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An on-location travel sketch of Arisugawanomiya Memorial Park in Tokyo, Japan. The illustration captures a serene moment by the lake, focusing on a traditional stone lantern monument rendered with pencil, pen, and color markers.

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025

Finding Stillness: A Hidden Park Sketch in Tokyo

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A detailed travel sketch of Asakusa Temple in Tokyo, Japan, created on location with markers, pen, and colored pencil. The artwork captures the temple's main hall and the prominent five-story pagoda, focusing on the calm atmosphere just before the annual Sanja Matsuri festival.

August 16, 2025August 31, 2025

The Calm Before the Storm: Sketching Asakusa Temple in Tokyo

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A charming sketch of Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo, featuring numerous small white beckoning cat (maneki-neko) statues of various sizes clustered around the temple buildings and grounds.

Lost in a Sea of Beckoning Cats: Sketching the Magic of Gotokuji Temple

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A detailed pencil and ink sketch of the massive Tokyo Gundam statue, towering over its surroundings. The sketch captures the intricate mechanical details of the robot and the upward gaze of onlookers.

Sketching a Giant: My Tokyo Gundam Encounter

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