The ruins and haikyo aficionado in me couldn’t resist making a post about Tokyo Genso‘s fabulous art depicting post-apocalyptic Japan. The illustrations have a breathtaking otherworldly quality that perfectly capture the sort of scenes I regularly come across while exploring ruins, albeit of course, on a much grander and majestic scale.
Some of the scenes really aren’t stretching the truth that much either. Head into the backstreets of Japan and you’ll quickly find dilapidated old buildings and creeping plants reclaiming man-made structures for mother nature. Apply that to the iconic landmarks of central Tokyo and other areas of Japan, and you have some gorgeous concept art for what Tokyo could look like if man were wiped from the planet.
Anyway, enough talk. I scoured the net for the biggest and best pictures. Enjoy.
Shinjuku Skyscapers
Shibuya 109 Department Store
Tokyo Big Sight
Haneda Airport
Rainbow Bridge
Shibuya Sakuraya
Hamamatsucho Station
Shinjuku Station
Osaka Streets
Sofmap Akihabara
Kabuki Theatre in Ginza
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Tokyo Streets
Ueno
Tokyo Tower
Wako Building in Ginza
Akihabara
Tokyo Monorail
Shinjuku HAL Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
Shibuya 109 Department Store in Heavy Rain
Shibuya Sakuraya
Saigo Mori Statue in Ueno
Nakano Station
Nakano Station 2
Osaka Tsutenkaku Tower
Osaka Billiken
Moai Statue in Shibuya
McDonalds
Hato Bus
Asakusa Hanayashiki Amusement Park
Akihabara Sofmap
Akihabara
Yoyogi Station
Shibuya Sakuraya
Shibuya 109 Department Store Halloween Edition
Tohoku Save Japan Image
The Walker Poster
Shibuya Station
You can find Tokyo Genso’s website here, and the Deviant Art page here. He works as an animator and concept artist for games, and ‘Tokyo Genso’ is his original artwork. Some interesting shots on him working on a watercolour piece here. Check out his blog with lots of fisheye photography and quirky trips :)!
Tokyo in 2075
Looks awesome, it’s like Shin Megami Tensei 4 XD.
Just saw Godzilla and the overgrown area surrounding the Janjira power plant reminded me of these.
I wonder if he’s happen to be the artist of the Etrian Odyssey series. Some of these arts are very reminiscent to the background art in the first game (Lost Shinjuku to be exact).
These are extremely breath taking, if only it were possible to see them in reality.
You, sir, got talent!
Is it just me, or does the Haneda Airport look like that 1 map from the Crysis 3 multiplayer beta?
Just wow! This is a great collection of artwork! Some of the more peaceful scenes covered in green remind me of the scene in Laputa when they first arrive on the island… If you don’t mind I’ll share this page?
Please do :).
Just… wow! These are so beautiful, and moody. Yet some of them are also very peaceful. I love these. Thank you for sharing!
The artist is indeed very talented :).
Amazing pictures. Just returned from Tokyo and completely creeped out looking at this pics…so real..it pulled on heartstrings.
Suuuuuper rad~ I had seen the Nakano one before and really enjoyed just staring into it. I wish I could walk around his worldjust for a bit.
But maybe I outta be careful what I wish for!
I’ve always wished that the world would turn to this.
But what happened to all the vending machines?
who won ?
please start the apocalypse
Stunning stuff. I loved the Tokyo Sky Tree.
Thanks for the pictures, I was there 2 years ago and did not see any of the ones you showed. It is a great country and people are so polite!–Don Hay Sr.
I just love your post apocalyptic images, of what can be….
Just jaw dropping realism…
The first one labelled “Shinjuku Skyscrapers” is actually a mash-up of many of the world’s most famous towers. Can’t name them all, but that’s definitely the Empire State Building in the RH foreground and the “Gherkin” in London in the RH background. no?
The pictures are awesome. I love them, great imagination.
These are amazing and so visually inspiring. My brain is just spinning with stories I want to write around them.
Glad you enjoyed them :). Be sure to thank the artist too!
That one image of the train station looking out into the ocean reminded me of Hayao Miyazaki’s and Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’. That was beautiful. I’ve sent this link to my roleplay friends for inspiration. Thank you for the website. It is beautiful.
Do you mind if we use these for FB covers for the new timeline format?
These images don’t belong to me. Please contact Tokyo Genso :).
wow just wow
Once again, Osaka is nothing but Shinsekai. Really, the entire city isn’t that gross. (Wasn’t that supposed to be a _post_-apocalyptic image?)
I think….Yup, this site just became my favourite.
The next Fallout game should be based on these designs
Most outstanding. Oddly reminds me of the brilliant film Laputa. Thanks for sharing, mate. Bah…this blog post reminds me that I should get back to my age-old hobby of oil painting :)
So says The Oldenyouth Himself.
awesome!
These are so fucking amazing.
These are nothing short of brilliant :)
Really cool pictures. unfortunately the Kabuki theatre in Ginza has already been taken down so I think you should remove that picture.
These are so amazing!
These are so amazing!
I think its really cool the way that the city and man made structures just start to blend in with nature, and the way the Skytree actually looks like a giant tree lol
Yup. The guy has a fantastic imagination and appreciation for how structures decay.
Eerily beautiful, I don’t know whether to be enthralled or creeped out.
Reminds me a bit of Laputa :).
Wow, those are all awesome. I quite like how the water in the Tokyo Tower one spells out “okaeri nasai”. I will definitely have to check out his deviantART page!
Yea! I didn’t notice that until after posting them :)
Wow so many beautiful pictures!! Apocalyptic… but awesome!
Thanks a lot for sharing, I have a new wallpaper desk now :-)
Quite wonderful, aren’t they? The artist is amazing.
I have tried to communicate with Tokyo Genso but nihongo-no mada kanpeki ja-nai’desu! Do you know if these paintings are for sale?
Perhaps through Deviantart? I guess you’d have to speak Japanese to make an serious offer though, unless he happens to speak English…
I also tried communicating with the artist but no luck. His Deviantart
profile doesn’t have all the images I’d like to buy and the few ones
don’t offer many purchasign options (low res download or small prints
only). I see you speak Japanese, maybe you could help us orderign what we like.