Kyoto - Kyoto Station (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Dominated by the eponymous Kyoto Station, this neighbourhood serves as the gateway to Kyoto. Apart from the impressive station building itself, you can visit Higashi Hongan-ji and Nishi Hongan-ji: two vast temples within walking distance of the station.

Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Explore: Kyoto Station Area, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating and Shopping.

Kyoto - Kyoto Station (Chapter)

Tokyo - Marunouchi (Tokyo Station) (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Home to the headquarters of many large Japanese companies, Marunouchi (Tokyo Station) faces the Imperial Palace, the spiritual heart of Japan.

Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Explore Marunouchi, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Sleeping, Entertainment and Shopping.

Tokyo - Marunouchi (Tokyo Station) (Chapter)

Japan - Mt Fuji & Around Tokyo (Chapter) Lonely Planet

With ancient sanctuaries and natural hot springs, mountains and beaches, the region surrounding Tokyo is a natural foil for the dizzying capital. Really, you couldn't design it any better if you tried.

Coverage includes: North of Tokyo, Nikkō & around, Gunma Prefecture, Mito, West of Tokyo, Takao-San, Oku-Tama Region, Mt Fuji Area, Hakone, Izu Peninsula, South of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, East of Tokyo, Narita, Izu Archipelago, Ō-Shima, Nii-Jima, Shikine-Jima, Hachijō-Jima, Ogasawara Archipelago, Chichi-Jima and Haha-jima.

Japan - Mt Fuji & Around Tokyo (Chapter)

GUERRE FOR GQ JAPAN

Karl Edwin Guerre shoots the guys in the streets of Milan for GQ Japan.

NIPPON PREP BY BEAMS PLUS

Beams, which started as a small shop in the Harajuku district of Tokyo in 1976, has since grown into a significant retail force in Japan. The men's line, Beams Plus, which was launched in 1999, is the rugged, heritage- and ivy inspired range from the company. Above some pics from their SS 2013 collection.

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EDWIN, WHAT'S IN STORE NEXT YEAR?

I had the change to have a sneak peak at the Edwin showroom in Holland. But who is Edwin?

Established in Japan 1947

Mr Tsunemi had a passion for denim, which inspired him to import them directly from the United States as no denim was manufactured in Japan at that time. Used, worn-out and dirty denim which had to be laundered and mended by hand in order to sell on to his customers. In 1951 domestically manufactured denim was available for the first time in Japan. This product was expensive and of inferior quality compared to its American counterparts. Mr Tsunemi was driven to create his own denims, with greater sophistication in fits, washes and quality. In 1961 Mr. Tsunemi crafted the first pair of Edwin denim jeans. Utilising the letters D, E, N, I & M (reversing the M creating a W) he created the brand name ‘Edwin’. You can find Edwin Jeans at the best Denim Stores in Europe like 14Oz, Burg & Schildt, The Globe, Tenue de Nimes, Country House and Mann just to name a few.

RALPH LAUREN VINTAGE - HIGH END THRIFT STORE

Ralph Lauren Japan launched RL Vintage a high-end thrift store where you can bring in your old stuff called "bring it back" For now it is just a small selection of Ralph's goodies from the 80s and 90s. It's a pitty that my knowledge of the Japanese language sucks, because you can also find great stories about collectors like The Hovey Sisters, Ali of a Noble Salvage and some Japanese collectors on this site.

TAKE A NOTE

Wow, today I received a great Christmas present. I was aware of the notebooks from Moleskine and Fieldnotes,but I never heard about this beauty. It's a Traveler's Notebook by Midori. The leather covers are made by hand. Roughly cut leather and a rubber band with the clasp made of tin. The inside notebook is made in Japan and has Midori's original paper made to pursue the highest comfortability to write. Thanks to the people from Prima Image Consultants my desk will soon look like the picture above.