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Soil Nihonbashi Offers Travellers a Soft Landing
In Tokyo’s Nihonbashi, developer Staple reimagines urban hospitality with Soil — a sensitively designed hotel by Kiyoaki Takeda that grows naturally from its neighbourhood loam
New Tokyo Cafe Samaa Adds a Poetic Touch to an Old Building
Samaa, a new cafe designed by Studio Dig, brings coffee, bagels and natural wine to a Tokyo neighbourhood of ancient teahouses, giving a 70-year-old building a new lease on life
Shinichiro Ogata Designs Jacques Marie Mage’s New Tokyo Flagship
Eyewear and luxury goods studio Jacques Marie Mage has opened a three-storey gallery in Tokyo’s Omotesando, designed by Shinichiro Ogato of Simplicity to pay homage to traditional Japanese craft and culture
Chanel’s la Galerie du 19M Tokyo Balances Tradition and Innovation
A new exhibition, presented by Chanel and creative hub le19M, is now open in Tokyo, unravelling a timeless dialogue between Japanese and French craft
Design Studio Frama Launches Retail Space in Tokyo
The Copenhagen-based studio has launched a sensorial retail space inside Shibuya Parco, dedicated to personal care and fragrance products
A Lounge That Evokes Its Locale
In the heart of Ginza, I In’s lounge for luxury retailer Matsuya and credit card company JCB realises the studio’s vision of contemporary Japanese luxury
Fashion, Food and Design Converge in Issey Miyake’s Latest Exhibition
Cult favourite Issey Miyake presents a new multisensory exhibition, Savor Water, Embracing Water, across its Tokyo and Kyoto galleries. Sensory and abstract, the exhibition is designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara and explores how water connects food, clothing, shelter and more
Ginza Sony Park Reimagines the Public Park for Tokyo
Reviving the spirit of its 1966 predecessor, the newly opened Ginza Sony Park redefines the public park as a fluid, multi-level space for art, culture and community in the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza district
Designart Tokyo 2024: Our Picks
Designart Tokyo put on an intriguing show for its eighth edition, with a combination of vintage and contemporary designs that both answered and raised questions about our relationship with the material environment
Inside Aman Group’s First Janu Hotel in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills
Janu Tokyo marks Aman Group’s first step into a more connected, urban hospitality experience, blending local influences with a global spirit, all designed by longtime Aman collaborator Jean-Michel Gathy’s Denniston
It’s Soba on the Rocks at this Tokyo Eatery and Wine Bar
VS redefines the term ‘raw bar’, delivering delicate bowls of soba downstairs and an outpost of natural wine bar and retailer Virtus upstairs in delightfully unpolished concrete confines
A Day in the Life with Naoto Fukasawa
We spend a day with legendary product designer Naoto Fukasawa in his Tokyo home and studio space
The Flâneur on Tokyo’s Toilets
In our regular column The Flâneur, Design Anthology co-editor-in-chief and Tokyo resident Jeremy Smart considers how a series of architect-designed public bathrooms that attracted global attention have become characters in the city’s daily life.
Japan’s Global Touch: Inside IDÉE’s New Direction
Japanese home interiors icon IDÉE introduces the newest campaign in its New Direction series, a celebration of life, creativity, nature and the juxtaposition of nostalgia and modernity
Tokyo’s Second Edition Hotel Brings Understated Charm to Ginza
The EDITION brand’s second Tokyo property opens in the heart of high-end retail hub Ginza, delivering a standout offering to a neighbourhood short on luxury hotels
A Family Home in Tokyo with An Inner Expansiveness
In a central residential suburb of Tokyo, architecture firm New Material Research Laboratory has designed a family home surrounding a central garden courtyard
Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park Brings Nature to the City
The cult brand’s new hotel was designed by Keiji Ashizawa Design and Norm Architects, and overlooks the green swath of Yoyogi Park
A New Horizon
A New Horizon — a Showcase of Contemporary Design from East Asia excavated the trends, philosophies, ideas and materials that underpin modern lifestyles through works by designer from Japan, South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan
Rethinking Traditional Menswear with Tokyo Label Kontor
Style Department’s in-house label Kontor rethinks traditional menswear through innovative silhouettes and experimental fabrication methods
Case-Real Designs a Modern Tokyo Apartment to Last 100 Years
In the fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood of Azabu, Case-Real has created a modern residence designed to last for a century