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DESIGN / G-SHOCK
Craft & Design

Hokusai on your wrist

Mount Fuji from Rainstorm Beneath the Summit, framed by a black G-SHOCK.

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ART / HOLBEIN
Craft & Design

Open a box of 150 colors

Holbein’s oil-based colored pencils. Which color comes next?

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MUSIC / JUJUTSU KAISEN
Music

AIZO, made for display

Gege Akutami’s artwork, given room on a large-format sleeve.

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SWEETS / TOKYO
Experiences

Make your afternoon treat

Three taiyaki in Asakusa, or nerikiri and a tea tasting in Yanaka.

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FOOD WALK / KYOTO
Experiences

What’s cooking in Nishiki?

Market tastings, a local lunch and Japanese tea in three hours.

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CRAFT / TABLEWARE
Craft & Design

A place for lacquer at the table

Matsukan’s octagonal chopsticks and a matte red lacquer plate set.

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GAMES / NINTENDO DS
Anime & Games

Open the book of spells

The Japanese Nintendo DS edition of Ni no Kuni comes with a physical Magic Master book.

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ANIME / BLU-RAY BOX SETS
Anime & Games

Dorohedoro & Gundam box sets.

Hayashida artwork and Hungry Bug extras, or all six Gundam episodes with a two-CD soundtrack.

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EXPERIENCES / TOKYO
Experiences

Make ramen with Frank or Andrew.

One hour in a shop kitchen, or four hours making noodles and gyoza.

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MUSIC / VINYL REISSUES
Music

Yamashita & Onuki on vinyl.

POCKET MUSIC with the artist’s liner notes. SUNSHOWER on uncolored virgin vinyl.

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TEA / TOKYO
Experiences

Tea ceremony beside Tokyo Tower.

A one-hour program from Takashi and his Team, meeting at Kikai Shinko Kaikan Honkan.

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CRAFT / MANEKI NEKO
Craft & Design

Kakinuma’s white beckoning cat.

Edo Kimekomi craft from Saitama, with white chirimen fabric and a cushion.

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CRAFT / EDO KIRIKO
Craft & Design

Kagami Crystal’s Mai rocks glass.

Fan-inspired cuts in blue crystal, with an octagonal basket-weave base.

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TRAVEL / CONNECT
Travel

Pick up your WiFi at the airport

Connect your phone, open your map, and return the router by post when the trip is over.

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