Tokyo Art, architecture and travel

Philippe Fragnière captures the myth and magic of mountain life

In ʻBalancing Actʼ at SAI Gallery, Tokyo, Swiss photographer Philippe Fragnière explores the mythologies of his native Alps

By Sophie Gladstone • Last updated 14 September 22

Tune in Tokyo: Diesel celebrates 30 years in Japan

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 6 September 22

Tour Tokyo's development ahead of the 2020 Olympics with Atelier Bow-Wow

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 30 August 22

Tom Blachford creates a cinematic dystopia from Japan’s brutalist past

In a new chapter of his series Nihon Noir, the night-crawling photographer captures the futuristic metropolises of Tokyo and Kyoto to dystopian effect

By Harriet Lloyd Smith • Last updated 24 August 22

Naked glory: TNA’s town house is a revealing experiment in transparency

By Jens H Jensen • Last updated 19 August 22

’Origins in Progress’ by BCXSY at Pantaloon Gallery, Osaka

By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated 17 August 22

Wallpaper* guest editor Tomás Saraceno talks science, spiders, and bouncing sounds off the moon

Science, technology, architecture and philosophy all find their way into the art of Tomás Saraceno. Whether in arachnid experiments or aerial cities, he has called for a radical transformation of our relationship with each other and the planet. Ahead of his largest exhibition to date, we visited Saraceno in Berlin to get entangled in his spider lab, dance in his theatre of shadows, and discover his plans to bounce sounds off the moon. 

By Amy Serafin • Last updated 1 August 22

Japanese beef, Tokyo views and jazz at the Park Hyatt’s New York Grill

By Lauren Ho • Last updated 26 July 22

Tokyo’s design hotel scene steps up a notch with the arrival of Trunk

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 25 July 22

Japanese clothing brand Minotaur launches its first accessories-only concept store in Tokyo

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 24 July 22

Wonderfully spare décor and impeccable service at The Ascott Maranouchi apartments

By Daven Wu • Last updated 21 July 22

Views of Tokyo from every angle can be seen at the new Prince Gallery hotel

By Ella Marshall • Last updated 21 July 22

Designed by Kengo Kuma, Tokyo’s newest hotel is inspired by an immersive art exhibit

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

Tokyo's Nohga Hotel Ueno champions local design

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

The Moxy brand has debuted in Tokyo

By Daven Wu • Last updated 21 July 22

Tecchan Yakitori by Kengo Kuma — Tokyo, Japan

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 21 July 22

Danish floral artist Nicolai Bergmann launches new jewellery line in OEO Studio-designed space

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

Motif Restaurant & Bar — Tokyo, Japan

By Catherine Shaw • Last updated 21 July 22

Copenhagen's OEO Studio designs Tokyo's Nordic-influenced Inua restaurant

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

Celaravird — Tokyo, Japan

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 21 July 22

Tokyo's Hamacho Hotel champions all things handcrafted

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

Danish brand Mikkeler opens a new location in Tokyo

By Jens Jensen • Last updated 21 July 22

BnA Studio group unveils its largest art-led property to date in Tokyo

By Danielle Demetriou • Last updated 21 July 22

Artist Philippe Parreno is given carte blanche to curate a multi-media exhibition at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo

By Alice Pfeiffer • Last updated 8 July 22