Category Archives: Stores

TOKYO X CREATIVES: Meteor Trailer

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Jean Snow

A week or so ago I shared a couple of trailers for my friend Niko‘s upcoming TOKYO X CREATIVES video series, and here’s a third trailer, this time for the episode that will feature the gaming/clothing shop Meteor, located in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Games, Stores, Web | Tagged Kichijoji, Meteor, Niko Lanzuisi, PechaKucha Night, TOKYO X CREATIVES, Video | Leave a comment

Kodansha’s Pop Culture Family of Books

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jean Snow

I was happy to see that top shelf pictured at the Junkudo book store in Ikebukuro, bringing together that great little collection of Japanese pop culture books from Kodansha International. I remember that when Arcade Mania came out, because we … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Games, Meta, Stores, TB.Grafico | Tagged Arcade Mania, Books, Brian Ashcraft, Hiroko Yoda, Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential, Junkudo, Kodansha, Kodansha International, Matt Alt, Meta, Ninja Attack, Patrick W. Galbraith, The Otaku Encyclopedia, Yokai Attack | Leave a comment

Opening of Diesel Concept Store in Shibuya

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jean Snow

Thursday night I was out in Shibuya for the opening reception of the new Diesel Concept Store, which opens to the public today (November 20). Like the Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyama, the store features a gallery space, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cafes, Stores, TB.Grafico, Tokyo Walking | Tagged Art, Black Sun, Diesel, Diesel Concept Store, Fannie Schiavoni, Simon Henwood, Takashi Murakami | Leave a comment

Magazero, for Irregular Reading

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Jean Snow

And while I mention Andrew’s Stranded, you should also drop by the Magtastic Blogsplosion for his interview with Ivan Pope, the founder of the new online indie magazine shop, Magazero. Pope is a vet of the net and magazine scene, … Continue reading →

Posted in Magazines, Stores, Web | Tagged Andrew Losowsky, Ivan Pope, Magazero, Magazines, Magtastic Blogspolosion, Web | Leave a comment

The Future of MUJI

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Jean Snow

MUJI posts a beautiful flash-based essay — mixing visuals and text — on its global site, explaining the rationale behind the company’s line of products.

Posted in Design, Stores, Web | Tagged Design, Muji, Web | Leave a comment

Pass the Baton

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Jean Snow

Spoon & Tamago shares a few photos of Pass the Baton, “a vintage shop that derives its name from the concept of passing things on from one generation to the next,” located in the Marunouchi area. The shop’s design is … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Stores | Tagged Design, Marunouchi, Masamichi Katayama, Pass the Baton, Wonderwall | 2 Comments

Azito

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jean Snow

Azito is an online gallery that deals with sales of Japanese contemporary art worlwide, including works by the likes of Takashi Homma, Kenji Yanobe, and Keiichi Tanaami. Pictured above, “New Waves,” a print by Homma.

Posted in Art, Stores, Web | Tagged Art, Azito, Gallery, Keiichi Tanaami, Kenji Yanobe, Online Gallery, Takashi Homma, Web | Leave a comment

Carina

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Jean Snow

Here’s a look at a new shop in Aoyama for children’s brand Carina, designed by Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA). Via Dezain.net.

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PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young creatives to meet, network, and show their work in public, using the PechaKucha 20x20 format. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world.

PauseTalk is a Tokyo-based series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition is June 3.

We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium.

The Codex is an almost weekly podcast featuring an eclectic mix of music, hosted by Jean Snow and recorded live in Tokyo. Complete playlists for all episodes are posted on the website, and you can subscribe to RSS feeds of posts and episodes. The show is also in the iTunes Store.