LIFESTYLE

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.

It’s not a well-known fact that Japanese people lived in Australia before the war. When we trace back the friendly relations between Australia and Japan today, we realize that it is thanks to the achievements of Japanese immigrants in the past.

This year, BMX flatland world champion Yohei Uchino celebrates the 20th anniversary of his career. He reflects on the start of his career to the present, the establishment of THE PARK, and how he became the first Japanese rider for Brooklyn Machine Works

On top of being an architect and consultant, Sari Kaede works in a wide range of fields such as modeling and entertainment. Here, she talks about the ideal form of diversity in society.

Mie Iwatsuki has been a muse for master painter Alex Katz and renowned American photographer Robert Frank. In this interview, she talks about her idea of art and beauty.