Japan - The Glass Magazine

Elegance Steeped In History at Palace Hotel Tokyo

January 12, 2026

AT Palace Hotel Tokyo, the city’s energy fades into the background. Rising above the moat that encircles the Imperial Palace gardens, the hotel is both impressive and serene, a place that balances understated ...

Glass finds tranquillity above the lively capital at Bellustar Tokyo

Vivian Hui

May 26, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

Tokyo is known to be an energetic city that never stops. Although the hustle and bustle is found on the ground, here at BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific Hotel, it’s a completely new world. The unique property...

Glass gets that east meets west feeling at Swissotel Nankai

Ashleigh Jacobs

May 19, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

LOCATED conveniently above Namba train station in Osaka’s Namba district is Swissotel Nankai, a luxury establishment that prides itself on its fusion of Swiss hospitality and Japanese design. Prestige ...

Glass enjoys a city escape at Shangri-La Tokyo

Imogen Clark

January 20, 2025

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

SITUATED next to Tokyo Station in the Marunouchi neighbourhood lies the luxury behemoth, Shangri-La Tokyo. In a city famed to be the epicentre of food, arts and culture in Japan, this 200-room hotel offers...

Glass relishes in the natural allure of Kyoto at the Park Hyatt

Sophie Richardson

May 13, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

SET within the epicentre of Kyoto’s historical district lies an oasis of tranquillity, natural beauty and sophistication that is the Park Hyatt Kyoto. Considered one of Higashiyama’s hidden gems, the hotel ser...

Glass gets a first class experience at Ritz Carlton Fukuoka, Tokyo

Sophie Richardson

April 29, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

LOCATED within the Fukuoka Daimyo Garden City complex in the central ward of Tenjin, Tokyo, The Ritz-Carlton is one of Kyushu’s newest luxury getaway locations. Keen to discover the impressive addition to ...

Glass dwells amongst the bright lights of Tokyo at the Shangri-La

Ben Sanderson

March 25, 2024

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

AFTER travelling through the infectious energy and colour of Tokyo, I arrive at my residence for the next few days, a stronghold of glass panelling and earthy hues that fuses modernity with complete serenity. ...

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo unveils Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition

Zlata Kryudor

October 13, 2022

Exhibitions, Fashion, Japan, News

FOLLOWING its immense worldwide success from December 21 to May 28, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will welcome the historically well-loved exhibition, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams. Revealing the...

Officine Universelle Buly opens artistic retail space in Tokyo

Jamison Kent

January 19, 2022

Asia, Beauty, Japan

BELOVED French beauty brand Officine Universelle Buly has opened a store in the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Located on the second floor of the Parco Shibuya centre, this new retail space was designed by th...

Glass enjoys a luxurious escape from the city at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo

Amanda Bernstein

December 9, 2019

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

TOKYO will be catapulted into the limelight over the next 12 months – and for good reason. As in summer 2020, Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympics where over 600,000 overseas visitors are anticipated to head to th...

Glass discovers the magic of the Aman Tokyo hotel – Urban Scale with Comfort

Vanessa Xinyi Mao

April 20, 2018

Asia, Feature, Japan, Travel

BASED IN Tokyo’s financial district Ōtemachi, the Aman Tokyo hotel amazes guests by its immense scale and balanced design, providing unbelievable luxury comfort on the top floors of the 38-story Ōtemachi Tower,...

The powder and the glory

Samantha Kuok Leese

March 23, 2015

Asia, Dining, Feature, Japan, Travel

The day begins with an explosion. Several, in fact, rumbling like thunder through the early morning snow. “Do you know what that is?” “If I had to guess, I’d say avalanche control.” “Very good gues...

Tomas Maier and Bottega Veneta campaign to save Japanese Modernist architecture

Louise Lui

December 12, 2014

Asia, Avant Art, Culture, Design, Glass Design, Japan, News, Travel

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While traditional Japanese architecture is cherished by many, much of the country’s post-war structures are at risk of being demolished or changed beyond recognition. In preparation for the 2020 Olympics, a few...

Still got it: Japan

Ruthie Holloway

December 6, 2012

Asia, Culture, Feature, Japan, Travel

C’mon, admit it. Japanese creativity bleeds heavily to all corners of art, fashion, design and architecture on a global scale, and more so than many other countries that are credited with a trendsetting nat...