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14 results for Kanazawa

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Out of the past

19 May 2015

Historically isolated from the rest of Japan, Kanazawa’s economy is now expanding thanks to a new rail link to Tokyo. But its inhabitants are determined to preserve the city’s unique traditions and distinctive architecture…

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Art house scene

18 February 2015

When one Japanese couple’s search for a roomier home led to a love of traditional living, they embraced classic local architecture, too. But they also found that, even in a cultured college town, older buildings are disa…

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Refreshing changes

16 February 2016

A scrap-and-build mindset has been the norm in Japan’s real-estate sector for decades. Tokyo-based Rebita has made a name for itself by doing the opposite: finding rundown, vacant retail and office properties and converting…

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Get hooked

9 April 2016

This year marks the ninth edition of Peixe Em Lisboa, Lisbon’s fish festival. It’s an 11-day affair that celebrates local cuisine as well as experiments beyond the national borders. Serving fish by a selection of 10 of the…

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Motional issue

20 May 2015

In this edition we consider the systems and logistical threads that allow us to make those all-important connections, whether they are at the airport, at the railway station or in the art gallery.

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The directory

17 January 2019

Visit-worthy getaways within easy reach of Seoul, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Florence and Mexico City.

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Bounty hunters

17 May 2018

Most restaurants in Japan are in the city but in rural Hokuriku a young crop of restaurateurs and producers are hoping diners will follow them into the wild.

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It’s arrived

16 September 2010

It’s not just 30 minutes closer to central Tokyo than Narita. The new international terminal at Haneda Airport is also a unique retail concept.

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Ironing out the creases

13 June 2018

In the rough and tumble of Japan’s wash-and-go laundry market, we visit a drycleaner that values service over speed (your shirt will be back in three weeks).

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Basque in the glory

17 June 2007

Thanks to its world-famous museum, Bilbao has become a cultural mecca in just 10 years. But has the Guggenheim improved the lives of the locals or just entertained art-loving tourists? We make an in-depth audit.

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Double vision

20 October 2022

Sydney Modern will be the city’s largest cultural opening since the its iconic opera house. We meet the duo behind the design.

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Food

17 January 2013

An update on all things food-related, such as a kitchen garden in Melbourne and a sushi taxi in Japan.

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Building societies

25 February 2021

From filling city skylines with farmland to rolling out comfortable flat-pack homes, here are 10 visionary schemes that could transform how our urban environments take shape.

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Tests of time

19 October 2023

Architecture is about more than simply ushering ideas from sketch to skyscraper. It can play a critical role in solving global issues. Here, three renowned practitioners explain their approach and tell us how they strive…