"Tokyo Girl". Photography by Hatty Gottschalk on 500px

Edo silk yosegire Patchwork jyuban kimono textile. 19th c, Japan

Kasuga Primeval Forest, Nara, Japan

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time.

Kasuga Primeval Forest, Nara, Japan.

This striking textile represents a bold departure from traditional Japanese kimono design, embracing the radical aesthetic innovations of early 20th century modernist movements. The design features an all-over pattern of dynamic, interlocking curved forms on chirimen silk. 1930s, Japan

Sounds of an Angel by photographer Kenneth Back on 500px. She played her violin close to Shinjuku Railway station a late night in western Tokyo, Japan.

Maiko (apprentice geisha) Takahina with fan. Japan. Photography by John Paul Foster

Ito Shinsui, Bust Portrait of a Woman in Rain, 1918

A silver octopus on top grasping a piece of coral with all tentacles. Loop on a swivel. 18th to 19th century, Japan.

Hotari. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan, by artist Chobunsai Eishi

Forest Path, Mt. Haguro, Yamagata, Japan.

Early 20th century silk furisode. Ichiroya.

Nakamura Tomijuro and Nakamura Shichisaburo II as the Lovers Agemaki and Sukeroku, Torii Kiyonobu II, 1753, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese Art

Three Girls. Kyoto, Japan, 1965. Photography by Henri Cartier-Bresson

"What's for dinner today?" はーみん @_haaaaamin

Vase. Nagoya, mark of the Ando Company, c.1912-26. JapanCloisonné enamel, V&A: FE.48:1-2011. Gift of Edwin Davies © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

when a wish came true, it will become a shooting star and grant another one again. Via Japan

The kimono features a naturalistic botanical composition. The watercolor-like dye painting technique creates soft, impressionistic effects with natural color bleeding and atmospheric depth. The crinkled surface causes the botanical motifs to appear to shimmer and vibrate. 1950-1970, Japan

This image depicts a scene from the Japanese animated film Millennium Actress (2001), directed by Satoshi Kon. Chiyoko Fujiwara is participating in yoyo-tsuri, a traditional Japanese game where participants try to catch water balloons floating in a pool using a paper hook.

Magic garden, Aichi-ken from “Rural Japan: Radiance of the Ordinary” by Linda Butler

Japanese umbrella

Incense Burner with Floral Scroll: Nabeshima Type (lid), 19th c, Japan. Medium: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration. Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese Art

Seirokun, a Leading Courtesan. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan, by artist Torii Kiyonaga

Hiro Taka Fuji San. Japan

Maiko (apprentice Geisha) Mamharu dancing Kimi Ni Ougi. Japan. Photography by John Paul Foster

Hydrangea and Genji firefly. Japan

This kimono displays a striking geometric composition that beautifully exemplifies the intersection of traditional Japanese design with early 20th century modernist sensibilities. 1912-1940

Sakura (cherry blossom)

Detail from a silk wedding kimono (uchikake) , circa 1900, Japan. Techniques involved: yuzen-dyeing painting, with embroidery highlights.

Wakao Ayako in Masumura’s Irezumi. Japan

Lady Snowblood, movie, 1974, Japan

Japanese silk wedding uchikake with Butterfly Design, ca. 1830-1880.

yamaguchi sayoko - “dachi” ph : takagi yuriko

Lamp Room at teamLab Borderless in Tokyo, Japan

Going ‘modern’ in Tokyo, 1920’s, Japan

Bowl. Unsigned; Nagoya, 1912-26. Cloisonné enamel. V&A: FE.22:1-2011 Gift of Edwin Davies © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

This is an extraordinary example of a sha (gauze) chirimen silk hitoe summer kimono, featuring meticulously woven carp motifs that demonstrate both exceptional technical skill and remarkable attention to artistic integrity. 1912-1926, Japan

[She] rises to one knee and puts one end of her [tenugui] hand towel in her teeth, pulling on it with her right hand. This is a typical Kabuki gesture for a female character in the throes of a deep emotion.” According to “The Art of Kabuki” first published in 1979, page 114.

pathway, Korakuen, Okayama, Japan

Shiina Ringo, musician. Japan.

Meisen silk jacket (haori). 1920-1940, Japan. Japan Kimono Culture Museum

Kimono-hime issue 10. Fashion shoot page 51. Japan

Tsuba (sword guard) in the Shape of a Lotus Leaf The body of this tsuba is formed in the shape of a lotus leaf. On the left, a frog sits upon another leaf. Lotuses are a symbol of summer and are often connected to Buddhism. 19th century, Japan (Source: art.thewalters.org)

Maiko (apprentice geisha) Takahina with wisteria kanzashi. Photography by John Paul Foster

EIKOH HOSOE (b. 1933) Kimono #1, 1963 Gelatin silver print

Land of the rising sun. Taken in Kyoto near the Gion District.

Seiichi Hayashi aka 林静一 (Japanese, b. 1945, Manchuria, China) - Cover Art for 寺山修司少女詩集 (Shuji Terayama Girl Poems).

Movie poster, 1926, Japan

Shinto-religion-related studio photo. 1930’s, Japan.