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This two-room hotel in Nara is a design lover’s dreamLocated in Naramachi, the heart of the Japanese ancient city, Tayura captivates with its boutique comforts and pink-putty colour scheme
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Shigeru Ban gets candid about greenwashing and why there's not enough experimentation in architectureWe caught up with the Pritzker prize-winning architect on the occasion of his RIBA + LKE Ozolins Lecture in London
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Kengo Kuma talks technology and architecture to mark his new monograph, ‘Substance’The new book from the celebrated Japanese architect features 35 material-led pavilion projects as well as his thoughts on the fusion of design, craft and technology; we interviewed him to find out more
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Japanese symbolism meets London energy at Goldwin’s new Soho storeThe Japanese technical-wear brand has expanded with a new London flagship, featuring a symbolic circular concept by New Material Research Laboratory
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A new house by Denizen Works provides far-reaching views across Japan’s Seto Inland SeaThe architects have designed a coastal bolthole and studio space in south-west Japan for clients seeking a return to nature
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The Japanese house offers lessons in living for everyoneA new book, ‘A House in Japan: Lessons in Living’, brings together over 40 contemporary projects that showcase the rich diversity of the country’s housing design
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A guide to Shigeru Ban, the humanitarian architect and paper building pioneerShigeru Ban, the Japanese architect who perfected working with paper in architecture, has been prolific, experimenting to striking, sustainable results. Read our ultimate guide to his work
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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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Discover Aman’s love letter to the Japanese tea house in KyotoAman Kyoto unveils a sukiya-style tea room that is timeless and deeply serene, designed by Sen Art Studio
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Five travel destinations to have on your radar in 2026The cultural heavyweights worth building an itinerary around as culture and creativity come together in powerful new ways
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The best way to see Mount Fuji? Book a stay hereAt the western foothills of Mount Fuji, Gora Kadan’s second property translates imperial heritage into a deeply immersive, design-led retreat
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
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The Wallpaper* team’s travel highlights of the yearA year of travel distilled. Discover the destinations that inspired our editors on and off assignment
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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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Curvilinear futurism meets subtropical beaches at Not A Hotel’s ZHA-designed Okinawa retreatZaha Hadid Architects has revealed the design for the first property in Not A Hotel’s futuristic new Vertex collection, coming soon to southern Japan
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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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Take a tour of the 'architectural kingdom' of JapanJapan's Seto Inland Sea offers some of the finest architecture in the country – we tour its rich selection of contemporary buildings by some of the industry's biggest names
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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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Free flights across Japan? ANA just made it happenA new All Nippon Airways scheme in collaboration with the Japan National Tourism Organization aims to ease overtourism in major hubs by boosting regional travel
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Issey Miyake’s HaaT flagship in Kyoto transforms a former sugar store into a pink-hued havenRenovating a traditional timber building dating back over a century, the Issey Miyake offshoot’s new Kyoto store is a conversation between past and present
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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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A cinematic members’ club rises in Japan’s forested hillsJoyce Wang Studio unveils The Magarigawa Club Clubhouse in Chiba
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How Ichio Matsuzawa designed the almost-invisible bar defining Art Week Tokyo 2025During the 2025 edition of AWT, Wallpaper* met the Japanese architect to explore architecture as sensation, not structure
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In Sou Fujimoto’s far-flung Not A Hotel villa, solitude feels almost planetaryAn underwater sauna, an infinity pool and a circular courtyard garden are just a few of the highlights at Not A Hotel’s latest outpost, on Japan’s Ishigaki Island
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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 Japanese watch brands you need to know nowNaoya Hida & Co, Kikuchi Nakagawa and Kurono Tokyo are just some of the Japanese watch brands to keep an eye on
