Tokyo
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Food
An update on all things food-related, such as a kitchen garden in Melbourne and a sushi taxi in Japan.
Monocle travel guide
Our new travel edit focuses on great service, spotlighting Bavaria’s finest new hostelries. We also explore dining in Tokyo, a unique Zürich café and an innovative new retail concept on the move.
Lounge lover
In Tokyo, we always return to the Brillant Bar at the Keio Plaza. The 1970s timewarp and unbeatable cocktails make it the perfect place to showcase new pieces from our favourite retailers.
Observation
Monocle’s editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé reflects on an eventful and surprising year at the magazine, from retail growth to new projects, and looks ahead to what’s coming in the next one.
Go with the flow
There’s nothing that irritates architects more than the word ‘cosy’. We believe they should rethink their view, as most of us are looking for intimacy, good lighting and sensible scale.
Cinema Paradise
When it comes to a Friday night out at the movies, we’ll be booking our seats in Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo. Now pass the Peranakan menu and a blanket.
Monocle travel guide
From fishermen's cabins beneath the midnight sun to a converted textiles house in Osaka, our latest dispatches uncover addresses worth the detour — where craft, place and hospitality quietly align.
Shelf esteem
Take two retail visionaries, one Tokyo store space and one great idea, and you’ve got the Good Design Shop, a concept store made to change the way people consume.
Reinvent the wheel
Aficionados of the simple sweatshirt know there’s only one label to turn to. Monocle meets the man behind Tokyo-based company Loopwheeler.
