This issue of HESO Magazine is our humble take on the idea of Beauty, but no proper sketch of the sublime would be complete without inclusion of the Yin to its Yang – Beastliness. We get under the skin with the ancient and the modern Japanese take on Body Modifications. Cleansing the palate with more of the usual gorgoues imagery from our Beautiful Tokyo Photographers we take a leap off the deep end into the ongoing problem of Japan’s Coastlines as well as the global fishing industry. Then after segueing into an essay pontificating on the Aesthetics of Beauty, we bring you the usual Fukuoka Spotlight, Little Wisdoms & the always gorgeous Manga Corner. This and much more poetry, illustration, photography and maybe a surprise or two. To get all the pretty and ugly of this issue of HESO, this online version will only get you so far, you’ve got to order the print version. Click to get one of your very own and of course, enjoy!

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