Curiosity
2025.06.04
Takuya Tanoue
Essential Store Owner
#Curiosity, #Kabutocho Art Week, #Keshiki
In January 2025, the street-roaming art exhibition ‘Kabutocho Art Week’ was held in the Nihonbashi Kabutocho area. The first edition featured Takuya Tanoue, owner of the Essential Store, an store that operates irregul...
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Curiosity
2025.05.07
Yuta Kato
Photographer
#Curiosity, #KABUTOCHO FLOWER WEEK, #Keshiki
The scene in front of you can be perceived in a multitude of different ways. And the surrounding world is made up of countless individuals, with countless realities and perceptions. Photographer Yuta Kato, who held hi...
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Curiosity
2024.07.25
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...
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Curiosity
2023.02.16
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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Curiosity
2022.10.31
Shinpei Onishi
Graphic Designer / Art Director
#Curiosity, #Curiosity
Shinpei Onishi is the designer behind the K5 brand identity including all of its print materials and website. He is a designer and artist who believes that "text" is more than just a tool for conveying information. In...
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Uncategorized
2022.07.29
Yukako Ishikawa
Urban Experience Designer Co-Chairman, for Cities General Incorporated Association
#Curiosity, #Curiosity
Yukako Ishikawa of “for Cites”, a design studio for urban experiences, stays in cities and towns in Japan and abroad to conduct research, workshops, and zine production. She also provides community-led talks on topics...
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Curiosity
2022.04.29
Ola Rune
Co Founder of Claesson Koivisto Rune
#ClaessonKoivistoRune, #Curiosity, #Curiosity
The Swedish design unit Claesson Koivisto Rune consists of Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, and Ola Rune. Also known as "CKR", the trio is active internationally in the fields of architecture and interior design. Durin...
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Curiosity
2022.03.31
Daichiro Shinjo
Artist
#Curiosity, #Curiosity
Being on an island, surrounded by sea, the act of "moving" becomes a connection to the outside world. The isolation of an island, however, also allows for a unique culture and tradition. Daichiro Shinjo is an artist f...
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Curiosity
2021.12.24
Kei Amano
Yard Works
#Curiosity, #K5
Kei Amano is a gardener, creating spaces using only plants as his medium. He is well known for his originality and sense of style. "The Soil" in Yamanashi Prefecture, is his home base where he plots and plans projects...
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Curiosity
2021.11.29
Daisuke Obana
N. HOOLYWOOD Designer
#Curiosity
In order to understand the design and uniform style of UNITED ARROWS & SONS, which was recently adopted for K5's uniforms, we interviewed designer Daisuke Obana and asked him about his past and future relationship wit...
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Curiosity
2021.11.10
Seiichi Saito
President of Panoramatiks (formerly known as Rhizomatiks Architecture)
#Curiosity, #KABUTO ONE
When it comes to cities, Seiichi Saito’s approach uses a mixture of architectural perspective and creative thinking. He tackles issues head-on, pulling the invisible threads of the world around him to create a clearer...
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Curiosity
2021.07.13
Yusuke Seki
Architectural Designer
#Curiosity
Architect Yusuke Seki was in high school when the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, forcing him to bear witness to the crumbling city. During the reconstruction, his perceptions were reshaped as he made new conne...
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Curiosity
2021.04.01
Akihiro Matsui
Kontext Editor in Chief
#Curiosity
During the process of creating K5 with my friends, we would visit Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho often. Over time, I fell in love with this city.
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