Tag: Tokyo Updates

  • Tokyo’s Connection to the World Inspires Creativity

    Tokyo’s Connection to the World Inspires Creativity

    Creative director for Design Anthology, Jeremy Smart frequently travels between Haneda Airport and a number of places in the Asia-Pacific. When he manages to stay still in Tokyo, though, he dedicates a lot of his time to the conveniently connected Tokyo neighborhood of Tomigaya in Shibuya City. See my interview and photography with Jeremy Smart…

  • Tech and Retro in Tokyo

    Tech and Retro in Tokyo

    For many people, the lasting image of tech in Tokyo is that of robots and sci-fi-level gadgetry. But when news editor Sarah Hilton moved to the city in 2018, it was the contrast between the historic and the conveniently futuristic found in everyday life in Tokyo that she found most fascinating. See my interview and…

  • The Community of Sento in Tokyo with Dina Kartit

    The Community of Sento in Tokyo with Dina Kartit

    Dina Kartit’s work in Japan was somewhat fleeting, but that cannot diminish the strong love of sento she formed while she was here. Sento are shared Japanese bathhouses. More casual than onsen (hot spring baths), Kartit found them a wonderful source of relaxation and exploration. See my interview with the former Timeout Tokyo writer here:…