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Within Japanese photography the photo book is a very important medium for Japanese photographers. During the 1960s and '70s in Japan, the photo book - through a combination of excellence in design, printing, and materials - even overtook prints as a popular mode of artistic dissemination. This process has expanded to an extent where any discussion of contemporary Japanese photography now has to include the book work.
As of the opening of the gallery in 2015 IBASHO has not only shown Japanese photography in print form, but has also put emphasis on the photo book with a collection of new and …