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Flying Mud Boat teahouse is a hidden gem in Japan that boggles the mind
- Oona McGee
Oct 20, 2026 - Tweet
This site takes traditional architecture to new heights, like a Ghibli world come to life.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • cool • design • Flying Mud Boat • Ghibli • japanese architecture • Nagano • SNJO • teahouse • teahouses • Terunobu Fujimori • travel • treehouses)
Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026
U.S. dining and Japanese architectural design come together at this eye-catching new location.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • japanese architecture • restaurants • SNJO • traditional architecture • traditional building)
Starbucks in traditional Japanese building at Ise Jingu has hidden secrets in its roof tiles
- Oona McGee
Feb 27, 2025
Details not many people know about reveal connections between the chain and traditional architecture.
- Japan
- (architecture • COK • design • Ise Jingu • Ise Shrine • japanese architecture • Japanese roof making • onigawara • roof • roof tiles • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • traditional architecture • traditional Starbucks • travel • unique Starbucks • wooden buildings)
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
- Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2024
Be one of the first outsiders in centuries to enter this secret sacred area.
- Japan
- (amazing • architecture • COK • culture • japanese architecture • Japanese shrine • Shizuoka • shogun • shogunate • shrine • shrines • SNJO • Tokugawa Ieyasu • tourism • tourist sites • travel)
World’s only double-helix wooden structure, Aizu Sazaedo, is mysterious both outside and inside
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2024
Helix maze built at a now-lost Japanese temple is a stunning architectural marvel.
- Japan
- (Aizu • Aizu Sazaedo • amazing • architecture • Buddhism • COK • double helix building • Fukushima • japanese architecture • SNJO • temples • tourism • tourist sites • travel • wooden buildings)
Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage
- Oona McGee
May 2, 2024
Murouji has a fascinating history, with stunning sights that’ll linger in your heart long after you visit.
- Japan
- (beautiful • Buddhism • COK • cool • culture • history • japanese architecture • Muro-ji • Murouji • Nara • Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage • National Treasure • SNJO • temples • tourist sites • traditional architecture • traditional Japan • travel)
Japanese company starts project to restore Nakagin Capsules to capsule hotel
- Shannon
Apr 23, 2024
The project will feature crowdsourced redesigns of the real original capsules.
- Japan
- (capsule hotel • capsule hotels • contest • interior design • japanese architecture • Kanagawa Prefecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Nakagin Capsule Tower • Soleil no Oka)
How should you use the small hiroen in a Japanese ryokan hotel room?
- Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2023
Answering a question that’s puzzled travellers for decades.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Ahiruneko • architecture • beautiful • COK • cool • culture • engawa • etiquette • hiroen • history • hotels • inn • Japanese accommodation • japanese architecture • Japanese inn • ryokan • SNJO • tradition • travel)
Airbnb offers special free stay at a traditional Japanese gassho house in a World Heritage Site
- Oona McGee
Jun 24, 2023
Unique accommodation plan will make you feel like you’ve stepped into the world of Studio Ghibli.
- Japan
- (accommodation • Airbnb • gassho • gasshozukuri • Gokayama • Japanese accommodation • japanese architecture • tradition • traditional crafts • traditional culture • traditional Japan • travel • UNESCO World Heritage sites • world heritage sites)
Nakagin Capsule Tower’s last residents: group meals, floods, weird noises, and more
- Shannon
Dec 6, 2022
The so-called “Daughters of the Lunar Space Ark” have seen it all.
- Japan
- (architecture • community • Ginza • goodbye • japanese architecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Nakagin Capsule Tower • Sayonara • Shinbashi)
Do Tokyo’s Reversible Destiny Lofts really hold the power to reverse your destiny?
- Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2022
Architectural landmark is designed to expand your mind in new ways.
- Japan
- (accommodation • apartments • architecture • art • COK • colour • cool • history • japanese architecture • Mariko Ohanabatake • Mitaka • preservation • Reversible Destiny Lofts • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)
Restoring Nakagin Capsule Tower’s rare “pink capsule”, formerly used in the sex industry
- Oona McGee
Mar 3, 2022
One final hurrah for the soon-to-be-demolished iconic building.
- Japan
- (apartments • architecture • city living • interviews • japanese architecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Metabolism movement • Nakagin Capsule Tower • shimbashi • SNJO • Tokyo)
Beautiful Starbucks in Kyoto blends into its traditional landscape in more ways than one
- Oona McGee
Feb 2, 2022
Beverages taste better here, when you can drink in Japanese scenery like this.
- Japan
- (architecture • beautiful • cafes • COK • cool • drinks • history • japanese architecture • Kyoto • machiya • Ninenzaka • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • tradition • traditional • travel)
Reversible Destiny Lofts needs your help to protect its destiny during coronavirus pandemic
- Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2021
Architectural landmark in Tokyo faces a shaky future.
- Japan
- (accommodation • apartments • architecture • art • COK • cool • crowdfunding • demolition • history • japanese architecture • Mitaka • preservation • Reversible Destiny Lofts • Tokyo • travel)
Nakagin Capsule Tower’s rare “pink capsules”, formerly used in the sex industry
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2021
The people of Nakagin Capsule Tower are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the history of the soon-to-be-demolished iconic building.
- Japan
- (apartments • architecture • city living • interviews • japanese architecture • Kisho Kurokawa • Metabolism movement • Nakagin Capsule Tower • shimbashi • SNJO • Tokyo)
Save the Nakagin Capsule Tower Project is now aiming to preserve as many capsules as possible
- Dale Roll
Jul 23, 2021
And they need your help!
- Japan
- (architecture • crowdfunding • japanese architecture • Metabolism movement • Nakagin Capsule Tower • shimbashi • Tokyo)
Japanese restaurant in former yukaku red light district struggles to preserve its history
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2021
Historic building used to be a brothel, now its ornate interiors are in danger of fading away.
- Japan
- (accommodation • architecture • COK • cool • crowdfunding • culture • demolition • history • hotels • japanese architecture • oiran • Osaka • preservation • red light district • restaurants • ryotei • Taiyoshi Hyakuban • Tobita Shinchi • travel • yukaku)
Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo is scheduled to be demolished, needs your help
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2021
Architectural landmark will soon be gone forever, but there’s still a chance of preserving its history for the future.
- Japan
- (accommodation • apartments • architecture • capsule hotels • COK • cool • crowdfunding • demolition • history • hotels • japanese architecture • Nakagin Capsule Tower • preservation • Tokyo • travel)
The pros and cons of living in Nakagin Capsule Tower, an architectural marvel in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
May 11, 2021
We move into a capsule apartment in the iconic landmark, and find out it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
- Japan
- (accommodation • apartments • architecture • capsule hotels • COK • cool • hotels • japanese architecture • Nakagin Capsule Tower • SNJO • Tokyo • travel)
Old teahouse home in the heart of Tokyo goes to auction
- Oona McGee
Sep 1, 2020
A hidden treasure opposite the Imperial Palace looks set to go under the hammer for a high price.
- Japan
- (architecture • auctions • japanese architecture • real estate • society • teahouse • Tokyo • urban landscape)
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