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Exterior of Meikyoku Kissa Violon, an ongaku kissa in Asagaya, Tokyo, under a pink awning lettered Café Le Violon

What Is a Japanese Listening Bar? The History o...

FukuyoshiMaya

No conversation, no requests, just a record playing. Inside Japan's listening bars, the ongaku kissa they came from, and two Tokyo rooms you can still sit down in.

What Is a Japanese Listening Bar? The History o...

FukuyoshiMaya

No conversation, no requests, just a record playing. Inside Japan's listening bars, the ongaku kissa they came from, and two Tokyo rooms you can still sit down in.

It features the title "Showa Anime & Tokusatsu Songs: Their History and How to Enjoy," with a Godzilla figure and vinyl records of Gatchaman and Space Battleship Yamato in the background

Showa Anime & Tokusatsu Songs: Their History an...

FukuyoshiMaya

Long before the advent of streaming and CDs, theme songs from anime and tokusatsu shows were enjoyed on sonosheets, EP, and LP. Here, we’ll explore that history alongside actual anime...

Showa Anime & Tokusatsu Songs: Their History an...

FukuyoshiMaya

Long before the advent of streaming and CDs, theme songs from anime and tokusatsu shows were enjoyed on sonosheets, EP, and LP. Here, we’ll explore that history alongside actual anime...

An illustration emblematic of 1980s Japanese city pop graphics. A scene featuring a blue pool and palm trees, with a cluster of skyscrapers and a highway stretching out across the ocean at dusk

City Pop Album Cover Art: Graphic Design of 80s...

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Sunny pools and night highways: for many, album artwork was the entry point to City Pop. Who drew these 1980s Japanese icons, and why? Let’s meet the illustrators behind the...

City Pop Album Cover Art: Graphic Design of 80s...

FukuyoshiMaya

Sunny pools and night highways: for many, album artwork was the entry point to City Pop. Who drew these 1980s Japanese icons, and why? Let’s meet the illustrators behind the...

An illustration in the style of 1980s city pop. Against a backdrop of a neon-lit nighttime cityscape, a man and a woman stand next to a car

Japanese 80s Fashion and Music: City Pop Aesthetic

FukuyoshiMaya

What’s behind the global "City Pop Aesthetic" hype? Explore how 80s Japan, Harajuku fashion, and the Walkman fused music with style, and dive into the roots of this nostalgic worldview!

Japanese 80s Fashion and Music: City Pop Aesthetic

FukuyoshiMaya

What’s behind the global "City Pop Aesthetic" hype? Explore how 80s Japan, Harajuku fashion, and the Walkman fused music with style, and dive into the roots of this nostalgic worldview!