Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Design fairs, mystery materials and rush hour solutions in our look around the web
Tag: Tokyo
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Tokyo Metro Offers Free Snacks to Ease Congestion
In an attempt to alleviate congestion on trains during rush hour, the Tokyo Metro is offering free soba and tempura for riders who opt to travel during off-peak times. The offer will …
Interview: Postalco Co-Founder, Mike Abelson
We discuss Japan's collaborative community, designing for your own curiosity and owning less
Best of CH 2018: Travel
Destinations, drives and adventures that we still dream about
Concrete Tokyo Map
$8.00
Full of unique, influential and fascinating concrete structures in Tokyo, this guidebook is in Japanese and English, and aimed at locals and visitors alike. With maps to striking buildings designed by Tadao …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Saying goodbye to Kepler, an upstate Witch Camp, Halloween in Tokyo and more in our look around the web
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Shibuya’s Impressive Halloween Celebrations
Tokyo—specifically Shibuya—is one big, well-costumed party in a new photo series by Kawasaki-based photographer Ko Sasaki. Over the past decade, Halloween celebrations have been gaining momentum in Japan, and the costumes—ranging from classic …
Word of Mouth: Tokyo Design and Architecture
We explore some of the Japanese capital's most exciting and alluring structures
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World’s Tallest Timber Tower Proposed for Tokyo
Known as “plyscrapers,” several towers of wood are planned for development around the world. None impresses quite as much as Sumitomo Forestry’s 1,148-foot-tall and $5.6 billion project: the W350 tower. It’s slated …
Two Affordable, Design-Friendly Moxy Hotels Open in Japan
Tokyo and Osaka welcome the rapidly expanding Marriott brand