Kyoto Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Kyoto - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Kyoto.
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Japanese hair art: geiko wigmakers in Kyoto bring modernity to an age-old art
In the first of a three-part series on Japanese hair art, we visit the studio of a father-and-son team in Kyoto, making wigs for the city’s geishas
By Makoto Kikuchi Published
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Stellar Works and Hosoo Textiles’ new Kyoto showroom is a timeless transformation
Stellar Works and Hosoo Textiles’ Kyoto showroom by Copenhagen-based design atelier OEO Studio is an ode to timeless craftsmanship
By Catherine Shaw Published
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‘East Meets West’: artists Samiro Yunoki and Kori Girard unite at Ace Hotel Kyoto
Art exhibition, ‘East Meets West’ at Ace Hotel Kyoto marks Japanese artist Samiro Yunoki’s 100th birthday, in dialogue with new works by American artist Kori Girard
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Japan’s Book and Bed concept hotel is a bibliophile's dream
By Danielle Demetriou Last updated
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An original teahouse in Kyoto has been transformed into the 23-bedroom Sowaka
By Daven Wu Last updated
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A new café in Kyoto designed by Thomas Lykke of Copenhagen studio OeO
By Jens H Jensen Last updated
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Finland meets Japan at Kyoto's Maja Hotel by Harri Koskinen
By Danielle Demetriou Last updated
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Kyoto’s landmark Kyocera Museum unveils its contemporary renovation
One of Japan's key cultural landmarks, the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, originally built in the 1930s in the Imperial Crown Style architecture known as teikan, is preparing to reopen to the public following a contemporary, yet respectful renovation by architects Jun Aoki and Tezzo Nishizawa
By Danielle Demetriou Last updated
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Japan’s hotel industry continues to boom with the launch of Noku Kyoto
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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The Ritz-Carlton ups Kyoto’s hotel game
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Kyoto's new hotel BnA Alter Museum presents a kaleidoscopic fantasy
By Daven Wu Last updated