Kohei Take
Woodland retreat
Less than two hours from Tokyo and set amid hot springs, the Nest Inn Hakone is a tranquil haven.
Berth control
On Japan's Seto Inland Sea, one company is using top architects to create a truly bespoke cruise experience with just 19 rooms, a sharp contrast to the industry's mega-ships.
Timber land
We visit the showrooms of the Hida Furniture Festival in Takayama, the seat of Japan’s woodworking industry.
Best in class: Imadeya
The friendly neighbourhood liquor store taking Japan’s small-batch Sakè, sochu, wine and whiskey around the world.
On the market
In the past year the retail landscape has benefited from discerning rethinks, ambitious new concepts and smart shopping solutions. Here are our picks.
Paper tiger
Notebook-and-pen has taken a knock from digital in recent years but that hasn’t stopped one classic stationery brand from launching Think of Things: its own high-street showcase for bright ideas.
Fashion
Engineered clothes from The Reracs and lightweight specs by Aarhus eyewear darling, Lindberg.
A global guide to the ice-cream shops shaping city life from Barcelona to New York
Nothing says summer like a hedonistic dollop of ice cream. Whether it’s an ice lolly in Sydney or a dizzying line-up of flavours in Naples, it’s a temptation to be devoured.
Ride the wave
Meet the sun-kissed labels whose enticing summer vibes run through every eye-catching fibre, whatever the weather.
