Tokyo, Japan’s spectacular capital is the largest city in the world by population. It is a massive urban agglomeration with over 37 million people to support and nourish. Such an…
Cinema often explores emotion through characters and storytelling, yet it has always relied on architecture and space to shape how those stories are felt. The built environment becomes part of…
The buildings and monuments we see around us give us a reflection of the styles, values, and beliefs that they carry. From the past to the present, the changes in…
Some architects build to impress. Others build to express. But a rare few, like Momoyo Kaijima, build to listen. In a world rushing toward bold statements and monumental forms, Kaijima…
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories is a Japanese anthology series that originally premiered in 2009 before achieving widespread international recognition through Netflix. Centred around a small, unassuming diner in the inner…
Located in the Roppongi precinct, Minato City—a downtown neighbourhood popular for its eclectic array of local attractions, ranging from high-end restaurants to bars, from hotels to theatres, and designer boutiques…
Naomi Pollock is an American author and architect who writes about design in Japan. She spent over three decades in Japan and lived in different parts of Tokyo: Shimouma, Nanpeidai,…
Imagine waking up in the morning and walking to a train station 10 minutes away to go to work. Now imagine that same 10-minute walk also includes a local pastry…
The Tokyo Bay eSG Project is the brainchild of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The upcoming project is a sustainable city built along the Tokyo Bay waterfront and central breakwater reclamation…
Japan is a country that has stunned the world with its impeccable disaster management capabilities as discussed in one of my previous articles. But there’s more than the trait of…
A romantic melancholy written and directed by Sofia Coppola tells a story about two people exploring themes of alienation and disconnection against a cultural backdrop in Japan. The story revolves…
The beginning of the past The basic needs of humans were food, clothing, and shelter. In the Stone Age period, when there were less of commodities and more peace, the…