Japan Art, architecture and travel

Fondazione Bisazza sheds new light on Nobuyoshi Araki’s sensual photo works

By Sujata Burman • Last updated 14 October 22

Japanese handcraft exhibition, Sfera, Kyoto

By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated 14 October 22

Man at work: rigour, neurochemicals and 24/7 assistants at Takashi Murakami’s studio

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 14 October 22

Masako Miki’s shapeshifting spirits draw on Japanese folklore

In San Francisco, Osaka-born artist Masako Miki explores human identity, transformation and the Japanese Shinto concept in a new series of playful candy-coloured bronze sculptures

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated 14 October 22

Nerima House combines the best of Swedish and Japanese architecture

By Sara Sturges • Last updated 14 October 22

Wes Anderson’s set design for the Isle of Dogs goes on show in London

By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated 14 October 22

Ibiza takeover: Blum & Poe stage pop-up exhibition of Takashi Murakami's recent work

By Brook Mason • Last updated 13 October 22

Ori Gersht reflects on Kyoto’s Zen gardens and their secret floating worlds

By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated 13 October 22

Junya Ishigami’s architecture aims high and digs deep at Fondation Cartier in Paris

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 13 October 22

Charting the unique make-up of Japanese architecture

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 13 October 22

The space of change: charting the peculiarity of Japanese houses

By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated 13 October 22

The unlikely synchronicity between Italian radicalism and Japanese metabolism

By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated 13 October 22

Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima

The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 13 October 22

Celebrating Japanese art and culture for National Foundation Day

To mark Japan’s National Foundation Day (11 February 2022) we revisit recent art features that illustrate the breadth and depth of contemporary Japanese art

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated 13 October 22

Hublot’s Tokyo watch boutique plays on glass and crystal

The flagship boutique in Ginza is Hublot’s largest retail space to date

By Hannah Silver • Last updated 12 October 22

Yayoi Kusama documentary charts her turbulent rise to art icon

By Jessica Klingelfuss • Last updated 12 October 22

Nanamica’s NYC store nods to a Japanese beach house

Japanese menswear brand Nanamica has collaborated with New York-based architect Taichi Kuma on its Soho boutique

By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated 12 October 22

A warm welcome: Japanese beauty brand Shiro opens London store

By Adam Chapman • Last updated 11 October 22

The things that define you: an exhibition of zakka at 21_21 Design Sight Tokyo

By Tom Howells • Last updated 11 October 22

Margaret Howell's new film is a tribute to Japanese culture

Affinities – 50 Years of Design marks the 50th anniversary of the Margaret Howell clothing brand

By Hannah Silver • Last updated 11 October 22

Prototype prefab: Muji unveils the no-clutter Window House

By Noor Dasmesh Singh • Last updated 11 October 22

The Millennials is a modern, updated version of Japan’s famed capsule hotel concept

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 11 October 22

Tsumamigui — Tokyo, Japan

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 11 October 22

Architect Jun Aoki designs fabric-like façade for Loro Piana's new Tokyo flagship

The storied Italian brand makes a subtle architectural statement with its new Tokyo outpost

By Elly Parsons • Last updated 11 October 22