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"Visions of Japan" is a photo collection by Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Araki has published over 400 photobooks since the 1960s. Rather than pursuing a rigid "artistic" approach, Araki continues to pioneer new artistic frontiers through photography, focusing on freedom, unconventionality, and occasional casualness. His work, typified by his diverse nudes and warm-hearted snapshots, is radical and sometimes sparks controversy, but it is precisely because of Araki's continued commitment to art that he continues to fight for it. This book is part of the "Visions of Japan" series, published by the now-defunct Korinsha Publishing in the late 1990s. It features illustrations from the "New Angel Festival" series, published in the 1990s. The book is an "eros of images," weaving disturbing and seductive female nudes and portraits with still life floral images. The preface is by renowned art historian Shunji Ito. Art direction is by Kaoru Kasai.