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Hatsune Miku collaborates with Hokusai’s art in new Vocaloid ukiyo-e illustration series [Pics]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 17, 2026
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The styles of six virtual idols, one modern-day illustrator, and one legend of Japanese art history come together in beautiful ways.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Hatsune Miku • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • manga • The Great Wave • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e • virtual idols • woodblock paintings • woodblock prints)

Art exhibition coming to Tokyo this month brings the cute, scary, and weird to ukiyo-e

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 2, 2026

Animals & Monsters: Cute, Scary, and a Little Weird is the perfect exhibition for anyone who delights in art that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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• (animals • art museum • cute • exhibition • Harajuku • monsters • Ota Memorial Museum of Art • scary • Shibuya • Tokyo • ukiyo-e • weird • yokai)

Pikachu to cuddle with kimono-clad beauty on Tokyo street as part of flower art event

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 17, 2026

Exhibition near Tokyo Station mixes flowers, anime, and ukiyo-e aesthetics.

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• (anime • art • COK • cool • cute • flowers • manga • Tokyo Station • ukiyo-e • video games • woodblock paintings)

Yokai are descending upon Tokyo this spring in the latest immersive art experience

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 31, 2026

From ghostly processions to playful monsters, this exhibition shows off the charm of Japan’s folklore with modern visual technology.

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• Japan
• (3-D art • art • art exhibition • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • digital art • digital art exhibiton • exhibition • history • Hitohata • Immersive Museum • museums • Tokyo • ukiyo-e • yokai • Yokai Immersive Experience)

Immersive ukiyoe exhibition in Osaka adds some scented flair

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 16, 2026

Classic woodblock prints are animated and paired with perfume for a multi-sensory art experience.

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• (3-D art • art • awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • Hatenko • Hitohata • Immersive Museum • museums • Osaka • ukiyo-e • Ukiyoe Immersive Art • woodblock prints)

Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan’s greatest paintings

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 8, 2025

Collaboration with American art museum puts the works of Hokusai and Hiroshige in the Prussian blue spotlight.

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• (culture • Hiroshige • history • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • paintings • shirts • t-shirts • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • ukiyo-e • Uniqlo • UT • Utagawa Hiroshige • woodblock prints)

Masterpieces of Japanese art brought to you through cake and cookies

• Master Blaster
  Sep 29, 2025

Inspiringly delicious.

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• (art • baumkuchen • culture • food • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • macarons • sweets • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e • veautiful)

Upcoming themed cafe answers the question “What if Hokusai had opened an eatery?”

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 2, 2025

The tie-in cafe to a Hokusai exhibition at the Creative Museum Tokyo will feature a menu that pays homage to the beloved artist’s famous works.

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• (art • cafes • COK • Creative Museum Tokyo Cafe • drinks • food • hokusai • Hokusai Manga • restaurants • sweets • themed cafes • ukiyo-e • woodblock art • woodblock prints)

Cafe turns Japan’s most beautiful paintings into beautiful shaved ice dessert drinks【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 5, 2025

Refreshing Hokusai woodblock prints you can drink arrive in time for summer.

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• (Akafuji • art • beautiful • cafes • culture • drinks • Fine Wind Clear Morning • food • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • paintins • restaurants • shaved ice • sweets • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Uniqlo celebrates sumo with new line of historical sumo art T-shirts【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 29, 2025

100-year milestone brings you a way to incorporate sumo style into your wardrobe without wearing a loincloth.

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• (art • fashion • history • hokusai • Japan Sumo Association • Katsushika Hokusai • shirts • Sumo • t-shirts • ukiyo-e • Uniqlo • UT • Utagawa Hiroshige)

New Era combines with old eras for amazing hat collection based on Japanese painting masterpieces

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 21, 2025

Legendary ukiyo-e and mythological icons part of the collaboration between New Era and the Tokyo National Museum.

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• (art • baseball caps • baseball hats • caps • culture • fashion • hats • history • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • museums • new era • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Tokyo National Museum • ukiyo-e)

Stunning ukiyo-e art experience floats over to Tokyo for its latest exhibition

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 13, 2024

These reimagined woodblock prints beautifully blend traditional culture and modern technology.

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• (3-D art • art • awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • Hitohata • hokusai • Immersive Museum • Katsushika Hokusai • museums • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Amazing ukiyo-e art exhibit gives you the chance to step inside a woodblock print and snap photos

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2024

Traditional and digital artwork combines for unforgettable images.

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• (art • art museums • awesome • beautiful • COK • cool • Hitohata • hokusai • museums • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Uniqlo brings cultural cuteness to Edo animals T-shirt line with Japanese history’s greatest artists

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2024

Hokusai and four other ukiyo-e masters featured.

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• Japan
• (art • culture • fashion • history • hokusai • Ito Jakuchu • Katsushika Hokusai • Ogata Korin • Sakai Hoitsu • shirts • t-shirts • ukiyo-e • Uniqlo • Uniqlo T-shirts • Utagawa Hiroshige • woodblock prints)

Pokémon GO to take over Tokyo’s Asakusa with ukiyo-e style routes

• Master Blaster
  Nov 19, 2023

Hey, honey, take a walk on the wild Pikachu side.

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• (Asakusa • cool • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • sightseeing • Tokyo • travel • ukiyo-e • video games)

Converse All-Stars team up with two all-stars of Japanese art for Wave, Skull ukiyo-e shoes【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 6, 2023

Hokusai and Kuniyoshi for your feet.

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• (art • Chuck Taylor • Converse • Converse All-Stars • fashion • Great Wave • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • shoes • sneakers • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Pokémon Psyduck perfectly guest stars in animated version of one of Japan’s most famous paintings

• Casey Baseel
  May 18, 2023

A captivating scene of everyday life in Edo…an Edo with multiple Pokémon species in it.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • culture • cute • history • Pokemon • Psyduck • Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake • ukiyo-e • Utagawa Hiroshige • video • video games)

Master Lego builder’s Great Wave off Kanagawa making move across ocean for Hokusai event【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2023

Japan’s only Lego Certified Professional recreates Japan’s most famous painting.

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• Japan
• (art • awesome • COK • cool • Great Wave • Great Wave off Kanagawa • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • LEGO • Museum of Fine Arts Boston • museums • ukiyo-e • woodblock prints)

Coca Cola releases new Mt Fuji bottles in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2023

Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa gets a new look for this souvenir coke bottle design. 

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• Japan
• (art • bottles • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola bottles • COK • Coke • cool • design • drinks • Fuji • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • marketing • Mt. Fuji • souvenirs • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e)

An exquisite work of beef art makes the perfect Kabuki Day gift

• Master Blaster
  Feb 20, 2023

I’d look like that too if my hair were meat.

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• Japan
• (Art Beef Gallery • beef • culture • kabuki • kabuki day • meat • omi beef • Renjishi • ukiyo-e • Wagyu)

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