The Opal Effect: This is the first time the artificial gemstones are used in a cosmetic solution

How this Luminizing Face Enhancer uses powdered nature-identical opal for a 360-degree glow. The Luminizing Face Enhancer has 360-degree radiance due to the unique play of color of Kyocera’s Kyoto Opal technology, giving wearers a lustrous shine as if wearing jewels on their face. Kyocera and SHISEIDO Develop the World’s First-Ever Cosmetic Face Powder Using … Read more

Kyoto and Osaka keep showing how rich and dynamic their culinary scenes are

The Kyoto Osaka MICHELIN Guide announces its 2022 selection. Wakayama Prefecture makes a grand arrival in the 2022 MICHELIN Guide collection. With 207 and 208 restaurants recommended by MICHELIN Guide inspectors in each of these towns respectively, including 21 and 26 new addresses, Kyoto and Osaka keep showing how rich and dynamic their culinary scenes … Read more

Fashion Eye: Louis Vuitton captures the soul of travel with stunning photography

  These new “Fashion Eye” photography albums are available at Louis Vuitton stores as well as selected bookstores from April 8, 2021. Louis Vuitton’s dialogue between contemporary creation and archive visuals adds new chapters with photographer Mayumi Hosokura, born in 1979, and photographs taken in the 1930s by Jean Moral, who passed away in 1999. … Read more

Fluid and fashionable: V&A shakes up image of ‘traditional’ kimono

Exhibition shows off rich history of Japanese garment in all its three-dimensional glory

The community of dispersed hotels: 5 luxury dispersed hotels around the world

  As travellers need change, so have the functions and layout of new luxury properties. According to SLH’s 2020 Luxury Travel Trends, dispersed hotels offer a new way to experience a hotel and a destination by spreading the areas out across buildings in one small town or village. The dispersed hotels are creating a micro-community … Read more

Officially Open: Park Hyatt Kyoto – a serene Higashiyama hillside retreat for discerning travelers

  Park Hyatt Kyoto is a celebration of Japanese harmony and tranquility. The new high-end address is unlocking the unique character of Japan’s ancient capital of high arts and crafts. Embodying the quintessential Japanese guesthouse, this new luxury hotel is located in one of the Tokyo’s best-preserved historic districts, Higashiyama hills. The region is known … Read more