PressKit_AnotherJapan,gestalten2026

Usage: - These images may only be used in connection with the media coverage/review of the corresponding gestalten publication. - All media coverage must mention the title and show the cover of the gestalten publication. - The images may not be modified, manipulated, or used for other purposes. - The images may not be stored in electronic systems for any other purpose than the media coverage/review and may not be passed on to third parties Credits: - All images must be credited as specified below (contains name of image owner/photographer, title of publication, gestalten, year). - Image credits must be put adjacent to the photo. - Online coverage must include a link to the respective publication on gestalten.com. - For social media coverage please link to @gestalten for Instagram. Image Credits for all photos: "Photo Irwin Wong, Another Japan, gestalten 2026" Image Captions: p. 008 In Gujo Hachiman, GIFU PREFECTURE, artisans perform the centuries-old winter tradition of Kanzarashi by washing brightly dyed carp streamers in the freezing river to naturally set their vibrant colors. p. 028 SADO ISLAND, NIIGATA PREFECTURE. Yusuke Kanai, executive director of Japan’s Nohgaku Performers’ Association, helps performers with their costumes. p. 038 SADO ISLAND, NIIGATA PREFECTURE. Vibrant green terraced rice paddies cascade down a lush, forested mountain valley toward a small village on the coast of the deep blue sea. p. 124 THE OKI ISLANDS, SHIMANE PREFECTURE. p. 130 TONO, IWATE PREFECTURE. The town preserving rural traditions and Japanese folklore. Kazuko Tachibana recites Tono’s tales in one of the preserved farmhouses at Denshoen. p. 140 TONO, IWATE PREFECTURE. A small red torii gate and an adjacent wooden shrine sit in the fields, marking a sacred agricultural site dedicated to local harvest deities. p. 167 The streets of TAMBA SASAYAMA, HYOGO PREFECTURE. The castle town resurrecting its past. p. 168 TAMBA SASAYAMA, HYOGO PREFECTURE. p. 182 In OBUSE, NAGANO PREFECTURE: Open gardens and an artist’s final great works. A large metasequoia; what the image can’t tell you is how the scent of chestnuts (a local specialty) pervades the street in autumn. p. 286 The breathtaking Tsuzura Rice Terraces (known locally as Tsuzura Tanada) in Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture.