Animated Pictograms

Fun and easy-to-understand presentation of historical culture and traditional customs that are uniquely Japanese.

  • VISIT TO TEMPLE / SHIRINE
  • BOWING
  • POUNDING RICE CAKE
  • HAILING A CAB / TAXI
  • TAKING A BATH
  • WATER ABLUTION
  • TEA CEREMONY
  • RHYTHMIC CLAPPING AT CELEBRATIONS
  • RIDING THE TRAIN
  • WINNING MOVES IN SUMŌ
  • AWA DANCE FESTIVAL
  • Coming Soon

About The Project

EXPERIENCE JAPAN PICTOGRAMS were developed to provide visual support for tourists in Japan.
For more information about the objectives and design concept of the project, please click here.

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If you would like us to create new PICTOGRAMS for you or have other requests, please contact us here.

NIGHT VIEW

夜景[YAKEI]

The night view from Mt. Hakodate in Hokkaido is one of the world’s ‘top three night skylines’ along with Hong Kong and Naples. There are many romantic nightscape spots in Japan that are especially popular among couples. I, on the other hand, go to such spots alone to capture the best shot, which is usually 15 to 30 minutes after sunset. Having had an enough of pretty views, couples start looking at each other while I am still busy trying to capture shots of the jewel-box-like nightscape, which is now all mine.