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Shibuya’s New ‘G-CHA & Ba-CHA’ Cafe Is Run by Senior Citizens spoon-tamago.com/shibuya-senior…

In an exhibition that opens next week, Kenya Hara offers a rare look into his design process spoon-tamago.com/kenya-hara-dra…

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We then traveled further north to Aomori, where we spent two days walking one of the most-beautiful coastlines we've ever seen, eating the freshest of seafood, experiencing one of Japan's most well-known festivals and drinking with locals in tiny eateries.

Our latest travelogue just dropped! If you want to explore some paths less traveled in Japan, check out our guide to Tohoku: spoon-tamago.com/a-spoon-tamago…

Five Art Exhibitions to See in Japan This Spring spoon-tamago.com/five-art-exhib…

Cats to Blame for Octopus Deity Enshrinement Delay spoon-tamago.com/cats-to-blame-…

We take a look inside this new cafe and shochu brewery in Miyazaki, designed by Kengo Kuma and running on sweet potato biofuel: spoon-tamago.com/kirishima-brew…

We’re ringing in 2026 with a look at 6 new art and architecture projects that we’re looking forward to seeing this year. spoon-tamago.com/new-architectu…

Happy New Year of the Horse 🐴 We’ve assembled a few nengajo from some of our favorite artists that features this year’s zodiac animal. We hope they will inspire everyone to have a dynamic and transformative year! spoon-tamago.com/japanese-desig…

Along a narrow residential street in Beppu City is an inconspicuous 2-story home with gaping holes carved into it, revealing a cavernous interior: spoon-tamago.com/art-collective…

Spoon & Tamago’s Most-Popular Posts of 2025 spoon-tamago.com/spoon-tamago-m…

Duct-Tape Typographer Shuetsu Sato Honored With Design Award spoon-tamago.com/duct-tape-typo…

Sadly, Japan has bid farewell to a beloved cat. Ken-chan, the local feline whose epic battle with a security guard at the Onomichi Museum of Art in Hiroshima became a fixture, passed away in September. spoon-tamago.com/onomichi-museu…

From hand-knitted trees and hinoki wooden trees to trees made from 1000 prisms, these are our favorite Japan designer Christmas trees of 2025 spoon-tamago.com/japan-designer…

The penguin was designed by picture book author and illustrator Chiharu Sakazaki and was modeled after the Adelie penguin, which lives in Antarctica. spoon-tamago.com/jr-east-suica-…

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Family Mart Designed Teary-Eyed Stickers to Combat Food Loss. They Worked So Well Now They’re Giving Them Out for Free spoon-tamago.com/family-mart-fo…