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The Exact Prompt to Make Any UI Look Japanese Minimal in Cursor

Copy-paste prompts for Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT. One block, one style.

You don’t need a long back-and-forth to get Japanese minimal UI in Cursor (or Claude / ChatGPT). Paste one of the prompts below into your AI chat and reference it when generating components or pages. They use the Shizen token set: real hex values, spacing scale, and style rules so the output is consistent.

Wabi-sabi minimal (default)

Warm paper background, soft brown accent, lots of space. Works for landing pages, dashboards, and docs.

Use wabi-sabi neutral palette: bg #F5F0E8, text #2C2C2C, accent #8B7355. Spacing scale: 4/8/16/32/64px (ma-ratio). Typography: 1.618 ratio, light weight. Transitions: 400ms ease, opacity-first. Style: Muromachi minimalism — no gradients, no shadows above 1px.

Night (Yoru) — dark UI

Deep indigo background, paper-white text. Good for dark-mode or evening-style interfaces.

Use yoru (night) palette: bg #1E2A3A, text #F5F0E8, accent #7B9BB0. Spacing scale: 4/8/16/32/64px (ma-ratio). Typography: 1.618 ratio, light weight. Transitions: 400ms ease, opacity-first. Style: deep indigo base, one cool accent; no bright white flash.

Edo ink — monochrome

Sumi-e style: grey paper, black/grey ink only. No color accents.

Use edo ink palette: bg #F8F6F3, text #1a1a1a, ink #2C2C2C, ink-light #6B6B6B. Spacing scale: 4/8/16/32/64px (ma-ratio). Typography: 1.618 ratio, light to regular. Transitions: 500ms ease-in-out, opacity and subtle scale. Style: monochrome only; use opacity and weight for hierarchy.

Want more? Use the Shizen Prompt Builder to pick platform, aesthetic (Wabi-Sabi, Shinto, Sakura, Yoru, Edo Ink), season, and mood → get a single prompt tailored to Cursor or another tool.

How to use in Cursor: Paste the prompt into the chat when you ask for a component or page. Example: “Build a pricing section. [paste prompt above].” You can also add “Use CSS custom properties for the colors” if you want variables instead of hardcoded hex.

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