Bringing life to the city
The soothing presence of plants

Exploring Nihonbashi VOL.02 / Florists & Plant Shops

fête／TOUCA／THE GREEN SHOP TOKYO／MOTH

#日本橋散策

Kabutocho is a great starting point; a place to stretch your legs and visit plenty of places. The Nihonbashi area is flat and easy to traverse, with lots of great scenery to enjoy along the way. Whether you’re looking...

Made from the land and the passage of time
A laboratory for "living sake"

Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery

#Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery, #DialogueOfFood

How is a particular dish or drink created? By unraveling a restaurant’s signature you reveal the chef's personality and philosophy, their commitment to the ingredients, and even the attitude of the producers. Explori...

ミモザとともに感謝を伝える10日間

KABUTOCHO FLOWER WEEK 2025

2025年3月7日（金）～16日（日）開催！

#Joy, #kabutochoflowerweek

2回目の開催となる今年は、フォトグラファーの加藤雄太さんとコラボレーションし、兜町や茅場町の店舗で働く方々を撮影した写真展をKABUTO ONE アトリウムにて開催。どなたでもご参加いただける撮影会や写真展の展示内容をまとめたタ...

At the intersection of human warmth
Connections from the beauty of your fingertips

johee

Owner of HANDWORK

#HANDWORK, #Color

Opened in the fall of 2024, HANDWORK resides in the newly renovated section of the Nissho-kan building, located on the former estate of Eiichi Shibusawa. More than just a nail salon, HANDWORK is also a gallery and eve...

Cuisine that reflects the seasons
The Story Behind "Deliciousness"

Chihiro Naito

Chef of Just Pho You

#Just Pho You, #Color

How many ingredients can a chef encounter in their lifetime? This thought came to mind during a conversation with Chef Chihiro Naito, who serves up dishes at Just Pho You, a Vietnamese pho and chè restaurant that open...

History held together by scissors 
A view of the city through a mirror

Takahiro Fukuda

Owner of KABUTO SALON

#KABUTO SALON

In 2021, Kabuto Barber Shop, a barbershop with a 60-year history in Kabutocho, quietly closed its doors. In the spring of 2024, after a lapse of approximately three years, Mr. Takehiro Fukuda took over the historic ba...

The allure of unbound nature
Experimentation in an inescapable city

Kotaro Anzai

CEO of ADX

#Curiosity, #Curiosity, #Hotel K5, #KITOKI

“Living with the forest” is the motto and philosophy of ADX CEO, Kotaro Anzai. Anzai was the local architect of "Hotel K5" in Nihonbashi Kabutocho, alongside the renovation od former eel restaurant “Matsuyoshi", the b...

Ferment our urbanization creatively.

Kentaro Ichiki

Creative Director / Film Director / Founder of UNIVERSITY of CREATIVITY

#Curiosity

Just as Columbus embarked on an ocean voyage and discovered a new continent, throughout history, it has always been human creativity that has driven innovation and creativity. How will the effects of capitalism – the ...

A city changing from the feet up
A space you'll want to take home

Yusuke Nakazawa

Creative Director at ‘eat creator’

#BANK, #Curiosity

Neki, ease, and teal. Shops like these created by the brand ‘eat creator’ have become an indispensable part of Kabutocho. In this issue, Akihiro Matsui (Editor-in-Chief of Kontext) interviews Yusuke Nakazawa, the crea...