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Rafaela Seppälä

The art collector, journalist and newspaper heiress cheers the global standing of Nordic design over fresh crayfish and bilberry pie at her home in Helsinki.

  • Issue #141
  • 1 min read
Cooked crayfish garnished with fresh dill in a white bowl
Food & Drink

Starters’ orders

Beard is back. The Tokyo chef behind the fêted restaurant followed one farmer’s produce to a remote town to help lead an unlikely agricultural revolution.

  • Issue #141
  • 9 min read
Chef preparing food behind a long wooden chef's table in a rustic kitchen.
Travel and restaurants

Yanaka neighbourhood guide

Yanaka moves at a different pace from much of Tokyo. As the city has changed around it, Yanaka has retained its old-fashioned atmosphere. Vacant wooden buildings have been brought back to life as new…

  • The Monocle guide to Tokyo
  • 3 min watch
Yanaka chooser
Monocle Films

Nihonbashi neighbourhood guide

Nihonbashi has deep roots in finance. In the Edo period this was the commercial centre of the city, with bustling canals, streets and markets. Recently, the neighbourhood has been attracting attention once again as…

  • The Monocle guide to Tokyo
  • 3 min watch
Nihonbashi chooser
Monocle Films

A night in bustling Tokyo

Tokyo manages to avoid the chaos of other big cities. How? Rules and etiquette are important here – some old, some new. They are not always obvious, so let us show you how to…

  • The Monocle guide to Tokyo
  • 2 min watch
Walk in Tokyo's street
Monocle Films

A day in quaint Tokyo

From chopstick wrangling to cash handling, you’d be wise to brush up on some of the key customs and good manners before travelling to Japan. And in today’s changing landscape there are some new…

  • The Monocle guide to Tokyo
  • 2 min watch
Train station
Design

A different view with David Alhadeff

Perched above the buzz of Beverly Hills sits Casa Perfect, a gallery of contemporary design set in a spectacular modernist home. Its founder David Alhadeff shows us the wealth of remarkable art and architecture…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
David Alhadeff
Food & Drink

Fill it up

Here's to 2021: with correspondents dispatched across the globe, we close our guide to the year ahead with a martini in Hong Kong and a toast to happier times.

  • Issue #140
  • 1 min read
Fill it up

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