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TAKEO Aoyama MIHONCHO

This is a paper shop by the leading Japanese paper manufacturer, “Takeo.” The shop is serenely laid out in a tranquil residential area. In this shop, countless kinds of paper are organized and stored into individual drawers. Since there is nothing else except for drawers in the shop, a minimalist sp

iGUANEYE Aoyama Main Store

iGUANEYE, originally a footwear brand, designed by Olivier Taco from Paris, draws its inspiration from the lifestyle of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon The world’s first iGUANEYE store in Tokyo’s most bustling area called Aoyama dedicates its full space for the sales of the footwear. Precisely

DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS

This shop manifests the new type of bookstore. The idea is actualized in the form of a large-scale bookstore and in a quiet residential area. The books are arranged not by genres but lifestyles. For instance, the travel corner has cooking books and philosophical essays. The collage-style arrangement

shirakawa

Shirakawa is a furniture manufacturing company that takes orders for semi-customized items. One can easily order an original table at the shop’s counter, where the finest of Japanese elm, oak, chestnut, horse chestnut, and other domestic materials are displayed on par with the imported red sandalwoo

Nissin Furniture Crafters

There are many furniture masterpieces created by Motomi Kawakami and other Japanese furniture designers to be found at Nissin, which is renowned for its design and outstanding technology and is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The company embraces craftsmen of kumiko woodcraft and “Hida S

KASHIWA

Kashiwa is one of the rare furniture makers that employ Toyota Production System at its furniture factories. For instance, they possess a production and shipping system that enables Kashiwa to swiftly deliver a monthly output of over 20,000 interior doors to each of the households that have placed a

Hida Sangyo

The technology of bentwood was introduced to the Takayama Region nearly 100 years ago by Western craftsmen who then visited Hida. Hida Sangyo initially emerged as a bentwood furniture manufacturer that utilized the primary forests of the Japanese beech densely covering the surrounding mountains and

PASS THE BATON OMOTESANDO

The design of Omotesando Hills, developed by the Mori Building Company, is by Tadao Ando. Because Omotesando is a district that imposes limitations on the height of constructions and to acknowledge the view of the naturescaped elm tree alley, Omotesando Hills is a lower building with three floors ab

Koizumi Douguten

The small-scale space of this renovated old Japanese wooden building comprises sites of various purposes—a shop, an office, a warehouse, a workshop, and a viewing room. Yet, it is surprisingly austere. Its space recreates the old Japanese household concept of the “beauty of use” (which is different

KIYA Nihonbashi Main Store

This is a household shop focused on cutlery, where one can see various tools handmade by craftsmen as well as the household scenes. It is as if the store aims to create a stir in present-day society marked by the possibility that traditional Japanese crafts may vanish. The exposition of tools is con

Tsutaya Electrics

Tsutaya Electrics is a life-style theme store where civilization (home electronics) and culture (books) merge. It has been designed to pursue a captivating space that one cannot experience if one is shopping online, despite the fact that digital commerce has become mainstream in the world. The inter