Art, architecture and travel in Tokyo

Aman Tokyo — Tokyo, Japan

By Catherine Shaw Last updated 7 October 22

Dover Street Market Ginza, Tokyo

By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated 7 October 22

Exhibition in Japan celebrates all things Eames

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Eames design office, Tokyo’s Isetan The Space gallery hosts an exhibition (until 5 January 2022), highlighting some of Charles and Ray Eames’ most celebrated designs as well as new editions and collaborations

By Rosa Bertoli Last updated 7 October 22

Tsutaya Books by Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo

By Catherine Shaw Last updated 7 October 22

Designart Tokyo transforms the city into a living, multi-sensory museum

The third edition of the fair (18-27 October) showcases over 100 exhibitions across the Japanese capital

By Danielle Demetriou Last updated 7 October 22

An Instagram hotspot in Tokyo is under threat, so snap it before it’s flattened

Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has become something of an Instagram pilgrimage for architecture enthusiasts. But as the building fell into a state of disrepair, the Metabolist landmark has long been in danger of demolition and the final decision is to be made by the building’s management society by vote

By Sanae Sato Last updated 7 October 22

Bottega Veneta opens expansive futuristic boutique in Tokyo

By Ali Morris Last updated 7 October 22

20 years on, Hedi Slimane returns to the Palais de Tokyo with Celine

Closing Paris Fashion Week Men’s, Hedi Slimane’s S/S 2023 menswear collection for Celine saw the designer return to the Palais de Tokyo, where he first showed 20 years ago with Dior Homme

By Jack Moss Last updated 6 October 22

Aman Tokyo’s new patisserie is a culinary destination

The legendary hotel's first standalone patisserie is a culinary theatre where customers can watch the highly skilled chefs at work

By Melina Keays Last updated 6 October 22

Tokyo James, the Nigerian-British designer whose inspirations cross continents

‘Intersectionality plays a huge role across the board,’ says designer Tokyo James of his eponymous, cross-continental label, which is rooted in cultural exchange 

By Mazzi Odu Last updated 28 September 22

Scandinavian design meets Japanese heritage in OEO Studio’s Tokyo apartment

OEO Studio has collaborated with Japanese property developer ReBita on a luxury new apartment at Tokyo’s Opus Arisugawa Terrace & Residence

By Hannah Silver Last updated 27 September 22

Apollo design Grigio, a minimalist concrete house in Tokyo

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 26 September 22

Craft work: Mikkeller’s Tokyo beer bar merges Scandinavian and Japanese tastes

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 21 September 22

Snøhetta designs experimental culinary space in Tokyo

Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers discusses the architecture of Burnside – a Tokyo event space for art and design outfit En One and the Bronx chef collective Ghetto Gastro

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 15 September 22

Philippe Fragnière captures the myth and magic of mountain life

In ʻBalancing Actʼ at SAI Gallery, Tokyo, Swiss photographer Philippe Fragnière explores the mythologies of his native Alps

By Sophie Gladstone Last updated 14 September 22

Hot sheets: paper turns over a new leaf in Tokyo

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 30 August 22

Tour Tokyo's development ahead of the 2020 Olympics with Atelier Bow-Wow

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 30 August 22

Life through a lens: Olympus’ ’Perspective Playground’ at Palais de Tokyo

In the age of smartphones and social media, the impulse to take a photo while visiting a gallery or art exhibition has become all but hardwired. Rarely, though, is the activity of photo taking built into the experience. With 'Perspective Playground' at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Olympus has integrated its superior camera technology into a series of art installations (some newly commissioned).

By Amy Verner Last updated 29 August 22

Japan’s new bullet train to link Tokyo and Hokkaidō

By Jordi Lippe-McGraw Last updated 26 August 22

Tokyo's cocktail scene is changing

Young, well-traveled bartenders are bringing avant-garde techniques and interesting ingredients to Tokyo’s previously static cocktail scene.

By Christopher Ross Last updated 26 August 22

Nihon noir: Tom Blachford sheds light on Tokyo’s dark side

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 24 August 22

Tom Blachford creates a cinematic dystopia from Japan’s brutalist past

In a new chapter of his series Nihon Noir, the night-crawling photographer captures the futuristic metropolises of Tokyo and Kyoto to dystopian effect

By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated 24 August 22

Make believe: lose yourself in TeamLab’s immersive lightworks

By Elly Parsons Last updated 24 August 22

Artechnic brings life to a concrete corner of Tokyo

By Luke Halls Last updated 24 August 22