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1 Hotel Tokyo is a nature lover’s dream high above the cityThe 1 Hotel brand’s Japan debut takes over the upper floors of the Akasaka Trust Tower, featuring lush interiors courtesy of Crème
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Wallpaper* checks into Tokyo’s most cinematic hotelThirty years after redefining urban hospitality, Park Hyatt Tokyo begins a new chapter high above Shinjuku, dreamt up by Studio Jouin Manku
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What happened when Miu Miu opened a jazz club in Tokyo?To celebrate the reopening of its Ginza store, Miu Miu held a one-night-only jazz club that paid homage to the genre’s longstanding roots in Japanese culture. Kanae Hasegawa dropped by to experience the evening
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JW Marriott opens its second Japanese hotel, in Tokyo's futuristic new hubDesigned by Yabu Pushelberg, the cocooning JW Marriott in Takanawa Gateway joins the brand's Japanese portfolio, following its debut in the deer-friendly city of Nara
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Dior’s golden ‘Bamboo Pavilion’ in Tokyo is a love letter from Paris to JapanWallpaper* takes a tour of the new Japan store, which sees the façade of Dior’s Avenue Montaigne store in Paris reimagined in golden bamboo
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Devon Turnbull reveals audiophile ‘listening furniture’, because ‘music is the closest thing to magic’Artist and audio engineer Devon Turnbull has created Japanese tearoom-inspired ‘listening furniture’ for Karimoku: step inside their Sound House in Tokyo until 5 June 2026
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Umi Ishihara takes a deep-dive into Tokyo's strip clubsUmi Ishihara's moving image installation at Gasworks, exploring Tokyo's strip club scene, is inspired by her own parents who worked across nightclubs and free raves in Japan
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Check into Janu Tokyo hotel, Aman’s sociable sibling brandStep inside the Jean-Michel Gathy-designed Janu Tokyo and discover its state-of-the-art wellness facilities
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of 2025Much of the life of a Wallpaper editor* is, inevitably, spent behind a screen. Yet the stories that truly resonate are found beyond it. As we stride into 2026, our team reflects on the last year, and the out-of-office adventures that shaped it
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The ryokan, reinvented: checking in at Hoshinoya TokyoHoshinoya Tokyo rewrites the ryokan for the modern city, a barefoot ascent through layered rituals, tradition and restorative onsen culture
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The most whimsical hotel Christmas trees around the worldWe round up the best hotel Christmas tree collaborations of the year, from a ‘hotel within a hotel’ in Tokyo to 400 bellboy teddy bears in Paris
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This Fukasawa house is a contemporary take on the traditional wooden architecture of JapanDesigned by MIDW, a house nestled in the south-west Tokyo district features contrasting spaces united by the calming rhythm of structural timber beams
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Check into the parkland oasis where Tokyo slows downThe third in a hat-trick of Trunk spaces in Tokyo, Trunk(Hotel) Yoyogi Park offers a measured take on contemporary Tokyo living
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A Roman holiday, but make it Tokyo. Check into the Bvlgari HotelCrowning the top six floors of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Bvlgari’s first hotel in Japan is a skyline retreat shaped by two cultures
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Wheels of the weird and wonderful: how the 2025 Japan Mobility Show met its briefWe bring you our selection of the ten most futuristic concepts and fascinating forthcoming machinery at Tokyo's Japan Mobility Show
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Is this Tokyo’s most alluring new hotel?In the world’s busiest capital, a new benchmark for serenity emerges 35 floors above ground. We checked into the Fairmont Tokyo
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Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates the early flowering of its art deco jewellery designs with an exhibition in TokyoVan Cleef & Arpels nod back to an illustrative Art Deco history with an exhibition celebrating its influence
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekIt’s been a week of escapism: daydreams of Ghana sparked by lively local projects, glimpses of Tokyo on nostalgic film rolls, and a charming foray into the heart of Christmas as the festive season kicks off in earnest
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Check into a new pocket-sized Tokyo hotelSoil Nihonbashi Hotel brings greenery, warmth and a neighbourhood spirit to a quiet corner near Tokyo Central Station
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The Architecture Edit: Wallpaper’s houses of the monthThis September, Wallpaper highlighted a striking mix of architecture – from iconic modernist homes newly up for sale to the dramatic transformation of a crumbling Scottish cottage. These are the projects that caught our eye
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Chanel’s le19M lands in Tokyo with an exhibition that marries Parisian savoir-faire and Japanese craftWallpaper* gets a tour of ‘La Galerie du 19M Tokyo’, a new exhibition that sees craftspeople from Chanel’s network of artisans, le19M, unite with their counterparts in Japan for an intriguing cross-cultural exchange
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Will the revamped Park Hyatt Tokyo keep its cinematic soul?As Park Hyatt Tokyo prepares to reopen after an extensive transformation, film fans wonder: will it still evoke Sofia Coppola’s dreamscape?
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A Tokyo home’s mysterious, brutalist façade hides a secret urban retreatDesigned by Apollo Architects, Tokyo home Stealth House evokes the feeling of a secluded resort, packaged up neatly into a private residence
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Step inside Acne Studios’ pink-hued Tokyo flagshipAcne Studios contrasts sharp minimalism with soft touches at its playful new Tokyo flagship, designed in collaboration with Swedish studio Halleroed
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How an icon of Japanese Metabolist architecture took on a life of its own – even after its destructionWhen Kishō Kurokawa designed the modular Nakagin Capsule Tower more than 50 years ago, he imagined it boarding ships and travelling the world. Now it has, thanks to a new show at MoMA
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Aston Martin completes its first Tokyo townhouse, crafted by the brand’s design teamThis luxurious private house in Tokyo’s Omotesandō neighbourhood offers design and details shaped by Aston Martin, as well as features for the dedicated car collector
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A beauty lover’s tour of Tokyo: hair, nails, shopping and bathingPart 2 of our Summer in Tokyo beauty series sees Lara Johnson-Wheeler seeking out the city’s best beauty spots
