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The Okura Hotel Lobby

This triumph of Japanese mid-century design, recently lost to demolition was recreated in a new high rise patterned after the original hotel. A project overseen by the son of the original architect, Yoshiro Taniguchi. 

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Bookstores

Grand spaces with shelves vaulting upward to the sky, or tiny coves of lovingly curated literature.
Featured: Ginza Tsutaya Books

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Main Bar Brilliant

A MadMen setting perfectly preserved inside an otherwise unremarkable hotel. Crisp cocktails crafted with artisanal precision by buttoned-down bartenders straight out of a Stanley Kubrick film.

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Udatsu Sushi

Gorgeous dinner served on ceramics by Jenny Sharaf (too fun and too talented) —per the ever fabulous David Lee Davis.

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Asakusa Culture
Tourist Information
Center

This wonderful shop-lined area of Old Tokyo is now anchored with a fantastic modern wood facade visitors center. Inside the staff is incredibly helpful, including hand-drawn maps to vintage kimono boutiques and Japanese vinyl stores. 

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