Spoon & Tamago
Timber Slats Catch the Light on Awaji Island
The IZUE architecture firm, powered by three talented architects, decided to construct the perfect island getaway on the Seto Inland Sea.
Toto Toilet Gallery at Narita Airport?
Toto's toilet gallery at Narita Airport aims to show foreigners the joys of owning a Japanese toilet.
Toto Created a Toilet Goalie?
One of the world's greatest goalkeepers is actually a toilet.
6 Designer Public Restrooms
While the public restroom has largely been shunned as an architectural subject in the Western world, in Japan it stands as its own archetype.
Incredible Bamboo Grove Office in Nagoya
Mamiya Shinichi Design Studio’s new office space in Nagoya City is an elegant homage to the postmodern aesthetic.
Instagram's Top 6 Ruin Explorers
Spoon & Tamago tracks down six intrepid Instagram users who beautifully—and sometimes creepily—document Japan’s most atmospheric ruins.
Skull Shaped Sugar from the Island of Shikoku
Designed by artist Nobumasa Takahashi, these black and white sugar skulls are perfect for a Halloween party—or just for sweetening your tea when you’re in a ghoulish mood.
Is Tokyo Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?
No, we don't mean Shibuya on October 31—we mean the real one, when the difference between Western and Asian zombies will be a key factor in determining your weapons of choice.
Lost Fukushima Wolf Deity Images Recreated
When Yamatsumi Shrine burned down in 2013, along with the structure itself went 240 images of a wolf deity that had watched over Iitate Village for nearly 1,000 years.
The Art of Any Tokyo
Any Tokyo is an exhibition bringing “tomorrow’s applied design and ideas together under one roof.” Now in its third iteration, the 2015 event runs from October 24 to November 3 at Zozo-ji Temple.
Outerwear Made from Synthetic Spider Silk
For the past 11 years, a Japanese company has been attempting to harness the strength of spider silk to create a new type of material with unprecedented versatility. They’ve now unveiled their working prototype: the Moon Parka.
Shared Office Designed Around Food & Community
STOCK offers a 15-meter kitchen, two floors of storage and a community vibe starting from ¥18,000 per month.
100 Hand-drawn Tree Cross-sections Honor Beer
"Slice of Heartland" celebrates a local Tokyo beer with an incredible artistic effort.
Cool Portraits of Tsukiji Fish Market Workers
As Tsukiji prepares to relocate, French photographer Nico Therin took the opportunity to capture some intimate images.
City Hall Gets More Visitors than Theme Parks
Aore City Hall was envisioned as a place where people would want to congregate. And it worked.
Tokyo Aquascape Union Makes Aquarium Art
You'll wish you were a fish so you could explore some of these fantastical aquariums.
Beautiful Film Shot Through a Drop of Water
A drop of water inside the hole of a ¥5 coin delivers a surreal and haunting iPhone film.
A Kansai Home Designed Around Circular Margins
Designer Fumi Aso was named best young architect by the Architectural Institute of Japan’s Kansai chapter.
Mountainside Embedded with Geothermal Homes
Explore this undulating, seven-unit residential building inserted into the side of a mountain in Kagawa Prefecture.
