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149 inspirational designs, illustrations, and graphic elements from the world’s best designers.

Inktober day 31: Umi Jigoku — Umi Jigoku in Beppu, Ōita is a hot spring which name translates to “Sea Hell”. The blue water may resemble the sea, but the water is 98 degrees Celsius. Oh, and steam is quite hard to paint with inks, is at least I think so.
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Inktober day 31: Umi Jigoku

November 01, 2019

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Inktober day 30: Ōuchi-juku, — Ōuchi-juku, in Aizu, Fukushima, was an important post town in the Edo period. The picturesque village is lined with old, traditional houses with thatched roofs. Every year the village hosts a snow festival.
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Inktober day 30: Ōuchi-juku,

November 01, 2019

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Inktober day 29: Nara Park — Nara Park is about 502 hectares with over 1200 wild sika deer roaming freely. Earlier this year several deer in the park died after eating plastic.
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Inktober day 29: Nara Park

November 01, 2019

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Inktober day 28: Iwaya-ji temple — Iwaya-ji temple in Ehime, which is the 45th temple on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The temple is situated in the mountains, partially carved into the rock face.
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Inktober day 28: Iwaya-ji temple

October 30, 2019

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Inktober day 27: Ichijo Falls — Ichijo Falls, a waterfall located in the upper reaches of Ichijodani River in Fukui. This is where the famous sword master Sasaki Kojiro mastered his secret sword technique, known as Tsubame Gaeshi.
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Inktober day 27: Ichijo Falls

October 30, 2019

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Inktober day 26: Kenroku-en garden — Kenroku-en garden in Kanazawa is one of Japan’s three most beautiful gardens. The garden is massive, covering over 11 hectares, it has an artificial pond, and several houses are dotted around the garden.
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Inktober day 26: Kenroku-en garden

October 29, 2019

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Inktober day 25: Entsūin Temple gardens — Entsūin Temple gardens in Matsushima, Miyagi. During the autumn the temple hosts the Matsushima fall light up festival, where the the temple gardens are lit up, highlighting the beauty of the autumn leaves.
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Inktober day 25: Entsūin Temple gardens

October 28, 2019

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Inktober day 24: Gujo Hachiman — Gujo Hachiman in Gifu is a town know for its streams of clean, fast-running water. These have been built into little channels, some of which with koi carps.
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Inktober day 24: Gujo Hachiman

October 28, 2019

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Inktober day 23: Oyaku-en — Oyaku-en is a medicinal herb garden in Aizu-Wakamatsu in Fukushima. Pictured is it’s Rakujutei, a tea ceremony cottage. The garden was established in the 1380s, with the herbs cultivated from 1670.
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Inktober day 23: Oyaku-en

October 28, 2019

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Inktober day 22: Kurashiki — Kurashiki is a historic city in Okayama. It’s canal area and some of its store houses dates back to the Edo period.
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Inktober day 22: Kurashiki

October 28, 2019

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Inktober day 21: Atomic Bomb Dome — Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The A-Bomb went off almost directly over the building, and is the only structure left standing near the bomb’s epicentre.
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Inktober day 21: Atomic Bomb Dome

October 25, 2019

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Inktober day 20: Ōnuma Quazi-National Park — Ōnuma Quazi-National Park, on the Oshima peninsula in south west Hokkaido. In the center of the park is Mount Hokkaido Koma-ga-take.
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Inktober day 20: Ōnuma Quazi-National Park

October 25, 2019

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Inktober day 19: Geibikei Gorge — Geibikei Gorge, in Iwate, is a 2 km long gorge formed by the Satetsu River. The gorge is surrounded by cliffs over 50 meters tall.
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Inktober day 19: Geibikei Gorge

October 25, 2019

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Inktober day 18: Rinno-Ji temple — Rinno-Ji temple in Nikko, is a Buddhist temple was built in the 8th century. A decade long renovation of the temple’s main building, Sanbutsudo, was completed earlier this year.
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Inktober day 18: Rinno-Ji temple

October 24, 2019

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Inktober day 17: Taki Shrine — Taki Shrine, Gifu with a moss covered torii gate and path leading up a mountain through a forest and to the shrine itself I had no idea this place existed until I saw an awesome video on YouTube it just had to be on my prompt list! I really loved the eerie atmosphere, which I hope I’ve been able to capture.
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Inktober day 17: Taki Shrine

October 24, 2019

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Inktober day 16: Kairaku-En Garden — In Mito, Ibaraki, we find Kairaku-En Garden, which is one of Japan’s top 3 gardens, and is also famous for The Mito Ume festival (a plum blossom festival).
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Inktober day 16: Kairaku-En Garden

October 24, 2019

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Inktober day 15: Motonosumi Inari Shrine — Motonosumi Inari Shrine, in Yamaguchi, was built in 1955 and has 123 torii gates, which leads to a cliff edge overlooking the Sea of Japan.
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Inktober day 15: Motonosumi Inari Shrine

October 24, 2019

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Inktober day 14: Suizen-ji Jōju-en garden — Suizen-ji Jōju-en garden in Kumamoto, is a public garden, but it also features a miniature version of the Tokaido and its 53 post stations/towns, a road which connected Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period. It even features a miniature Mount Fuji.
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Inktober day 14: Suizen-ji Jōju-en garden

October 23, 2019

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Inktober day 13: Yasaka Shrine — Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, specifically its stage with lanterns, which are lit at night.
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Inktober day 13: Yasaka Shrine

October 22, 2019

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Inktober day 12: Mount Fuji — Mount Fuji is actually a volcano, which last erupted in the early 1700s. While it lies 100 kilometres south-west is Tokyo, it can be seen from the city on a clear day.
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Inktober day 12: Mount Fuji

October 22, 2019

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Inktober day 11: Dewa Sanzan — Dewa Sanzan, also known as “The three mountains of Dewa”, in Yamagata, which is a popular pilgrimage. There’s a shrine on, or near, the peak of each mountain. Pictured here is a pagoda near the base of Mount Haguro.
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Inktober day 11: Dewa Sanzan

October 21, 2019

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Inktober day 10: Tsurunoyu Onsen — Tsurunoyu Onsen in Akita, is a bathhouse situates by a hot spring, the water is mineral rich and quite opaque.
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Inktober day 10: Tsurunoyu Onsen

October 21, 2019

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Inktober day 9: Kiyomizu-dera — This is Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, specifically the Deva Gate. I decided to draw it as a winter scene, because there are some fantastic winters reference images, and the red stands out against the white.
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Inktober day 9: Kiyomizu-dera

October 21, 2019

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Inktober day 8: Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park — On day 8 of Inktober we find Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park in Osaka, more exact Minō falls, found in the park.
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Inktober day 8: Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park

October 18, 2019

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