Earlier this year, we proudly debuted a Ferrari Roma Tailor Made, Specially Crafted for COOL HUNTING that had been in development since 2019. Designed at the request of Ferrari to demonstrate the depth of personalization capabilities of their Tailor Made customization program, our Roma features bespoke aspects that we commissioned from Japanese artisans we visited during our 2019 CH Japan trip and collaborated with on our …
Sometimes considered Japan‘s national beverage, shochu outsells sake in its homeland and the most popular version has been listed among the 25 best-selling spirits in the world. A distilled liquor, shochu carries a 500-year history in Japan. (It’s also related to Korea’s soju.) During our CH Japan excursion to the island of Amami Ōshima—the largest of an archipelago in southern Japan—we toured the Yayoi Kokuto Distillery. It’s …
From a bullet train in Kyoto, where we snacked on fresh KitKats, to an airport on the small, southern island of Amami Ōshima and ultimately through Tokyo DesignArt Week, members of COOL HUNTING’s editorial team explored Japan for our annual hosted excursion. Each year, we select a destination that embodies our love of craft, hospitality and travel off the beaten path; then we invite select …
