LIFESTYLE

Not a few invisible elements including the hospitality determine the comfortableness of the stay experience. In the first part, we will explore the notion of true comfort and introduce luxury experience from an example of an urban stay setting.

Momi Sako of CAMPFIRE expounds on what kind of social good is needed today.

This project asks for creators’ view about the appeal of Made in Japan brands and items. The first instalment features Emil Pacha Valencia, the editor-in-chief of the cultural media “TEMPURA” from Paris.

A series of articles by science fiction researcher Teruyuki Hashimoto,”The Expanding Universe of Science Fiction”.

The founder of Freimeisterkollektiv sheds light on Berlin’s bar culture, which includes establishments with a long history and popular bars where artists and creators with colorful personalities get together. He also talks about the Japanese market.

What is happiness like in Finland, which has been ranked number one in the United Nations World Happiness Rankings for four consecutive years? Find out from Karolina Korhonen’s comic, Finnish Nightmares.

In the Misaki area of Okayama, which has been selected as having one of the top 100 terraced rice fields in Japan, one Yamabushi (ascetics of Japan’s ancient mountain religion) is taking on the challenge of making natural wine. TOKION takes a closer look at the Yamabiko Winery, where winemaking is part of the ascetic practice.

A serial column in which a variety of creators speak about their own favorite items. The first installment introduces art director Kazunari Hattori’s “film cameras”which became sources for his design works.

Breakdancer Issei, who has earned numerous world-famous titles in his teenage years, says he wants to spread breakdancing even more in Japan. We delve into his roots and process of creating his own blueprint.

Novelist Ryo Asai reflects on his career as a writer and elucidates his outlook and process of writing a story.