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Urbanism

How to Live in the City

Billions of people live in cities but how many of us actually live in our city? Hugo Macdonald, author of the book How to Live in the City, takes us to New York, Tokyo…

  • Film
  • 4 min watch
A panoramic shot of New York.
Design

End of an era

We look back at the hushed world of the iconic Hotel Okura in Tokyo. Monocle Films was granted exclusive access to capture the gracious ways of this much-loved modernist gem just before it was…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
The interior of Okura hotel in Tokyo.
Business

On the paper trail

Who needs paper in a world dominated by technology? Kenji Hall finds out as he visits Kakimori, a small stationery shop nestled in Tokyo's Kuramae neighbourhood.

  • Film
  • 6 min watch
envelopes in a shop
Monocle Films

City Farming

The ancient practice of agriculture meets modern city as we explore groundbreaking farms in Japan, the US and Norway. Monocle Films visits the people bringing green growth to their thriving metropolises.

  • Film
  • 8 min watch
City Farming
Design

House Vision

Japanese design icon Kenya Hara’s House Vision exhibition gathered some of the nation’s most creative thinkers in Tokyo to explore new possibilities for urban living.

  • Film
  • 6 min watch
people on rooftop in Japan

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