2005 AUTUMN PREVIEW

FEATURES

Welcome to Kyoto's New State Guesthouse Our Exclusive Tour Inside the Gates The new guest residence on the grounds of Kyoto's Imperial Palace is the epitome of Japanese aesthetics—everything the country wants its most distinguished international visitors to see and experience. Completed this past spring, it integrates all the artistic skills of the best Kyoto craftsmen. We take you inside this treasure of traditional culture, designed as a vehicle for passing that culture to future generations.

Bamboo in Artists' Hands No material is more synonymous with Asia than bamboo. Now Japanese artists, trained in the basket-making craft, are taking this humble material into the realm of sculpture, appreciated on a par with scrolls, lacquerware, and ceramics. We visit artists and collectors and tell you where to see and buy the best.

Ultimate Pleasure of Edomae Sushi Tokyo's 16 Coolest Sushi Restaurants While you can find sushi practically anywhere in the world today, Tokyo is the best place to savor authentic Edomae-zushi. Topnotch chefs continue a heritage of preparing the finest with consummate skill, creativity, and meticulously chosen ingredients. We spotlight 16 of the capital's most talked-about restaurants.

COOKING

Japan's New Veggie Cuisine Simple, colorful, healthy, and descended from the fare of Buddhist monks—rediscover the charm of vegetables in recipes from Yumiko Kano of notable restaurant Nakaiseki Sen.

ART

Scrolls That Pulse with Life The calligraphy of legendary flower artist Yukio Nakagawa takes on new life when mounted onto hanging scrolls by Motoko Maio, acclaimed in her art. Enjoy this rare meeting of two contemporary talents on our pages and at two exhibitions. Sogetsu Ikebana — Flowers on the Move The fourth head of the Sogetsu school of flower arrangement reveals her latest collaboration with the works of her illustrious ancestors. Contemporary Tokyo Captured in Conrad The new Conrad Hotel is a showcase of exquisite contemporary works by 23 Japanese artists.

FASHION

Tokyo Men's Style: Only in Tokyo Meet the male fashionistas. We focus on the keen sense of color and layered looks of real Tokyo style, created by the world's most fashionable youth. Clad in Flowers Glimpse the latest New York showing of MADAM CHIZUKO's 2005 collections.

INTERIORS

Moon Viewing from the Bath Enjoy a resort experience in your own home with the newest designs from Jaxson, exporter of Japanese bathing culture to the world. The company's Barca series, unveiled at the Milan furniture fair, shows tubs that are more furniture than bath fixture.

TRAVELOGUE

50 Days on the Silk Road Join a Japanese journalist on her 950-kilometer journey along Asia's famed Silk Road.

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Letters

Editor's Choice
We suggest: a new opportunity to overnight in an authentic Kyoto machiya (townhouse), a newly released beverage made of kizu (aromatic citron) and the first genmai-shu (sake brewed from unpolished rice), and a hot designer who adds new meaning to singing in the shower.

Like a Bird — Animation art by Koji Yamamura
See what's happening in Karo and Piyobupto's world. Yamamura's talents remain on exhibit at EXPO 2005 AICHI into September.

People in the Arts
Six autumn interviews: fashion designer Varun Bahl / painter Lynn Matsuoka / singer-songwriter Kazufumi Miyazawa / flower artist Keiichi Hosaka / musical producer Toshimitsu Hirano / writer Jun Chang

Art & Design
Paris debut of tomorrow's art-world stars / The indoor-outdoor aesthetic of Isamu Noguchi / Serge Lutens' vision of beauty / Two artists and Hiroshima / Japanese graffiti art / Restoring Taro Okamoto's 30-meter mural / Singapore: showcase of jewelry / New knife designs by Komin Yamada / Japan's premier annual show of contemporary prints

Performing Arts
Pink Floyd Ballet takes the stage in Tokyo / Modern opera and dance merge in a new production of Carmina Burana

Close Up
Fashion designer Yuki Torii and her 30 years in Paris / Two French culinary stars collaborate in Tokyo

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Nine-Star Horoscope

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