POW! WOW! Japan ’16: Recap

In the middle of this month, POW! WOW! Japan invited in a roster of artists including Persue, Push (seen above), Sam Rodriguez, Cinta Vidal, John “Prime” Hina, Kami and Sasu of Hitotzuki, Ryuichi Ogino, Jun Inoue and Kensuke Takahashi to Kobe, Japan to create murals on Rokko Island. The event was a followup to last year's inaugural gathering in Tokyo and despite the new location, the same philosophy of a multi-pronged approach - art, music, talks, education was used including workshops by the artists for children at the Canadian Academy from grades one to twelve as well as a closing event at the GSKATE PARK with a showcase by inline skate world champion Takeshi Yasutoko. Take a look at some more photos from this year's event below... Photo credit: Brandon Shigeta.