MOGANA-Japanese minimalism with a dose of city chic
Stay
When I am looking for hotels that are fitting for my clients, of course aesthetics plays a huge role. I mean who doesn’t love a pretty room that makes your soul feel g…
En Iwamura- Artist with no borders
Faces
KYOTO
Meet En Iwamura, an artist from Kyoto, Japan, whose creations have captured the hearts and attention of many around the world— including som…
Coffee Ceremony- Coffee and zen at a temple in Kyoto
Caffeine
My love for coffee and matcha is pretty equal, that’s why I created a ‘caffeine’ category which covers both of my loves.
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Draw the Circle Installation- A Kojima Shouten x Miz Tsuji collaboration
Art/Design
Something I truly love about Kyoto is its creative community which is made up of wonderful individuals who come from various disciplines. Fo…
Hitomi Kawasaki- Bonsai Researcher/Curator
Hatago Wakatsu- A new ryokan in Shiga Japan
SHIGA
Shiga, no longer just known as the prefecture with the country’s largest lake, in the last few years, creatives have been maximising the be…
Nanzenji Harada- Back to basics
Spaces
This wee new restaurant in Nanzenji, Kyoto popped up on my radar earlier this year, ”oooooo pretty”, I thought. Alas, COVID happened and din…
Takimoto Mikiya Exhibition-Chaos 2020
This is going to be a rather short and quick post, but I wanted to make sure I got this up here before the exhibition ended. Yesterday, fina…
Shigemorei Mirei Museum-Timeless Modernity
“That light hanging from the ceiling was given to my grandfather by Noguchi Isamu.” That’s Mitsuaki-san, casually name-dropping as he pointe…
Mitomi- Oh, You Sweet Thing
OSAKA
In Japan, we have this word “betsubara”, meaning “second stomach”. It’s what we use when we’re so stinkin’ full but we still have r…
Welcome Note- Greetings and Scribbles from Kyoto
Hello from Kyoto. First of all, welcome. Maybe you landed here because you’re dreaming of coming to Japan, you’re missing Kyoto, or you were…
