Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them
Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by…
Five carefully renovated machiya houses in Kyoto
Kyoto‘s historic townhouses, machiyas, are increasing being renovated and turned into everything from hotels to perfume stores. Here,…
Keiji Ashizawa transforms 120-year-old townhouse into rental home
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the Toune holiday home in a 120-year-old machiya, preserving its original…
Kengo Kuma’s Latest Residential Project Revives a Historic Kyoto Teahouse
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, known for blending contemporary design with natural materials, light, and traditional Japanese craftsmanship, is converting a…
Traditional townhouses inform interiors of Capella Kyoto hotel
The unique “rhythm and progression” of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this…
Oh deer: famous hoofed residents of Japan’s Nara wander as far as Osaka
The sacred deer that have been a fixture of the ancient Japanese capital of Nara for centuries are…
Japan’s wage squeeze undermines Takaichi’s ‘trickle down’ plans
Despite a decisive election victory built on promises to ease Japan’s cost-of-living crisis, fresh government data released this…
Studio Aluc renovates 100-year old townhouse in Kyoto
Japanese design firm Studio Aluc “deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship” to transform a historic machiya residence into…
Kyoto gets its own teamLab, largest in Japan
An immersive art space in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering a novel experience to visitors…
UNC Studio’s Challe cafe in Kyoto fuses Japanese and Mexican design
Interiors firm UNC Studio has transformed a traditional wooden house in Kyoto into a Japanese-Mexican fusion cafe and…
Huge New TeamLab Facility to Open in Kyoto
TeamLab will open a new permanent museum in October a short walk away from Kyoto Station. This will…