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From her studio located in the heart of the quiet town of Neyagawa, Reiko Fujimoto works with aluminum and brass.
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Hiroshi Senju: Sacred works at Koyasan
Famous for being the home to numerous Buddhist temples, the sacred site of Mount Koya celebrated its 1,200th anniversary in 2015.
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TRAVEL
In Karachi Fujien, Van Gogh’s Garden
Walking along the pathways of Kawachi Wisteria garden (Karachi Fujien), it’s easy to imagine oneself walking through a Van Gogh landscape.
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From New York to Paris: Lico Nishimoto’s Very Modern Journey
Lico Nishimoto is a precocious musical talent. She began playing the piano at the age of 3 and wrote her first compositions two years later.
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Paris, Tokyo: Nobuyuki Nakajima
In the last episode in the series Paris, Tokyo, we meet pianist, arranger and composer Nobuyuki Nakajima, who now works in Paris with singer Jane Birkin.
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Chiharu Shiota, Red Threads of the Soul
Last year, more than 660,000 people visited the retrospective 'Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles' exhibit at the Mori Art Museum.
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FOOD
From the Shadows to the Light
Disparaged and ridiculed for most of the 20thcentury, Japanese whisky has captured the palates of whisky lovers worldwide over the last decade.
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LOVE2 HOUSE, Achieving Rich Living in Small Houses
After living in Tokyo for 10 years and relocating his office to Tokyo, architect Hosaka planned his second home, LOVE2 HOUSE.
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Paris, Tokyo: Gildas and Masaya – MAISON KITSUNÉ

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The Portrait of an Island: BULL SUMO

Among the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture is an island with a long history of bullfighting that’s expected to become a world heritage site.
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