Press Release
EYExplore gives unique insights into true Japanese culture
through photography adventures beyond the clichés
Japan’s market-leading photo adventure producer, EYExplore, recently added
several new workshops to its ample portfolio. Its workshops capture bothtraditional and unusual settings catering for participants’ varying levels of interestand skill.
Tokyo, Wednesday 10th October, 2018 --- Only few travellers to Japan manage to getinsights into true Japanese culture and heritage. EYExplore (https://www.eyexplore.com/),
Japan’s leader in professional photo adventures has made it its mission and trademark totake customers well beyond the touristy activities and places and instead creates uniqueand memorable experiences for them.
In line with their individual level andgoals workshop participants in Tokyo,
Osaka and Kyoto will learn new skills
and techniques around camera
settings and photographic composition.
At the same time they receive real
insights into intriguing and sometimes
obscure parts of Japanese culture.
Our objective is to create photo
adventure workshops that challenge
the conventional touristy approach”,
states Axel Deroubaix, Managing
Director and Co-Founder of EYExplore Inc. “We want travellers to be able to obtaincomprehensive urban photographic experiences in a short-form format which allows us tocraft specific and tailored experiences for any photographic level of the participants. We
are the only company doing this in Japan on a significant scale.”
One of EYExplore’s flagship workshops, “Behind the mask”, is run in collaboration with agenuine geisha. Participants are not only able to learn how to take amazing pictures in a
traditional setting in Kyoto, but, with the help of a translator, are also let in to learn about
the model and her life which is important to be able to create a photographic story.
Despite the fact that geisha culture is slowly disappearing, workshop participants are able
to join an extraordinary immersive learning experience which would otherwise be
impossible to gain.
Recently EYExplore launched a range of new workshops to create entirely new photoopportunities. “Kawasaki Factory Urbex” just launched this month taking participants onan urban exploration adventure into unexpected places inside an industrial zone. It
focuses on what tourists would not normally see, but for a photography connoisseur it
might be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

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In that respect the new workshop shares similarities with “Tokyo Vertigo” as both areabout going into bizarre places to capture photographs that tell a story that is gritty anddark. “Tokyo Vertigo”, is one of EYExplore’s most successful workshops whereparticipants are able to explore the city from its roof tops, something a traveller or tourist
would not be able to do alone. The workshop has recently been covered by popular
YouTube channels “Tokyo Lens” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tezIAd53k7U) and“Currently Hannah” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYZ5e5lvME). Other recently
launched workshops include Kyoto Zen Temples, Geisha Studio, and even a workshop
with visiting street photography master Siegfried Hansen, while more new workshops are
currently in the making.
“Our workshops are driven by our respect for Japanese culture and our love ofphotography as a medium for expression and exploration”, says Lukasz Palka, Creative
Director and Co-Founder of EYExplore Inc. “They are geared to show participants newand maybe surprising sides of Japanese culture through photography and to coach themand boost their photographic skills. For example, “Inari After Dusk” brings a very fresh
approach for exploring a traditional space like the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Theworkshop starts after the sun goes down when all tourists have gone. Using lights andcandles we create a surreal lightscape within the shrine and along the many torii-linedpaths adding a slightly spooky and exciting feel to the workshop.”
Of course EYExplore’s photo adventure workshops also include some less daring
concepts, but all of them take participants to fascinating locations off the beaten pathallowing them to fully appreciate the surroundings away from the touristy hustle.

– Ends –Notes to the editors:
About EYExplore
EYExplore Inc runs photographic workshops in Japan’s major tourism hubs – Tokyo, Osaka andKyoto – through its team of highly skilled local photography experts who provide guidance,coaching, and mentorship to travelers of all photographic levels and goals. EYExplore takes theircustomers on adventures of exploration and learning through photography. Their team members
bring in a deep knowledge of the destination cities knowing not only the places, but the stories,
narratives, and adventures to be had therein. Since its inception 2014 EYExplore Inc. has provided
more than 1200 photo adventure workshops to over 2000 customers. Since 2015 the company has
been holding the Tripadvisor and Viator Certificate of Excellence based on the very positive
customer ratings.
More information about EYExplore is available at https://www.eyexplore.com/
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