Standing Bar S
Standing Bar S
Sorry, chaps, Standing Bar S is a bar for ladies only. More like the interior of a Mariko Mori installation than a watering-hole, the aesthetic is sleekly minimal, tempered here and there by strategically placed potted plants. As the name suggests, it is a standing-room only affair…
Cafe Heavens
If you have been feeling a pulling sensation lately, then doubtless this is because of the magnetic power of Tokyo's Heaven's cafe. Positively awash with trendy Tokyoites, give your eyes a much needed holiday as you soak in the quiet Zen-like simplicity of Kazusane Iwase's furniture, its gleaming wooden floors, and the clever use of space…
A look at the outside and the in
“Honne and tatemae” are terms that many feel are linchpinned to the Japanese psyche. The first — honne — refers to the intimate truth of the soul, one’s uttermost honest feelings, the rough skin under all the powder and rouge.
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