Tokyo

Buzzing with an electrifying creative energy, inspiration is found everywhere in Tokyo, from incredible food to technological innovations and stunning design.

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Serah Alabi

Mori Art Museum

teamLab Borderless Museum

Tokyo LoveHotels

Fuunji

Curry House CoCo Ichibanya

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

Serah Alabi shares her gems on where to visit in Tokyo.

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Tokyo with Serah Alabi

German-Nigerian photographer Serah Alabi moved to Tokyo to capture the female experience. While there, she also shone a light on black female voices in Japan.

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John C Jay

Jinbocho

Nezu Museum

Shinagawa Flea Market

Naoshima

John C Jay shares his gems on where to visit in Tokyo.

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Tokyo with John C. Jay

Now President of Global Creative at Uniqlo, John C Jay previously worked as Creative Director for Bloomingdale’s and opened Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo.

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Stanislava Pinchuk

Meiji Jingumae

Izakaya Tatemichiya

T-SITE

The Centre Pompidou

Atelier Brâncusi

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Stanislava Pinchuk shares her gems on where to visit in Tokyo, Paris and Melbourne.

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Tokyo, Paris + Melbourne with Stanislava Pinchuk

Ukrainian artist Stanislava Pinchuk's work, which ranges from data-mapping war zones to tattoos, has seen her collaborate with Chanel, Nike and Louis Vuitton.

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Azsa West

Nakameguro

Taste and Sense

Kamakura Seashore

Azsa West shares her gems on where to visit in Tokyo.

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Tokyo with Azsa West

Azsa West is an artist, director and creative director at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland., whose clients include Heineken, Burberry and Google.

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Michael Peng

D47 Shokudo

D&Department

Hanami

Cycling

Michael Peng shares his gems on where to visit in Tokyo.

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Tokyo with Michael Peng

Formerly a Co-Founder,  Partner and Managing Director at IDEO in Tokyo, Michael Peng is now Chief Creative Officer at Moon Creative Lab.

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Onjuku

PechaKucha

Slope

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

TIGHT

Telecom Center Building

Listen

Andrew Joyce and David Robert of The Tōkyōiter share their travel gems on where to visit when in Tokyo.

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Tokyo with David Robert & Andrew Joyce

UK–born Andrew Joyce and French native David Robert are the co-founders of The Tōkyōiter — a platform that celebrates Tokyo through the lens of global artists.

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Tokyu Hands

Five G Music Technology

Beatcafe

Savoy Tomato & Cheese

AFURI

TsuruTonTan

Takeshita Dōri

Robot Restaurant

Sam i shares his travel gems on where to visit when in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tokyo with Sam i

Working under his creative pseudonym Sam i, Sam Spiegel is a music producer, director, DJ and collaborative force based in LA.

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‘Japan is really magical...every little thing feels like a treat.’

Michael Peng is a Partner and Managing Director at IDEO, one of the world's most innovative creative design companies.

‘Japan is a country that requires deep commitment and patience.’

For over ten years, artist Stanislava Pinchuk has created on the go. Discover where she finds inspiration in Paris, Tokyo and Melbourne.

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‘Changes, borders — that hasn’t stopped. That’s just life.’

Based between New York, Portland and Tokyo, John C Jay has an immense global outlook. Hear about his connection with Japan and his favorite Tokyo Travel Gems.

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‘My relationship with Tokyo runs very deep.’

Serah Alabi's works explore the female perspective and Black experience in Japan. Discover her take on the international subculture and her top gems in Tokyo.

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‘The international scene is a subculture in itself in Japan.’

We chat to Andrew Joyce and David Robert of The Tōkyōiter about what brought them to Tokyo, finding their community there and their top Travel Gems around the city.

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'The visual of Tokyo — this busy, cramped, full-of-buildings place — is what inspires me.'

We chat with Sam i about finding his creative path, being starstruck around his idols, and his Tokyo Travel Playbook.

Tokyo

People

Serah

ALABI

John

C JAY

Stanislava

PINCHUK

Azsa

WEST

Michael

PENG

David ROBERT

& Andrew JOYCE

Sam i

Stories

Azsa

WEST

‘Japan is really magical...every little thing feels like a treat.’

Michael

PENG

‘Japan is a country that requires deep commitment and patience.’

Stanislava

PINCHUK

‘Changes, borders — that hasn’t stopped. That’s just life.’

John

C JAY

‘My relationship with Tokyo runs very deep.’

Serah

ALABI

‘The international scene is a subculture in itself in Japan.’

David ROBERT

& Andrew JOYCE

'The visual of Tokyo — this busy, cramped, full-of-buildings place — is what inspires me.'

Sam i

‘Tokyo is such a different alien future culture.’

Travel Playbooks

Azsa

WEST

Tokyo with Azsa West

Michael

PENG

Tokyo with Michael Peng

Stanislava

PINCHUK

Tokyo, Paris + Melbourne with Stanislava Pinchuk

John

C JAY

Tokyo with John C. Jay

Serah

ALABI

Tokyo with Serah Alabi

David ROBERT

& Andrew JOYCE

Tokyo with David Robert & Andrew Joyce

Sam i

Tokyo with Sam i