This residential neighbourhood also hosts
upmarket fashion shops. Chic boutiques
sit alongside one of the city’s most exquisite
museums and the Tessen-kai Noh theatre,
where actors perform centuries-old
dance-dramas…
Harajuku is a neighbourhood of contrasts, home to the Meiji Shrine, which is surrounded by one of Tokyo’s largest green spaces, and a dense network of small streets packed with shops and cafés. Aoyama attracts a more grown…
When luxury cosmetics brand Three decided to open a shop, spa and restaurant in central Aoyama, it needed a space that would echo its understated image yet stand out from the crowd. We meet the team behind the evolving…
Good things come in packages of all shapes and sizes, particularly when they’re delivered by a Takkyubin man in Tokyo’s Aoyama and Omotesando districts. Monocle opens the door to spring’s freshest ensembles.
Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…
Japan’s love affair with all things Nordic shows no sign of abating. This weekend there is a Scandinavian addition to the regular farmers’ market that is held most weekends at the UN University in Aoyama. The second Nordic…
Anyone who’s spent time in Japan’s capital knows the city is a paradise for fans of pen and paper, with countless sleek and well-stocked stationery shops dotted around the city. So Tokyo provides the perfect setting for…
It’s the season to come in from the cold and make the most of your interior: so get your tape measure out and put on those sturdy knits and durable fabrics.
In tough economic times, shops will need something special to keep customers. Monocle’s new star retailers are a supermarket with a concierge, a childrenswear store with staff chosen for their childcare skills, and a boo…
From Monday morning meetings to wet Wednesday lunches, great nights out on Friday and the great outdoors on Sunday, you can dress sharp and look smart seven days a week.
Whether they are subtly demonstrating how best to wear the season’s latest pieces or giving customers advice via text, Tokyo’s menswear shop staff are dedicated to helping their customers find their personal style.
Running magazines are everywhere but few of them put long-form journalism before tips and product reviews. Runner Yuito Ueda has set out to change that with a periodical paced for the more thoughtful pavement pounder.
With typical egalitarian flourish and quirk, New Zealand’s national carrier has come up with an innovation that will expand the horizons of horizontal leisure travel. Plus overleaf, we discover a new Hong Kong hub, a cosy…