PEOPLE & PLACES

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The people and places we have loved over the years (last updated: 2019)

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Void Lens


Hironori Kodama
Owner and photographer
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Misako & Rosen


Misako and Jeffrey Rosen
Gallerists
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Sushidokoro Hiroshi


Hiroshi Komatsu
Chef
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Almost Perfect


Luis Mendo and Yuka Okada Martín Mendo
Founders
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Nagae+


Shoko Tsurumoto
Creative director
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Sawvih


Hiroshi Terasaka
Koji connoisseur
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Hakkodo


Keiko Goto
Creative director
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Mister Hollywood


Daisuke Obana
Designer
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Oichiichi


Ikuyo Segi
Proprietress
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Locale


Katy Cole
Owner chef
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Lunco


Ranko Nagata
Vintage kimono aficionado
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Sushisho


Keiji Nakazawa
Chef
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Tanyaki Shinobu


Shinobu Uesugi
Proprietress
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Sushisho Masa


Masakatsu Oka
Chef
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Miyako Andon


Masanori Kizaki
Lamp artisan
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Shun Okubo


Shun Okubo
Jewellery designer
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Book and Sons


Osamu Kawata
Owner
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Cafe Casa


Jonathan Hebert
Proprietor
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Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum


Toyojiro Hida
Director
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Amezaiku Yoshihara


Takahiro Yoshihara
Chief Candy Artist
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Onibus Coffee


Atsushi Sakao
Head barista
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Maruichi Bagel


Miho Inagi
Baker
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Ginza Motoji


Koumei Motoji
Kimono ambassador
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Gen Yamamoto


Gen Yamamoto
Bartender
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Aritsugu


Kazuo Nozaki
Bladesmith
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21_21 Design Sight


Noriko Kawakami
Associate director
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Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience


Shinya Sakurai
Tea master
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Koffee Mameya


Eiichi Kunitomo
Barista
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Taka Ishii Gallery


Taka Ishii
Owner
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Tomio Koyama Gallery


Tomio Koyama
Owner
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Fuku


Hajime Suzuki
Owner
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Tolo Pan Tokyo


Shinji Tanaka
Chef
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Kisaiya Hide


Hideki Ohnishi
Chef
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Sushi Yuu


Daisuke Shimazaki
Chef
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Sakana Bar Ippo


Masato Takano
Owner and DJ
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Honmura-an


Koichi Kobari
Owner
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Kaleidoscope Mukashi-kan


Miti Araki
Shopkeeper
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Utsuwa Kenshin


Kenshin Sato
Shopkeeper
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Visvim


Hiroki Nakamura
Designer
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Traveler’s Factory


Atsuhiko Iijima
Producer
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Toga


Yasuko Furuta
Designer
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L’Effervescence


Shinobu Namae
Chef
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Ota Memorial Museum


Michi Akagi
Curator
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Nihonbashi Yukari


Kimio Nonaga
Chef
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Kohoro


Hiromi Onda
Shopkeeper
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Hara Museum


Toshio Hara
Founder
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Nezu Museum


Koichi Nezu
Patron
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John Lawrence Sullivan


Arashi Yanagawa
Designer
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Hatos Bar


Sou Ieki
Smoker-in-chief
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Tempura Motoyoshi


Kazuhito Motoyoshi
Chef
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Honma Saketen


Fujio Honma
Shopkeeper
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Haritts


Haruna Toyoda
Baker
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Gokirakutei


Hisayo Suga
Owner
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Fellows


Takashi Kurokawa
Chef
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Anrealage


Kunihiko Morinaga
Designer
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Tokyo Dosanjin


Hiroshi Nagahama
Chef and manager
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6


Masaru Sakai
Vintage-hunter
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Owan


Kuniatsu Kondo
Chef
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Mingeikan


Kyoko Mimura
Adviser
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Tamai


Yuji Sato
Chef
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Tamahide


Kounosuke Yamada
Eighth-generation chef
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Volga Volga


Shiori Kurushima and Mikhail Panteleev
Designers
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Takazawa


Yoshiaki Takazawa
Chef
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Taimeiken


Hiroshi Modegi
Third-generation chef
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Star Bar


Hisashi Kishi
Bartender
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SCAI the Bathhouse


Masami Shiraishi
Director
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Kumu


Noriko Konuma
Director
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Shima


Manabu Oshima
Chef
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Kohaku


Fumihiko Kimura
Bartender
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Gallery Koyanagi


Atsuko Koyanagi
Owner
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Chatei Hatou


Kazuya Terashima
Barista
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Neo Green


Hitoshi Shirata
Urban gardener
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Little Nap Coffee Stand


Daisuke Hamada
Barista
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