If you want to check out what contemporary artists are doing in Japan other than anime and manga, read this article on "25 must-see Japanese artists." Among them, you'll find internationally recognized sculptor and painter Leiko Ikemura, eclectic artist Yayoi Kusama, and Shinoda Toko, who blends eastern and western ideas to create paintings and prints with ink.
It is always stimulating to get away from one's own art to explore other cultures, techniques, and visions from time to time. All that we see enters our brains and hearts and eventually influences our own practice.
