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For sale, a secluded gallery-like retreat by Kengo Kuma in Nagakura, JapanWild Bird Forest Lodge is a luxuriously minimalist house in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, shaped by Kengo Kuma & Associates and now for sale, contents included
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Documenting Japan’s disappearing modernist architectureNaomi Pollock's new book, 'Vanishing Japan, ' chronicles the country’s many demolished modernist works, focusing on buildings that have succumbed to change in the last quarter century. The book provides a fascinating portrait of lost architecture
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A compact Japanese house by Hitotomori is hidden behind a minimalist wooden fenceHitotomori, an emerging architecture studio from Japan, features in the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2026
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A new sake merges French winemaking with Japanese brewing traditionsWinemaker Nathalie Perrodo unveils Yukiguma, a fresh sake crafted with 100 per cent pure spring water from Japanese mountains
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Mingei at 100: why Japan’s folk-craft movement still shapes design todayMingei, the 1920s Japanese folk-art revival, presented a new way of viewing objects and new aesthetic values. Here, we unpack what underpins this movement and its enduring relevancy in contemporary society
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Japanese speaker brand Listude hits a harmonious note with its multifunctional HQ in the woodsPart audio workshop, part concert hall, listening room, and family home – enter the custom-built woodland hideaway where Listude speakers come to life
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The best new hotels to book nowExplore the best new openings in the world, from the restoration and rebrand of the legendary Hotel Danieli to a tranquil Aman resort on Baja California Sur’s East Cape
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Drama and minimalism meet in this Osaka house – where all is not what it seemsTitled ‘Moment’, this house by Apollo Architects & Associates appears modest from the street, but opens up to double-height spatial drama inside
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Remembering Teruo Kurosaki, a creative entrepreneur who embodied Japan in the 1980sWallpaper* celebrates the legacy of Teruo Kurosaki, founder of the Tokyo-based furniture company Idée and custodian of aspiring designers from Marc Newson to Philippe Starck
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Modern, minimalist Japanese houses inspiring avant-garde livingWe tour the best Japanese architecture designed by international and local architects – houses that blend tradition and modernity in smart, sleek and sustainable spaces
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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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In Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture, Woven City is a living laboratory for Toyota’s mobility techFor the first time, Toyota recently opened the doors to its large-scale experiment into mobility, cross-disciplinary collaboration and new technologies
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Spend the night at the former home of legendary filmmaker Yasujirō OzuHidden in the hills of Kita-Kamakura, the century-old residence where the ‘Tokyo Story’ director spent his final years has been restored as a guesthouse
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‘Everything starts from a glow’: Michael Anastassiades on sunsets and lightbulbs in KyotoOn the occasion of his Kyoto exhibition, ‘From Warm Yellow to Saturated Red’ (at Taka Ishii Gallery until 4 July), Wallpaper* speaks with Michael Anastassiades about his approach to light, from sunsets to lightbulbs
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Shiro Kuramata, the designer of playful impermanenceShiro Kuramata's distinctive approach combined traditional Japanese aesthetic concepts with modernist expression. We look at the late designer’s work across furniture, interiors and objects
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A European textile designer in Japan, Mae Engelgeer transforms memory and tradition for the futureAs she unveils a collaboration with 14th-century Zen temple Ryosokuin (on view until 12 July 2026), Wallpaper* speaks to the Dutch textile designer about working in Japan and the soft power of her medium
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Ancient Japanese techniques meet contemporary design at Craft x TechInternational designers and local makers came together at the Japanese design initiative to reimagine centuries-old traditions
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Japanese design is interpreted through a Danish lens at 3 Days Of DesignAt 3 Days of Design 2026 (10-12 June), Jens H Jensen and OEO Studio curate a showcase of contemporary Japanese makers, revealing a design culture shaped by pragmatism, exacting craftsmanship and close collaboration
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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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Rediscovering hospitality the Japanese way: an epicurean odysseyWallpaper’s resident drinks correspondent, Neil Ridley, spent a few days in Tokyo and Kyoto for a lesson in how Japan continues to redefine hospitality in food and drink
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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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This modern ryokan immerses travellers in the history of the Old Tokaido RoadFrom sips at the communal tea house to daily hot springs soaks, historic relaxation rituals abound at Kai Hakone
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A Kamakura house offers an otherworldly experience through Japanese minimalismLulla, a Kamakura house designed by Tokyo architecture studio I IN, brings together Japanese craft, minimalism and idyllic views of both the sea and Mount Fuji
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All about Toyo Ito, the Japanese architect who fused buildings with free willHow the Pritzker prize-winning architect went from an inspiring baseball player to one of the most celebrated design names on the planet
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Tour Kengo Kuma’s new hotel project in KyotoWith interiors by Brewin Design Office, the long-awaited Japan debut for luxury Singapore brand Capella is a soothing mesh of local culture and contemporary warmth
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Find zen at Azuma Farm Koiwai, a remarkable rural escape in JapanAt the foot of Japan’s Mount Iwate, Azuma Farm Koiwai is a 24-room property focused on nature, rural heritage, and slow living
