“There can be no faking it in design. The thing is what it is—my job is to find a way to clear everything else away and...
“After corona, we have entered a period where the role of architecture must consider how the place and humans can be connected.” (Architect Kengo Kuma)
We start our trek at the New National Stadium which will hold both the opening and closing ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and Summer...
Within a 10-minute walk from the Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line, an impressive, irregular-looking granite structure looms over a slightly elevated hill. Surely,...
Tokyo’s newest train station, the Takanawa Gateway Station, will open on Saturday, March 14, promising to showcase an abundance of futuristic technology. Sited on...
The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and...
The New National Stadium, which will be the centerpiece of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was officially completed on Saturday, November 30. On...
After the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito took place October 22 with its pomp and circumstance, and with related activities lined up in the coming days...
Japanese bamboo art has become a hot sensation overseas, although in Japan such works are viewed more commonly as crafts or items of practical use....
Starbucks Coffee Japan, the Seattle-based franchise, announced the opening of the world’s fifth high-end coffee shop in Nakameguro (Meguro Ward) on February 27. Called...
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