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Kontext is a city and people guide to enjoy Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho more deeply.

Kontext is a city and people guide to enjoy Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho more deeply.

Kontext is a city and people guide to enjoy Nihonbashi Kabutocho and Kayabacho more deeply.


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2024.09.19

Adding a smile to your daily life 
The draw of high-quality bread

Exploring Nihonbashi VOL.01 / Bakeries

Bakery bank/BEAVER BREAD/Parklet/PARKER HOUSE BUTTER ROLL/Cawaii Bread & Coffee

Kabutocho is a great starting point, where you can stretch your legs and visit plenty of places. The Nihonbashi area is flat and easy to traverse, with lots of great scenery to enjoy. Whether you are looking to visit ...

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2024.08.29

日本橋兜町の個性的な”出店”を飲み歩きながら満喫できる街歩きイベント「兜町夜市」が3回目の開催!

兜町夜市2024

9月13日(金)〜9月15日(日)開催

#Joy, #Kabutocho-yoichi2024, #兜町夜市, #兜町夜市2024

今年9月、日本橋兜町を舞台にした街歩きイベント「兜町夜市」が開催。2023年に引き続き3回目の開催となる今回は、夜の時間帯を中心に、飲み歩き、ナイトマーケット、ミュージックフェスなど、魅力的なコンテンツが繰り広げられます。

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2024.05.01

KABUTOCHO FLOWER WEEK 2024 Photo Report

Friday, March 8 - Sunday, March 17, 2024

#Joy, #Joy, #KABUTOCHO FLOWER WEEK 2024


KABUTOCHO FLOWER WEEK is a 10-day event that was held from March 8 to March 17, 2024. The event saw the Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho area decorated with mimosa flowers, giving the town a splash of bright, gold color.

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2024.08.28

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...

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2024.06.19

Flowers that raise the temperature of the heart
Creating and connecting with others

Moe Hosokawa

Director of fête

#BANK, #Color

Since its inception in late 2022, the “BANK” complex has attracted a steady stream of customers, quickly becoming the core of the bustling Kabutocho area. The flower store "fête" is located on the basement floor of th...

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2023.12.08

A city where innovative winds blow
Spreading jazz and scale from Kabutocho

Takumi Nakayama, Kazutoshi Murakami

Saxophonist / Representative Director of JAZZ SUMMIT TOKYO (Nakayama), Drummer / Director of JAZZ SUMMIT TOKYO (Murakami)

#Color, #Jazz

Why do international, financial cities need jazz? Whether it's Wall Street in New York or Lombard Street in London, cities that have developed in tandem with finance, have always had jazz music by their side. The bass...

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2024.07.25

The allure of unbound nature
Experimentation in an inescapable city

Kotaro Anzai

CEO of ADX

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

“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...

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2023.07.19

Ferment our urbanization creatively.

Kentaro Ichiki

Creative Director / Film Director / Founder of UNIVERSITY of CREATIVITY

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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 ...

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2023.02.16

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...

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Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho was the area Eiichi Shibusawa, the father of modern Japanese economics, settled in the early Meiji period (1868-1912). He went on to establish Japan's first bank, the First National Bank, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. However, with the computerization of stock trading, the people and companies that used to gather there are now leaving or have already left, and in recent years the area has lost its color. Now, however, a new color is beginning to spread in the city.
The new colors of Kabutocho, or in other words; the activities of the people and their connections, have a new context. This website carefully weaves together those invisible connections and their contexts. By digging deep into the little-known stories of each person, we will bring out the charm and character of the ever-changing Kabutocho.
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