Kizamu

Kizamu https://kizamu.bigcartel.com Kizamu is a visual storytelling project that captures fleeting moments of life in Japan through photography, zines, design + clothing. 114806514 Kizamu Presents : Takumi of Japan - Origins (Vol.1) [KZMU002] This is an A5 photography zine with 40 pages. Kizamu Presents – Takumi of Japan: Origins (Vol. 1) (KZMU002) is the second release from Kizamu, following Shunkan of Japan (KZMU001). Where Shunkan captured fleeting moments across Japan, Takumi: Origins narrows the lens to the craft of food — from markets and fishing ports to kitchens and street stalls. It’s a quiet study of the hands, tools, and traditions that shape everyday food culture in Japan, offering an unpolished, honest look at the work behind each dish. Takumi is a Japanese word that translates to "artisan" or "master craftsman" — someone whose skill is honed through time, patience, and dedication. This zine explores that spirit in the world of Japanese food. Shot over three months across cities, towns, and coastlines, this volume forms the first half of a two-part series exploring Japan’s culinary life — the making (Origins) and the living (Moments). 10.00 GBP https://kizamu.bigcartel.com/product/kizamu-presents-takumi-of-japan-origins-vol1 https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/67ad205b-21a2-4df8-a127-38ea0993d6eb/kizamu-presents-takumi-of-japan-origins-vol1.jpg 114806514 new in stock 114441318 Kizamu Presents : Shunkan of Japan Zine [KZMU001] This is the debut zine taken from the 'Kizamu Presents' series, more information below >>> KIZAMU CAPSULE : KZMU001 Shunkan of Japan Location : Japan Dates : 3 March - 1 June 2025 [A carved collection of fleeting scenes from across Japan] 28 Photos included. Limited run of 30. “Shunkan means ‘a moment’ — a brief point in time that passes quickly, yet stays in memory.” _________________________________________________________ “Kizamu” (刻む) means to carve, to engrave, to imprint — a word that quietly honours the impermanence of moments and the lingering traces they leave behind. KIZAMU is a brand first and foremost as well as a photographic project rooted in the quiet poetry of everyday life. Born from three months of travel across Japan, this body of work captures not just what was seen, but what was felt. Through a series of limited-edition zines — each guided by a Japanese phrase such as Shunkan (moments in time), Takumi (food), Utsuroi (the beauty of transition), and more, — KIZAMU seeks to hold space for the ephemeral. These zines will explore themes of memory, movement, respect, solitude, loneliness, joy, routine, reflection and more — not through grand narratives, but through the subtle gestures that define a culture, and a life. Over the coming months, KIZAMU will unfold as a growing archive of photographic fragments — tactile and tangible — printed with care, designed with minimal elegance, and released in small runs. Each zine will be a meditation on a single idea, while the final book, will bring them together into one distilled expression: a carved memory of a nation in motion. KIZAMU is not just a collection of images — it’s an invitation to slow down, to observe deeply, and to feel the weight and lightness of a moment before it passes. All images taken by Benjamin Lloyd. 10.00 GBP https://kizamu.bigcartel.com/product/kizamu-presents-shunkan-of-japan-zine-kzmu001 https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/407914413/20250722_160441.jpg 114441318 new out of stock 114407472 Businessman in Kanazawa Kizamu Capsule KZMU001 Shunkan of Japan Location : Japan Date : 3 March - 1 June 2025 To coincide with our debut zine capsule entitled "Shunkan of Japan" [KZMU001], we are selling some limited photography prints taken from that zine. Full quality images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kizamubrand/ - link in bio Camera : Fujifilm XT30ii. (Quality is ruined when uploaded to big cartel), check our flickr link in bio. 25.00 GBP https://kizamu.bigcartel.com/product/businessman-in-kanazawa https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/407800137/6.+Businessman+smiling+Kanazawa+_4_.jpg 114407472 new in stock 114407451 Scallop Grilling in Kanazawa Kizamu Capsule KZMU001 Shunkan of Japan Location : Japan Date : 3 March - 1 June 2025 To coincide with our debut zine capsule entitled "Shunkan of Japan" [KZMU001], we are selling some limited photography prints taken from that zine. Full quality images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kizamubrand/ - link in bio Camera : Fujifilm XT30ii. (Quality is ruined when uploaded to big cartel), check our flickr link in bio. 25.00 GBP https://kizamu.bigcartel.com/product/scallop-grilling-in-kanazawa https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/407800053/2.+Kanazawa+market_+grilling+scallops.jpg 114407451 new in stock 113820876 Street in Osaka Kizamu Capsule KZMU001 Shunkan of Japan Location : Osaka, Japan Date : 3 March - 1 June 2025 To coincide with our debut zine capsule entitled "Shunkan of Japan" [KZMU001], we are selling some limited photography prints taken from that zine. Full quality images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kizamubrand/ - link in bio Camera : Fujifilm XT30ii. (Quality is ruined when uploaded to big cartel), check our flickr link in bio. 25.00 GBP https://kizamu.bigcartel.com/product/street-in-osaka https://assets.bigcartel.com/product_images/c2e2b545-dd7f-40b8-a53a-62b7e03b9ee4/street-in-osaka.jpg 113820876 new in stock