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stair4
Tokyo

We’ll always battle on forward and up

Just as it is in life, so long as we all have something wonderful...
Author Yuko Date May 3, 2012
stairs2
Tokyo

The ups and downs

What kind of staircase could help represent the joy in life’s ups and downs?...
Author Yuko Date May 2, 2012
canopy
Tokyo

Strong first impression

This spectacular canopy with its broad and open welcome, not only becomes a useful...
Author Yuko Date May 1, 2012
Restaurant Ogasawara Hakushaku
Tokyo

Rainbow-colored collection of unglazed tiles

Just look closely and you should be able to see a rainbow-colored collection of...
Author Yuko Date April 30, 2012
ogasawara canopy
Tokyo

Cast your eyes to the canopy above…

This Western-style building is reminiscent of a grand and elegant lady, who draws all...
Author Yuko Date April 29, 2012
ume
Kyoto

Feeling loved

Ah, the joy and happiness of feeling loved even if only from one person...
Author Yuko Date March 13, 2011
植物園
Kyoto

Get right back to my roots

The University Museum, the University of Tokyo http://www.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/exhibition/annex.html For me, the University of Tokyo’s...
Author Yuko Date March 13, 2011
林芙美子
Kyoto

Rooftop of the best-selling female author

Cast your eyes to the rooftop… This splendid memoriam house from the early Showa...
Author Yuko Date February 18, 2011
Lampshade-washi
Craft

Lampshade‘washi’

This lampshade features a gently visible image drawn into handmade Japanese paper ‘washi’.  Its...
Author Yuko Date February 17, 2011
青梅
Tokyo

Light seeping through a bamboo grove.

Calming your spirit with a lush and warm stream of light Rather than a...
Author Yuko Date February 8, 2011
前田伯爵
Tokyo

Passageway 2

Experience every season with all five of your senses. The sound of rustling leaves...
Author Yuko Date February 6, 2011
川合玉堂
Tokyo

The luxury of an outdoor passageway 1

Experience every season with all five of your senses. The babbling stream of the...
Author Yuko Date January 5, 2011
朝倉彫塑館2
Tokyo

2 Your daily stroll — earthen clay

The Asakura Sculpture Museum is currently under long-term conservation work and is due to...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
原美術館
Tokyo

1 Your daily stroll — contemporary art

Find the most perfect place to stop-off on your daily stroll. The Hara Museum...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
毛利公園2
Tokyo, Kyoto

3 Different styles of ‘shakkei’

The juxtaposition of two very different styles of ‘shakkei’ can be appreciated also with...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
毛利公園
Kyoto

2 City Shakkei

Struggling to find a little greenery in the city?  Think again. Who would have...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
晩香炉2
Tokyo

2 Extravagant gift

In Japan each family owns a family crest, which represents the lineage, heritage and...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
青淵文庫
Tokyo

1 Extravagant gift

What to get that rich friend who has everything? How about the extravagant gift...
Author Yuko Date December 30, 2010
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