The various trends of web design in Japan can be difficult to understand. There is a large following of Japanese web developers who keep up with the latest HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery concepts. This means that you can find a myriad of wonderful layouts all designed by people in Japan. Much like the western view of web design, there are both good and bad examples to be found everywhere on the Internet.
I have put together this collection of 44 unbelievably inspirational Japanese website layouts. It is important to keep in mind that Japanese as a language can be used to convey information differently than English. You may notice slight variations to body text, navigation items, footer links, and other common pieces of web copy. However, these layouts are certainly worth a glance for anybody interested in studying the advancing trends in global web design.
Kakezan
Kyoto Healthy Housing
Codeprep
Keihonavi
Sanrio
Jaypeg
Little World
Akitachi
Spicebox
Gakken
Shin-ei Academy
Lefond
Akanean
Hokkaido Gas
Prego CMS
CO2
Nuts Kitchen Studio
OK LAH
Kahou
Skyarc
La Suite Kobe
Campfire
hokusai
Fabric Arts Recruit
Memorial Sou
Shin-Etsu
Ichizawa
Onsen Japan
House Story
Tsuchida Medical Clinic
FUKUDA Tea-House
CRAZY
Kuon Yagi
Galafull
EXIT FILM
Sanga Ryokan
Hanatsubaki
Letters, Inc.
Suzunoya
SAGA
Don Guri
Ushio Choco
CALAR.ink
The Shift
Author: Jake Rocheleau
Jake is a creative designer, illustrator, and web developer. He frequently writes articles involving new-age design concepts and freelance management skills. You can find him in Google or follow his tweets @jakerocheleau
