FEATURES
Welcome to Kyoto's New State Guesthouse
Our Exclusive Tour Inside the Gates
The new guest residence on the grounds of Kyoto's Imperial Palace is
the epitome of Japanese aesthetics容verything the country wants
its most distinguished international visitors to see and experience.
Completed this past spring, it integrates all the artistic skills of
the best Kyoto craftsmen. We take you inside this treasure of
traditional culture, designed as a vehicle for passing
that culture to future generations.


Bamboo in Artists' Hands
No material is more synonymous with Asia than bamboo.
Now Japanese artists, trained in the basket-making craft,
are taking this humble material into the realm of sculpture,
appreciated on a par with scrolls, lacquerware, and ceramics.
We visit artists and collectors and tell you where to see and buy the best.


Ultimate Pleasure of Edomae Sushi
Tokyo's 16 Coolest Sushi Restaurants
While you can find sushi practically anywhere in the world today,
Tokyo is the best place to savor authentic Edomae-zushi.
Topnotch chefs continue a heritage of preparing the finest with consummate skill,
creativity, and meticulously chosen ingredients.
We spotlight 16 of the capital's most talked-about restaurants.



COOKING
Japan's New Veggie Cuisine
Simple, colorful, healthy, and descended from the fare of Buddhist monks羊ediscover
the charm of vegetables in recipes from Yumiko Kano of notable restaurant Nakaiseki
Sen.



ART
Scrolls That Pulse with Life
The calligraphy of legendary flower artist Yukio Nakagawa takes on new life
when mounted onto hanging scrolls by Motoko Maio, acclaimed in her art.
Enjoy this rare meeting of two contemporary talents on our pages and
at two exhibitions.


Sogetsu Ikebana ・Flowers on the Move
The fourth head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement reveals her latest
collaboration with the works of her illustrious ancestors.


Contemporary Tokyo Captured in Conrad
The new Conrad Hotel is a showcase of exquisite contemporary works by 23 Japanese artists.



FASHION
Tokyo Men's Style: Only in Tokyo
Meet the male fashionistas. We focus on the keen sense of color and layered
looks of real Tokyo style, created by the world's most fashionable youth.


Clad in Flowers
Glimpse the latest New York showing of MADAM CHIZUKO's 2005 collections.




INTERIORS
Moon Viewing from the Bath
Enjoy a resort experience in your own home with the newest designs from Jaxson,
exporter of Japanese bathing culture to the world. The company's Barca series,
unveiled at the Milan furniture fair, shows tubs that are more furniture
than bath fixture.



TRAVELOGUE
50 Days on the Silk Road
Join a Japanese journalist on her 950-kilometer journey along Asia's famed Silk Road.



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Ten (sky) in abstract and words by Toko Shinoda
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Editor's Choice
We suggest: a new opportunity to overnight in an authentic Kyoto machiya (townhouse),
a newly released beverage made of kizu (aromatic citron)
and the first genmai-shu (sake brewed from unpolished rice),
and a hot designer who adds new meaning to singing in the shower.

Like a Bird ・Animation art by Koji Yamamura
See what's happening in Karo and Piyobupto's world.
Yamamura's talents remain on exhibit at EXPO 2005 AICHI into September.

People in the Arts
Six autumn interviews: fashion designer Varun Bahl / painter Lynn Matsuoka /
singer-songwriter Kazufumi Miyazawa / flower artist Keiichi Hosaka /
musical producer Toshimitsu Hirano / writer Jun Chang

Art & Design
Paris debut of tomorrow's art-world stars /
The indoor-outdoor aesthetic of Isamu Noguchi /
Serge Lutens' vision of beauty / Two artists and Hiroshima /
Japanese graffiti art / Restoring Taro Okamoto's 30-meter mural /
Singapore: showcase of jewelry / New knife designs by Komin Yamada /
Japan's premier annual show of contemporary prints


Performing Arts
Pink Floyd Ballet takes the stage in Tokyo /
Modern opera and dance merge in a new production of Carmina Burana

Close Up
Fashion designer Yuki Torii and her 30 years in Paris /
Two French culinary stars collaborate in Tokyo

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