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

For those seeking a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and crafts, Maana Atelier in Kyoto offers experiential workshops held in a serene century-old space designed by architecture firm Sahena Design and local artisans

This new hotel in Kurashiki in western Japan is a haven of modern craft, contemporary design and timeless aesthetics rooted in location

New Japanese brand Centre makes its debut with an elegant foldable table that speaks to the founders’ philosophies of connection, freedom and flexibility

We spend a day with legendary product designer Naoto Fukasawa in his Tokyo home and studio space

We round up some of the highlights of Designart Tokyo, which runs from 20 to 29 October and is the biggest edition of the festival to date, with more than 100 exhibitions scheduled across the city

A new work by Greece- and New York-based Objects of Common Interest interpolates the artist’s longstanding Greek inspiration

Designed by Klein Dytham architecture (KDa), Tokyo’s toggle hotel suidobashi is a colour lover’s dream amid a quintessentially Tokyo cityscape

The first property of the new brand co-founded by Adrian Zecha, Azumi Setoda is a contemporary ryokan on the small island of Ikuchijima in the Seto Inland Sea, designed by Kyoto architect Shiro Miura in a restored historic compound

Making its home in Maebashi’s former Shiroiya Ryokan, SHIROIYA HOTEL has recently opened following an extensive renovation overseen by architect Sou Fujimoto, who designed the art- and design-focused hotel to become ‘the city’s living room’

The newly opened Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon — the brand’s first Japan outpost — has all the trappings for which founder Ian Schrager has come to be known, combined with the minimal and contemplative touches of renowned architect Kengo Kuma

A rich palette of organic textures and colours characterises porcelain brand 1616 / arita japan’s new flagship store, designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara to reflect the brand’s fusion of precise craft and beautiful natural materials

Stable COVID-19 rates and a scattered format convinced the Designart organisers to go ahead with this year’s event, placing Tokyo in the creative spotlight. Dozens of exhibitions and product launches (many originally scheduled for Milan) took place across 70 sites — here we round up some of the highlights

Housed in a series of brick warehouses renovated by architect Tsuyoshi Tane, Hirosaki’s new Museum of Contemporary Art sensitively pays tribute to its location and history as an apple cider factory

In designing Ace’s first hotel in Asia, Commune Design and architect Kengo Kuma collaborated to create an exchange between arts and crafts from the East and West

Due to reopen soon following a major renovation, the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art balances a raft of contemporary touches with its rich traditional heritage

Poetic, experimental, surreal, nature-inspired. Any of these words could be used to describe the work of Japanese architect Junya Ishigami. We profiled Ishigami in 2019 when he was announced as the winner of the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion commission

Japanese collective teamLab has taken digital art to a new level in a dedicated space in Tokyo

An unglazed stoneware vase with flower bud lines; a paper-thin sake pitcher with a matte silver patina; a light maple spoon for scooping tea leaves. These are among an assortment of Japanese treasures handcrafted by contemporary artisans and lovingly curated by the eagle-eyed couple behind Analogue Life, a design shop and gallery in Nagoya

A palette of cool greys backgrounds an impressive art collection at node, a 25-room hotel designed as a comfortable residential experience