There was something irresistible about the idea of bringing Tokyo WALLS to Fukuoka, a city where creativity seems to rise naturally from the streets. When the Fukuoka Art Book Fair announced its first edition in 2024 at the serene Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, we immediately felt that quiet electric thrill that precedes great adventures. Fukuoka has long been a cradle of new artistic voices. The city watched KYNE grow into a phenomenon stretching far beyond Japan. Its vibrant mix of fashion, design, good food, and relaxing afternoons made it a natural stage for our work. And so, from the moment we learned about the fair, we knew we could not just attend; we had to create something meaningful, something born of Fukuoka itself.

What we did not have was time. Between the approval of our application and the opening of the fair, barely three months separated us. But coincidences have their own sense of timing: the Fukuoka Art Museum was celebrating KYNE with his first large‑scale exhibition, and a few doors in the local street art community were already slightly open to us. This was enough to spark an idea: a new book, Fukuoka WALLS, built on the same recipe that had shaped Tokyo WALLS, but infused with the distinct soul of this city.

A three‑day sprint followed: intense, joyful, unforgettable. We collaborated with Kyne, Noncheleee, and Nyke, capturing their worlds wherever it was possible. This journey took us everywhere, from museum floors, small shops, cafés, to the hidden corners of the streets, even barefoot into sewers and onto distant beaches. Each moment was a photograph waiting to be taken, a piece of Fukuoka’s creative energy ready to be preserved and archived.

Fukuoka WALLS (300 copies, 202 pages) made its debut on time at the Fukuoka Art Book Fair, and the reception was nothing short of exhilarating. On opening day, a long queue formed as if the book itself were a long‑awaited guest finally stepping into the room. What moved us most was that many of the copies went to local enthusiasts, for whom these pages truly belonged. And, in a twist that felt like a perfect concluding chapter, a few lucky collectors even had their books signed by Kyne and Nyke.

For Tokyo WALLS, the fair became more than a showcase; it became a celebration, a meeting point between two cities connected by the shared language of art.