The London Police Meets Invader in ShibuyaIntruder invades Shibuya yet again, after passing Tower Records music shop, heading towards Yoyogi Park. Beneath the intruder is The London Police‘s LAD character. The side of this building is covered in street art and stickers. Go check it out!
Colonel Sanders (KFC Man) Sticker in ShibuyaThis may be one of the greatest large stickers I’ve seen thus far in Tokyo. Found on the walk between Ikejiri-ohashi and Shibuya, towards Mark City department, this sticker placed across the street from the KFC chain chicken shop. How clever. The artist is unknown.
The sticker is also near the dance club, Vision.
Obey Stickers Hit the StreetsObey stickers are found all throughout Shibuya and Harajuku areas. Shepard Fairey is the creator of Obey who studied graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design.He is known for his stencils and sticker designs.
His ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE sticker campaign can also be see in Tokyo (see below). The street art series is based on a campaign to “experiment in phenomenology.”
Shepard became widely known after his design for the 2008 Barack Obama “Hope” poster.
Check out his instagram HERE
Space Invader places his beckoning car or maneki-neko in Shibuya walking towards the PARCO departments store, across the street from the Apple Store.
Check out more of Invader’s mosaics at his Official Website.
After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima on March 11, 2011, street artist, 281_Anti nuke began his I hate rain sticker series around Tokyo.
The entire I hate rain series can be seen here. Each sticker is labeled with a number regarding the specific pattern.
You can purchase these I hate rain stickers at his website.
In 2012 281_Anti nuke also released a Trick or Treat series. The entire list of this series can be seen here.
Most of the stickers are located in Shibuya and Harajuku areas. How many can you find while you’re out on the street?
The Sorry Come Again sticker has no record of whom the artist may be, however there is a slight possibility that the artist may be from Hong Kong or some Chinese influence. The figure’s uniform resembles the Chinese construction workers. And the number “852” printed on the shirt may be referring to Hong Kong’s international calling code. The sticker above is located near the FAKE TOKYO mural graffiti spot next to LOFT department store.
This sticker above has been removed. It was located directly under Invader’s Astro Boy mosaic.
The London-based street artist, D*FACE put up his Goodbye Kitty piece in winter 2013 during his solo exhibit at the PARCO department store in Shibuya. You can find this piece across the Tokyu Hands department store, across the street from the Starbucks.
Check out more of D*FACE’s works, bio, and his store (to spread the many faces in your city and around the globe) at D*FACE Official Website and his instagram.
Nick Walker, the stencil artist arrived to Tokyo in August 2014 for his solo exhibition at PARCO, Shibuya store. The piece at FAKE TOKYO is no longer at this location, works here are changing constantly. But be sure to check who is next on the board, in the alley way between LOFT and the oneway street.
Check out more of his work at his Official Website.
Astro Boy watching over TokyoInvader places Astro Boy or Mighty Atom (original Japanese name) amongst the character’s home country. The character created by Osamu Tezuka watches over Harajuku (below) across from Momi & Toy’s Creperie and Womb clothing shop. The robot hero can also be found in Shibuya (above) on the bridge leading to Harajuku/Omote-sando area right after you pass Tower Records music shop (map below).
Astroboy in Harajuku.
Astroboy in Shibuya.
For more information about the invasion, check out Invader’s Official Website.
This past week while roaming around in Shibuya, many of 281_Anti nuke’s “I Want You” sticker posters were found. Whether or not they were posted by 281_Anti nuke himself is unknown. You can purchase his stickers at his website.
281_Anti nuke is an artist who is anti nuclear power plant. He started his series of works after the Great Tohoku Earthquake March 11, 2011.
