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Yayoi Kusama Museum Set to Open this October in Tokyo, Japan

Yayoi Kusama's legendary work has been on display at the Seattle Art Museum since June 30th and is running until this coming Sunday, Sept 10th. The exhibit, aptly named Infinity Mirrors, is Kusama's form of 'examining the single dot that is her own life' as...

A Visual Diary of Japan

This summer I took my first trip to Japan, alone. Immediately I fell in love—with the country, its people, its colors, its visuals...

Photographer of the Week: Junichi Ota, Japan

Junichi Õta is an amateur photographer based in Japan. He's submission to the EyeEm x Hayo contest was successful and his photograph is now part of the "My South" photo essay of Hayo No. 1: South. Junichi's photographs are almost a capture of his memory, an instant...

The Art of Naoshima

Cycling around the small perimeter of Naoshima Island you see the ocean hold light and the experience becomes otherworldly, even spiritual.   Set in the Seto Inland Sea, the Japanese island is a world-famous site for contemporary art. Largely shaped by the designs of Osaka architect Tadao...

The Underground World of Tokyo

Hidden underneath the outskirts of metropolitan Tokyo, this engineering marvel is unquestionably one of Tokyo's less known, awe-inspiring structure. Given the rapid growth of the city and as concrete replaced soil, the drainage system did not support the fast-growing infrastructure. It was then when The...

7 Unusual Methods of Public Transport in Asia

Public transportation is any traveler's key to success. It allows you to move through the country, experience the people, and at times forces your personal bubble to be flat-out popped. Most countries have the obvious ways of getting around—taxis, buses, a tram or metro-line of...