The sleeper train revival in Japan continues with another new train: the Twilight Express Mizukaze. Described by JR West as a “hotel rolling through the beautiful Japanese landscape”, the Mizukaze (fresh wind) will carry…
Roka, an intimate ryokan, is now welcoming art lovers on the island of Naoshima. It offers exquisite interiors, fine food and soothing open-air baths in each of its 11 rooms.
A spirit of unruly fun presides over the Good Neighbors Jamboree. Now in its seventh year, the open-air celebration of retail, food and music has attracted thousands of visitors from across Japan to this remote region.
Retired architect Shigemi Asano teamed up with Tezuka Architects to create a home that marries modernity with local tradition. Inside, Asano has stripped it of all but the most essential of belongings, leaving the views of…
Our current issue has come together thanks to the tireless efforts of our global network of creative folk. Find out about a few of the writers, illustrators and photographers we called on to report for Issue 171.
On this month’s shopping list: some nifty business card holders, a Paul Smith for Stelton kitchenware collection and a pair of rockabilly worker boots.
From a highly supportive French underwear brand to a horn-rimmed eyewear specialist and a village-based UK company with global connections, we take in three fledgling fashion businesses ready to take flight.
Tokyo’s architectural masterpieces continue to topple in the name of progress but with the painstakingly faithful recreation of Hotel Okura’s incomparable modernist lobby (albeit in a new skyscraper), a window to the past…
Japan’s long-distance trains are entering a new era of luxury and innovation. Monocle visits the industrial and interior designers who are redefining train travel.
Fiona Wilson reporting from Setouchi: Most cruise-ship owners have gone for boats as large as city blocks. But in Japan a big player is using architects to make the cruise a truly bespoke experience with only a tiny number…