Our Metropolis Spring 2025 Issue is out now and the theme is Architecture – Designing the City!
In this issue, we explore the architecture of tomorrow. From Tokyo’s restless reinvention to Osaka’s bold transformation in preparation for the 2025 Expo, we delve into the intersection of history and innovation. Discover Tokyo’s architectural evolution, including the resurgence of timber architecture, a journey to Tokyo’s underground temple, and more. We host an exclusive interview with Architect and YouTuber Dami Lee and round up top spring events that honor the spirit of this remarkable period. Join us as we unveil the layers of history that shaped Japan’s architecture and continue to influence its evolution today.
We showcase local businesses to help international residents, top spots for tourists to visit, trendsetters in the spotlight and much, much more in Metropolis Spring 2025.
Whether you’re a new reader or you’ve been picking up Metropolis since we first launched, we wish you a warm welcome to our Winter Issue.
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Model: Dami Lee
Photography: NOLLISTUDIO
Direction and Cover Art: Takeshi Dylan Sadachi
Additional Imagery: @NanoStockk, @picturepartners, @Orthosie, @pierricklemaret, @Lico2020, @tortoon / iStock
Metropolis Spring 2025 Issue Highlights
Dami Lee | On the Organized Chaos That Is Tokyo
Credit: Dami Lee, Nollistudio and Takeshi Dylan Sadachi
Tokyo Events | Progress and Preservation
Good Eats | Cafes, Tea Houses & Beer Halls
Based in Tokyo | Artist Mateusz Urbanowicz
Timber Architecture | Woodificiation of Japanese Skyscrapers
Design Tourism | Along the Toei Asakusa Line
Kumagaya |Saitama’s Humble Hub
Sento | Architect Kentaro Imai
Credit: Kentaro Imai Architectural office
Modern Japanese Architecture | Josiah Conder
Underground Temple | Urban Design
Where to find a copy of Metropolis:
Here’s our full list (they go fast, so hurry!)
Or read it online
Some of our favorite spots are:
Book 1st Shinjuku
Books Kinokuniya Tokyo
Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro
Kinokuniya Main Store Shinjuku
Maruzen Bookstore Marunouchi
National Azabu Supermarket Minamiazabu
Nissin World Delicatessen Higashi Azabu
Tower Records Shibuya
Tower Records Shinjuku
HMV Shinjuku EAST
Soul Food House Azabu
Full list
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