Kengo Kuma’s Latest Residential Project Revives a Historic Kyoto Teahouse
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, known for blending contemporary design with natural materials, light, and traditional Japanese craftsmanship, is converting a…
Body found in Kyoto mountains identified as that of missing boy
A body found on Monday in the mountains of the rural city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, has been…
Old Folk House in Iwakura / td-Atelier
© Kohei Matsumura + 14 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1040323/old-folk-house-in-iwakura-td-atelier Area Area of this…
Akira Hirose Remembered by L.A.’s Top Japanese Chefs
Chef Akira Hirose was a Kyoto-born, French-trained chef whose refined Franco-Japanese cooking helped shape Los Angeles’ upscale dining…
Studio Aluc renovates 100-year old townhouse in Kyoto
Japanese design firm Studio Aluc “deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship” to transform a historic machiya residence into…
UNC Studio’s Challe cafe in Kyoto fuses Japanese and Mexican design
Interiors firm UNC Studio has transformed a traditional wooden house in Kyoto into a Japanese-Mexican fusion cafe and…
Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge
When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday…
Foreign entrepreneurs fuel innovation in Kyoto
Startups Startups want to show how traditional industries can find new relevance Number of funded startups in Kyoto…
How AI could help keep Nishijin-ori, ancient Japanese kimono weaving art, alive
Nishijin-ori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than 1,000 years in Japan’s ancient capital…
Shrine Receives Death Threats Over AI-Generated Image
Kurumazaki Shrine in Kyoto, known for its ties to the performing arts, came under fire in March after…