Toryo Ito-Creative Ideas and Zen Buddhism
Faces
KYOTO
Meet Toryo Ito, the deputy head priest of Ryosoku-in temple who is fusing Zen philosophy with creative new ideas to nurture the growth and p…
The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon – Spontaneity through discipline
Stay
TOKYO
The silhouette of Tokyo Tower was ever so slightly visible through the sheer white curtains. As I was escorted around newly opened hotel The…
FARMOON- Food and senses – a culinary journey
Spaces
The sunlight shined through the generous sized window, casting shadows in every corner of the beautiful rustic space, chef Masayo came up to…
MAMA- Serving you a slice of design
Usually if one was to travel to Arashiyama, an area thirty minutes away from the city centre, it would be for the bamboo forest or the mount…
MOGANA-Japanese minimalism with a dose of city chic
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 …
En Iwamura- Artist with no borders
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
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…
