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Apple Ginza Returns to Its Original Corner — Reopens on Sept 26 With A Fresh Four-Floor Design
Apple’s iconic Ginza location is back. On Friday, September 26, Apple will reopen its flagship store in Ginza, returning to the same corner in the Sayegusa Building where it first landed in 2003. The original Apple Ginza opened in November 2003 as Apple’s first store outside the U.S. In 2022, the building was torn down,…
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Moleskine’s “Detour” Exhibition Lands in Tokyo
Moleskine and the Moleskine Foundation bring Detour, their travelling notebook-art exhibition, to Tokyo this September. The show gathers transformed Moleskine notebooks made by artists, designers, architects and everyday people — tiny, focused works that show how a simple notebook becomes a tool for creative thought. The Tokyo stop runs at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Gallery 3)…
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53rd “World Used Camera Fair” Comes to Matsuya Ginza
Tokyo’s biggest used-camera event is back. The 53rd “World Used Camera Fair” runs from Thursday, September 4 to Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Matsuya Ginza, 8F Event Square. The fair is organised by the I.C.S. Import Camera Society, which has hosted the show at Matsuya since the late 1970s and now runs it twice a…
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On Opens A New Flagship in Ginza
Swiss running brand On will open its new flagship, On Flagship Store Tokyo Ginza, on September 12, 2025, on Namiki-dori in Ginza. The three-floor space (B1, 1F, 2F) will carry On’s full range — running, lifestyle, tennis and kids — and aims to offer an immersive retail experience that reflects the brand’s Swiss engineering and…
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Starbucks Opens First “Reserve Café” in Japan at Shinjuku Marui Main Building
Starbucks opened the first Starbucks Reserve Café in Japan on September 1, 2025, on the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Marui Main Building. The new format blends crafted espresso drinks with fresh Italian bakery items from Princi, with a focus on the Milanese way of enjoying coffee and pastries. This café is set up as a…
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Kamihaku in Tokyo Vol.11
Kamihaku (紙博) — the big paper & illustration fair run by Tegamisha — is coming back to Tokyo. The event gathers makers of postcards, masking tape, stamps, notebooks and other paper goods from Japan and overseas. What to expect Over 150 creators will show and sell original stationery, prints and handmade paper goods. There will…
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GODIVA Café Opens First Stand-type Takeout Shop at Narita Offering Matcha × Chocolate Drinks
GODIVA is opening a compact, stand-type takeout café at Narita International Airport Terminal 1 on September 10, 2025. The new shop focuses on drinks you can grab before security, so it’s built for travellers and people short on time. It’s on the 4th floor of the Central Building (departure floor) and offers shared seating nearby.…
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Belgian Beer Weekend 2025 — Roppongi Pours Belgian Brews and Live Music
Belgian Beer Weekend returns to Roppongi Hills Arena this autumn. From October 1–5, the open-air arena will host a five-day celebration of Belgian beer, food stalls and live acts — a simple, well-made excuse to spend an evening outdoors with good beer. The festival brings together 14 beer styles and 56 Belgian beers for tasting,…
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France Restaurant Week 2025 — What to Know and How to Join
France Restaurant Week (Diners Club / France Restaurant Week in Japan) is the annual chance to try special French prix-fixe menus at many Tokyo restaurants without paying full regular prices. It runs across Japan and draws both famous tables and smaller brasseries to the same prix-fixe format. Dates and price tiers This year’s Japan festival…
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Will Takahiro Miyashita’s NUMBER (N)INE Be Back?
A new, private Instagram account named “Number(N)ine by Takahiro Miyashita” appeared this week. Fans noticed it soon after Takahiro Miyashita (宮下貴裕) announced on July 25 that he is leaving TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. The timing suggests he is preparing his next move. Details are still unclear. Number (N)ine is the label Miyashita started in the late 1990s. It…