee • instant cameras • photography • Pikachu • Pokemon • Polaroid • video games)

Colour Hunting: The hot new street photography trend changing how we see Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 7, 2026

Some might say you haven’t truly seen Japan if you haven’t colour hunted.  

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• Japan
• (color hunting • colour hunting • cool • design • photography • shimbashi • SNJO • street photography • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel)

What’s up with the Ghibli Park photo and video ban?

• Oona McGee
  May 31, 2026

Theme park prohibition strangely opens the door to a new kind of creative freedom. 

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• Japan
• (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • culture • Ghibli Park • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Mei and Satsuki's House • photography • social media • society • theme parks • travel)

Expo 2025 mascot Myaku-Myaku to release tastefully erotic photo book

• Master Blaster
  Mar 19, 2026

Myaku-Myaku, you’re such a tease.

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • books • COK • cute • Felissimo • funny • gravure • Mascots • Myaku-Myaku • photography • weird)

Japanese inn with analog photo studio is a classic way to preserve your timeless travel memories

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 15, 2025

Great-grandson of former owner reopens hotel in Shimane.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • hotels • inns • Japanese inns • photography • retro • ryokan • Shimane • travel.tourism)

What happened when pose maestro Julio Janpierre met Mr Sato in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2025

Tokyo has never seen this much blue steel since Hansel and Derek Zoolander.  

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • fashion • Instagram • Julio Janpierre • Kabukicho • Mr. Sato • photography • poses • shinjuku • SNJO • social media star • TikTok • TikToker • Tokyo)

Train photographers caught shoplifting scores of items from Osaka Expo gift shops

• Master Blaster
  Aug 27, 2025

Suspects also ironically ripped off train companies to do it.

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • crime • Osaka • otaku • photography • shoplifting • toritetsu • trains)

Sagami Railway and Adobe hope AI can help stop Japanese train photographers from being jerks

• Master Blaster
  Dec 2, 2024

Finally, a use of AI we can all get behind.

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• Japan
• (Adobe • Adobe Express • AI • Kanagawa • otaku • photography • Sagami Railway • toritetsu • trains)

Japanese ski resort hosts awesome cosplayer-only photo shoot days in the off-season【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 6, 2024

Gran Snow Okuibiki offers amazing scenery for fans of anime and video game costuming.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosplay • cosplayers • manga • nature • outdoors • photography)

Rainy day in Kyoto creates amazing photo of sakura above, below, and all around

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 7, 2023

Usually rain isn’t what you want when the cherry blossoms are blooming, but this is a very beautiful exception.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cherry blossoms • Gion • Kyoto • photography • rain • sakura)

We captured the Final Fantasy VII logo while photographing the starry sky on a Japanese island

• Dale Roll
  Apr 5, 2023

This remote island might have the best night sky view in all of Japan–and we caught something incredible with our cameras!

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• Japan
• (Amami Archipelago • Amami Oshima • astronomy • astrophotography • Egawa Tasuku • Japan travel • photography • stargazing • stars • travel • tropical • Yoron Island)

Often-overlooked castle in Japan looks so beautiful in the snow that we can’t take our eyes off it

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 5, 2023

Castle north of Tokyo looks like suibokuga artwork.

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• Japan
• (Aizuwakamatsu • beautiful • castles • Fukushima • photography • snow • travel • Tsuruga Castle • Wakamatsu Castle)

Mt. Fuji schoolgirl photo models who charmed Japan years ago reunite to celebrate Coming of Age Day

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 11, 2023

Shizuoka road continues to be one of the most photogenic spots in all of Japan.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • kimono • moving • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • Shizuoka • touching)

Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2022

Waterside train route in rural Japan looks like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film.

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• Japan
• (beauty • Bekanbeushi Marsh • Ghibli • Hokkaido • Japanese trains • Lake Akkeshi • marshland • photography • photos • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • trains • travel • twitter • wetlands)

Japan’s chocolate mountains are a feast for the eyes AND a great prop for iPhone photographers

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2022

Mr. Sato finds a whole new way to play with his food.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • chocolate • cool • crazy • food • funny • iPhone • Mountains • Mr. Sato • photography • sweets • trick photography • weird)

Calendar of photos from often maligned train otaku community to be sold by JR East

• Master Blaster
  Aug 26, 2022

Finally, some train photography without any head trauma or swearing.

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• Japan
• (calendars • JR East • photography • tetsuota • toritetsu • Toritetsu Community • train photography • trains)

Oshi stick for taking photos of photos of your favorite celebs and characters, selling at Daiso

• Master Blaster
  Aug 3, 2022

Works great for dolls, figures, and models too.

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• Japan
• (acrylic figures • Akachanman • Daiso • Idols • oshi • Oshitori Stick • photography • plush toys • Rika Shimakura)

Amazing Japanese temple photo gives off strong final RPG dungeon vibes

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 15, 2022

It’s not the last boss that’s waiting inside, though.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • Nara • photography • temples • Todaiji • video games)

What’s it like to pole dance on a rooftop in Tokyo?

• SoraNews24
  Jul 13, 2022

The truth behind these photos is not as glamorous as it seems.

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• Japan
• (behind-the-scenes • BTS • COK • dancing • modelling • models • Mr. Sato • photography • photos • photoshoot • pole dance • pole dancing • SNJO • Tokyo)

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