Strolling around Tokyo

Starting from the Tobacco and Salt Museum in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, this tour traces the origins of tobacco, the Age of Discovery and slavery, Japan's monopoly system, advertising and packaging, cigars, and tobacco trays. It interprets world history and design history through a familiar luxury item.

We will receive prayers at Meiji Jingu Shrine and experience Kagura dance, sacred sake, and votive offerings. We will walk through the Meiji Jingu Garden, visiting the Kakun-tei pavilion, Kiyomasa's well, irises, and the 100-year-old artificial forest, and consider its relationship to Harajuku, which has developed outside of it.

Introducing "Vintage Coverall," an archive book by Takeshi Obuchi, founder of POST O'ALLS. Featuring approximately 250 rare coveralls from the pre-1920s to the post-1960s, this book explores their appeal and historical value through the lens of collections from leading Japanese collectors and companies like SUNTRAP, and draws on about 40 years of vintage market history.

I went to see "Kenzo Takada: Pursuing Dreams" at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. The exhibition showcased his use of cotton, straight-cut kimono sleeves, and relaxed, dartless clothing. The exhibition began with the designer's life story and included posters from his shows and stage productions...

We established our office in front of Meiji Jingu Shrine on August 1st, 2024. To mark this occasion, we paid our respects and offered prayers at Meiji Jingu Shrine, our local guardian shrine. We registered and paid our offerings at the Kagura-den (sacred dance hall), and participated in the 10:00 AM ritual, carrying our prayer offerings. At the Kagura-den, a large drum was beaten, a purification ritual was performed, and prayers were recited...