Japanese artist Nobumasa Takahashi has created a series of dense, pen drawings of Ginza that merge fantasy and reality. Each piece draws on Ginza’s unique culture and history such as its back streets, its high-end shopping and its legacy as a hub for newspaper printing.

The project was commissioned by the Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo, a new hotel that opened in Ginza earlier this year in January of 2018. Takahashi’s “Japanese Graffiti” series appears in all 164 guest rooms, as well as inside the 2 elevators. Takahashi hopes that the illustrations will inspire visitors to explore and fully consume everything that Ginza has to offer. And in addition to the whimsical compositions, Takahashi also created a true-to-life Study of Ginza, based on endless walks around the neighborhood, as well as precise observations using Google Earth[…]

Source: Ultra Dense Pen Drawings of Ginza by Nobumasa Takahashi