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2025.07.22
Donna Joaquin
HOTEL K5 General Manager
#Color, #HotelK5, #HotelK5
Donna Joaquin, newly appointed General Manager of HOTEL K5—a boutique hotel nestled in the heart of Kabutocho—has spent the past five years immersing herself in nearly every aspect of hotel operations, all whilst obse...
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2025.03.21
johee
Owner of HANDWORK
#Color, #HANDWORK
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...
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2024.12.13
Chihiro Naito
Chef of Just Pho You
#Color, #Just Pho You
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...
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2024.08.28
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
Moe Hosokawa
Director of fête
#BANK, #Color, #Flowers fête
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
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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2023.09.12
Toshiki Shukuminami
Brewer, Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery
#Color, #Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery
Toshiki Shukunami divides his time between Wakayama and Tokyo. Shukunami, brewer at Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery, oversees the sake process from production through to consumption. People may have the impression th...
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2023.05.12
Kotaro Hosono
AA Director
#AA, #Color, #Keshiki
Kotaro Hosono translates the things he finds interesting into various events and spaces, including the multi-purpose space “ANAGRA”, hidden deep in the underground of Hanzomon. He has created spaces that are free-spir...
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2023.03.29
Jun Hishiya
Head Chef of caveman
#caveman, #Color, #K5
Born the son of a sushi chef in downtown Tokyo, Jun Hishiya began his career as a French chef. Hishiya, the second-generation head chef at "caveman," a restaurant on the first floor of K5, tells us about the source of...
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2023.03.10
Yo Yatsugi
Manager, CAFE SALVADOR BUSINESS SALON
#CAFE SALVADOR BUSINESS SALON, #Color
CAFE SALVADOR BUSINESS SALON, a mix between a café and a business salon, has supported community projects in the financial districts of Kabutocho and Kayabacho since its inception. Yoh Yatsugi is the cafe manager and ...
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2023.01.30
Yasutsugu Ishiwatari
WAT inc – CEO
#Color, #KNAG
Representing WAT inc. Yasutsugu Ishiwatari continues to tune in to the characteristics of the city and create places for people to gather, without being bound by the land or location. The popular KNAG café in Kabutoch...
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2022.12.14
Masakazu Taira・Fumio Yonezawa
Owner Chef, Don Bravo（Taira）・NOwner Chef, No Code（Yonezawa）
#Color, #KABEAT, #KABEAT, #KABUTO ONE, #KABUTO ONE
“Cuisine should change with the times”. Chef Yonezawa of "No Code" and Chef Taira of "Don Bravo'' are two of the six up-and-coming chefs who supervise the menu at "KABEAT," a restaurant where Japanese food culture and...
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2022.09.29
Kanae Hashimoto
teal - Manager
#Color, #teal, #teal
Kanae Hashimoto is the manager of ‘teal’, a chocolate and ice cream store on the first floor of Nisshokan, the former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa. She follows her own path, taking direction by doing things that she ...
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2022.08.24
Norimasa Yamamoto
President, Heiwa Brewery
#Color, #Heiwa Doburoku Kabutocho Brewery
Heiwa Shuzo is a sake brewery that was founded in 1928. Norimasa Yamamoto is the fourth president of the brewery since taking up the role in 2019. Since then, he has initiated various changes at the brewery and his ma...
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2022.07.15
Hiroko Horiguchi
Representative of Edible Schoolyard Japan Incorporated Association and researcher of agricultural education.
#Color, #Edible KAYABAEN
Growing plants, eating, and living. Horiguchi is involved in activities to convey these connections and activities to children through classes. After working in the magazine and advertising industry, she traveled over...
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2022.06.30
Kazuya Nishimura
Ao - Manager / Bartender
#Ao, #Color, #K5
Even in the city where I was born and raised, there are aspects of it that I didn't know existed. Kazuya Nishimura, bartender at "Ao," a library bar on the first floor of K5 Hotel, says he first became aware of this ‘...
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2022.05.24
Kenta Mashiko
Rapper, Chef at B
#B by the Brooklyn Brewery, #Color, #K5
Lyrically and cynically spitting out his verses, the word "natural" fits Kenta Mashiko well. Perhaps no other rapper is as naive and shy as he is. Brooklyn Brewery's beer hall "B" is located in the basement of K5. Mas...
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2022.04.18
Jun Otaka・Kazuoki Tani
Academic Process Solutions Division, Maruzen Yushodo Co. (Jun Otaka) Metropolitan Center Kable Operations Team Operations Support. (Kazuoki Tani) Head of Kable Operations Team, Metropolitan Center.
#BookLoungeKable, #Color, #KABUTO ONE
Book Lounge Kable opened at Kabuto One last October, offering lunch and coffee in a space full of greenery. It has a wide selection of business books typical of the Kabutocho area. It’s run by Jun Otaka and Kazuoki Ta...
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2022.03.17
Masumi Miyagawa
Manager of Patisserie ease
#Color, #ease, #ease
Throughout her life, Masami Miyagawa has had frequent encounters with sweets and pastries. There was always a small chance that she may have missed her calling. But by giving it her all, she’s been able to work throug...
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2022.02.28
Miki Yoshitake
KNAG Community Builder
#Color, #KABUTO ONE, #KNAG
When you visit, there is always someone there. With the goal of making a communal space, community builder Miki Yoshitake has created "KNAG," a cafe recently opened in Kabutocho. KNAG, which means "coat hanger" in Dan...
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2022.02.21
Kazushiro Ito
Owner-Chef, HOPPERS
#Color, #Hoppers, #Hoppers, #KABUTO ONE
When Kazushiro was a child he loved weekend dinners out with his family. During his twenties, he took off on a trip around the world and found something that he became deeply passionate about; spices. About 18 years a...
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2022.02.15
mikachuu (Mika Noda)
Human Nature
#Color, #HumanNature, #HumanNature
Like a launchpad for a rocket, she’s lived her life like a detonator. Mika Noda, aka Mikachuu of Human Nature, has been blazing her own trail while focusing on her other life and making the most of it. As she welcomes...
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2022.01.31
Shohei Manago
Chef Patissier / Chef Chocolatier at ‘teal’
#Color, #teal
In the north side of Kabutocho comes a splash of blue-green. Located in the former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa, "teal" is a chocolate and ice cream store created by chef-pâtissier, Shohei Manago and owner-pâtissier ...
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2022.01.21
Hisaya Kuroki
Manager of the GREENING Planning and Operations Division
#Color, #KABEAT
KABEAT is a dining restaurant where six up-and-coming chefs of the next generation supervise the creation of menus using ingredients from the best producers around Japan, with the goal of serving a wide variety of dis...
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2021.12.18
Hiroki Morimoto
Manager, caveman
#caveman, #Color, #K5
Sommelier and manager of caveman, Hironori Morimoto is focused on sharing his fascinations with other people. His own experiences and an important encounter as a student have helped shape him into who he is today. Now...
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2021.10.31
Kiyoyuki Tsuchimoto
President, Heiwa Real Estate Co.
#Color
Since the closing of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Heiwa Real Estate has been working on the redevelopment of Kabutocho and Kayabacho, supporting the district since 1947. President Kiyoyuki Tsuchimoto, who spent 35 years at t...
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2021.10.25
Takamatsu Ryohei
Neki Sous Chef
#Color, #Neki
Ryohei Takamatsu, works daily in the kitchen as a sous chef at Neki, a bistro where one can enjoy authentic French cuisine in a casual setting. Throughout his life, he has followed his own guiding principle of embraci...
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2021.09.22
Masahiro Onishi
Owner of SWITCH COFFEE TOKYO
#Color, #K5, #SwitchCoffee
Coffee that is unpretentious and does not take itself too seriously. This is the type of cup that Masahiro Onishi, owner of Switch Coffee Tokyo, is in pursuit of. Without adding any color to the cup, he says, 'it may ...
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2021.09.07
Katsuyuki Honda
B Manager
#B by the Brooklyn Brewery, #Color, #K5
From an early age, he was all about baseball, but when he graduated high school, he entered the entertainment industry. Always following a brightly lit path, Katsuyuki Honda began his career in hotels after gaining ex...
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2021.08.23
Kanako Watanabe
General Manager, HOTEL K5
#Color, #HotelK5
A spiral staircase leads to the starting point. Kanako Watanabe, who took over as General Manager of HOTEL K5 in July, was born and raised in a hotel, with most of the guests becoming her friends. She has loved hotels...
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