Gill Princen
Forging a community which explores a different, hidden side of Japanese culture. That’s the goal of Yokogao. After months immersed in Tokyo’s creative scene, Gill realized something crucial: the true depth of Japanese life and culture was missing from existing platforms. The lack of a media space and tight-knit community capturing Japan through a fresh, unconventional lens planted the first seed for what would become Yokogao Magazine.
Gill’s Latest Articles
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.
How Yukinaga continues traditional techniques by working entirely in analog.
Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.
The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.
From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.
How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.
Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
Spotted at 13, YOSHI’s fashion legacy burns on in Tokyo.
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
Immersive sound, design, and cocktails converge at MOGO Milan.
How a department store’s ads hijacked Tokyo’s creative pulse for decades.
Underwater worlds and robotic fantasies.
Paul Tulett photographs concrete forms hiding in plain sight.
How one teacher made crying in class completely make sense.
How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.
Dazai turns quiet despair into something strangely sharp and readable.
The manga and anime that remember Japan’s biggest tragedy.
Shared in silence and steam, a guide to Japan’s bathhouse culture.
How PARCO made retail feel like culture instead of commerce.
Messy rooms scanned in 3D become love letters to chaos.
Denko Pluto brings Tokyo’s club sound to unexpected public spaces.
Streetwear’s silent coder, remixing chaos into something strangely coherent.
Ore sketches loose lines balanced between punk mood and manga.
Born in post-war Kobe, reborn on Tarantino’s blood-soaked set.
How Vagabond’s detailed facial expressions shape its emotional value.
EZ blurs body and machine until fashion becomes emotional armor.
An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.