Victoria Bennett, Author at Tokyo Weekender Japan's Premier English Magazine Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:21:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-TW_red_512-1-512x502.png Victoria Bennett, Author at Tokyo Weekender 32 32 Photographing Koenji’s Vibrant Fashion Scene by Night https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/fashion/photographing-koenjis-vibrant-fashion-scene-by-night/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:38:37 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=251367 This article appeared in Made in Japan Vol. 4. To read the entire issue, click here.  It’s a Friday evening in Koenji. Swaths of workers pour out of the station and cross the road while the sound of an acoustic guitar washes through the warm air. Young groups begin gathering noisily by a saxophonist, as a […]

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]]> Discover Yame, Kyushu’s Tea Capital https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/best-things-to-do-in-yame-kyushus-tea-capital/ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/best-things-to-do-in-yame-kyushus-tea-capital/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:13:42 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=245224 To say that Yame is a city rich with cultural history would be an understatement. In 2023 the city celebrated its 600th anniversary as Kyushu’s tea capital, and its total production of traditional crafts is the largest in Kyushu, with a wide variety of local specialities in everything from textiles to paper. Located roughly 50 […]

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]]> https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/best-things-to-do-in-yame-kyushus-tea-capital/feed/ 0 From Trash to Treasure: Redesigning Japan’s Waste https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/recycle-japan-waste/ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/recycle-japan-waste/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:00:27 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=243516 Notoriously fiendish for excessive over-packaging, Japan swaddles everything in clear plastic, from individual bananas to wet umbrellas and tea bags, reportedly producing the second-highest annual plastic waste per capita after the US. Look past plastic, however, and a wave of innovation is occurring. Companies and makers across the country are finding ways to repurpose discarded […]

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]]> https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/recycle-japan-waste/feed/ 0 The Must-See Tokyo Design Exhibitions This Spring https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/tokyo-design-exhibitions/ https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/arts/tokyo-design-exhibitions/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 05:28:24 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=241391 Tokyo is a city so well-versed in tranquil moments and kaleidoscopic clutter that a simple stroll can sometimes feel like wading through a sensorial soup. People often describe Tokyo as a clash of old and new, classic and current — but despite the juxtapositions, a commonality is always design. Perfectly preened gardens and enormous LED […]

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