Kawako Press

Sakura Lust is the first monograph by Casper Kent. Shot over the course of a year – from the arrival of the first cherry blossom through the Japanese Autumn – during nights spent in ryokans and love hotels throughout Japan. Echoing the Japanese adoration for Hanami (The annual tradition of welcoming the briefly blossoming Sakura, […]

Tokyo Diary is a photo diary of contemporary Japan compiled over a 4 year period.

Tokyo Girls is the first book by Emily Ashcroft. Shortly after shooting her first Japanese magazine feature, her interest in documenting the youth of Tokyo began to grow, resulting in her first book; Tokyo Girls. The project details encounters with six girls between 2015 and 2017 through the neighbourhoods of Tokyo. Emily Ashcroft captures the […]