Finrando no Omoide (Memories of Finland), Acrylic on canvas, 100x120 cm, 2025, Private collection (Finland) Growing up in Japan, Finnish culture was not entirely foreign to me — Moomin troll stories were part of my childhood, as they were for so many Japanese children. That gentle, slightly strange world of Tove Jansson's creation, full of odd creatures living ordinary domestic lives, left a quiet impression. So when the invitation came to make work for Talo! Tampere, Finl

I’m happy to share that my webstore is now officially open. For the first time, you can buy my limited edition prints and small merchandise directly through the site, no matter where you are. Right now, the store includes a selection of prints that represent different moments in my practice. Each one is part of a limited edition and prepared with the same care I put into my studio work. It’s a small collection to start with, but it will grow steadily. Over the next months, I’

In Chiaki Kamikawa's painting, Tankoro Lemon, the artist has taken this ancient spirit of the neglected fruit and transplanted it into a new landscape.

Among Japan’s many sea-born yokai, Umibōzu (海坊主) remains one of the most unsettling. Sailors describe it as a colossal, shadow-black figure emerging silently from calm waters—only the smooth, bald dome of its head visible at first, like a monk rising from meditation. But its arrival is anything but peaceful. The sea churns, winds shift, and the boundary between the living and the drowned seems to thin. 速水春暁斎 - 龍谷大学図書館 貴重資料画像データベースhttps://da.library.ryukoku.ac.jp/page/170269,