Tokyo Weekender July 2016
Breaking the rules of kimono – a new book shatters antiquated views of this traditional garment. Plus: The boys for sale in Shinjuku Ni-chome, best sake of 2017, Japan's new emperor, and what really goes on inside "Terrace House."
Breaking the rules of kimono – a new book shatters antiquated views of this traditional garment. Plus: The boys for sale in Shinjuku Ni-chome, best sake of 2017, Japan's new emperor, and what really goes on inside "Terrace House."
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your gold card in no time. The area also<br />
plays host to the Muji flagship store, which<br />
incorporates a restaurant and an outpost of<br />
the Loft stationery shop. Muji is the go-to<br />
brand for the low-key and toned-down yet<br />
stylish <strong>Tokyo</strong>ite.<br />
FAMED ARCHITECTURE AND<br />
A BRAND-NEW THEATER<br />
The Rafael Vinoly-designed <strong>Tokyo</strong> International<br />
Forum is an architectural gem<br />
nestled between Yurakucho and <strong>Tokyo</strong> stations.<br />
Serving as an exhibition, conference<br />
and arts center, the space is huge and looms<br />
over Yurakucho and surrounding areas.<br />
Visitors are free to have a peek around and<br />
marvel at its magnitude and brilliance. For<br />
those with a deeper interest in the arts, the<br />
brand-new Alternative Theatre will be up<br />
your street. The wholly renovated venue<br />
will host cutting-edge, non-verbal shows<br />
by leading performers. Its inaugural show,<br />
Alata, plays until the end of August and is a<br />
futuristic, action-packed samurai tale [turn<br />
the page for our full review].<br />
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