#tokyo Stories

HOTEL
The Bulgari Hotel Tokyo Glimmers Like a Pink Diamond

The lavish stay brings refined Italian touches to the crown floors of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu...

DESIGN
Micro-Apartments Are Thriving in Tokyo

Famous for small accommodations and high property values, the Japanese capital is testing...

ARCHITECTURE
Tokyo’s Public Restroom Success Story

Artful toilets by world-class designers are popping up around Tokyo, illustrating what’s possible

Opening Shot
An Innovative Culinary Space in Tokyo Brings Together an All-Star Team of Creative Collaborators

A progressive architecture firm, viral Bronx chef collective, cult speaker maker, and experimental...

Art
Can an Unorthodox Berlin Gallerist Succeed in Tokyo?

Johann König debuts his first outpost in Asia with a Juergen Teller exhibition.

EXTREME BEAUTY
Meet Tokyo’s Most Daring Florist

Floral artist Makoto Azuma pushes the boundaries of art, fashion, and nature with his experimental...

Retail
Issey Miyake Brings his Signature Pleating Machine to Tokyo

The Japanese fashion designer’s new Homme Plissé store features the brand's signature pleating...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Louis Vuitton Created a Bespoke Case for Vermeer’s “The Milkmaid”

How do you move a 17th century oil painting from Amsterdam to Tokyo? Leave it to Louis.

HOTEL
A Restful Staple of the Japanese Countryside, in Kinetic Tokyo

At Hoshinoya’s urban ryokan, the staff is outfitted in kimonos, rooms have shoji sliding doors,...

Store
In Tokyo, A Florist Uses His Beloved Flowers as Inspiration for Jewelry

Japanese architects SANAA and Copenhagen's Studio OEO are behind the ethereal design at Natur &...

Taste
Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste Gets Weird in Tokyo

The mix of calm and craziness in Japan’s bustling capital enthralls the singer-songwriter.

Art
Sterling Ruby: Stretching the Canvas

Sterling Ruby combines art and fashion with his close friend Raf Simons.

Bar
A New Atlanta Bar Where Tokyo Meets American Prohibition

British designer Tom Dixon tackles his first project in the United States, importing influences...

Fashion
Issey Miyake’s Envy-Worthy New Bag

Part of two major museum exhibitions this summer, the Japanese designer, known for his use of...

Destination
Tokyo

In Japan's capital city, a reverence for tradition doesn't mute an enthusiasm for change.

design
A Tokyo Yakitori Bar Gets a Psychedelic New Look

In the Kichijoji suburb of Tokyo, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has transformed a humble yakitori...

Design
Jasper Morrison on Tokyo

A recipient of the second annual Isamu Noguchi Award, the English product and furniture designer...

Architecture
An Almost Shutter-Street in Tokyo Gets Revitalized With the Help of Rice

A modest rice shop brings new life to a struggling neighborhood in Tokyo.