10/14/2007

The view from Japan
Telegraph - 12:01am BST 14/10/2007—War damage, earthquakes and the rise and fall of the salaryman –the strengths and frailties of post-war Japan all feature in a striking new exhibition. But…how different are they from our own?
‘Japan, if you will forgive the expression, is differently different.’ ….

You can view the exhibition, Eyes Of An Island - Japanese Photography 1945-2007, which the Telegraph’s report is describing, on the online version of The Michael Hoppen Gallery website.

For more (and better) visions of the real Japan, check about these shashinshu/photobooks available from the 3Yen’s kind sponsor, JLIST.com.

Japan Underground
Know the Japan that isn’t meant to be seen — the underground constructions that are made to keep Japan running, without trying to appeal to any aesthetic, just simple function—See underneath the Japan’s concrete towers thought the eye of the photographer Hideaki Uchiyama.

No Music No Life
Feel the joys of everyday life through the love of music as depicted by the Tower Records Japan’s simple statement, No Music No Life. This is a perfect for aspiring photographers that will help you learn about creating Japanese fun in your photographs through the use of scenic locales and creative themes.

Girl’s High School Uniform
Documents the cutest sailor uniforms and the cutest girls from all 52 prefectures of Japan—Of course, these schoolgirl photos are the true “Real” Japan.