[1] Kimura's photomontage imagine a surreal world of ongoing apocalypse and often showcase the encroachment of nature and natural phenomenon on man-made structures and the urban built environment.
[2] His most famous ‘Visual Scandals’ series was published in book form by Parco, Tokyo in 1979.
[3][4] Kimura provided the cover artwork to Midnight Oil's 1984 album Red Sails in the Sunset.
Additionally, altered versions of his work Toshi Wa Sawayakana Asa Wo Mukaeru were used for the cover art of Climax Blues Band's 1980 album Flying the Flag, Cut Copy's 2011 album Zonoscope, and Blu's 2013 album York.
Design commentators have drawn attention to similarities between Kimura's work and the CGI envisioning of the Tom Cruise film Oblivion, particularly in the design of promotional material.