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Retail Asia21/05/2019

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Japanese restaurant chain Kyoto Ichinoden has opened its first overseas restaurant in Hong Kong. The launch celebrates the brand’s 100th anniversary while also tapping into the city’s unique role in the region and its close ties with the Mainland market for future expansion. Kyoto Ichinoden’s debut local restaurant has opened at Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, […]

Retail Asia07/03/2019

Pokemon Center Singapore has unveiled a mock-up of its Jewel Changi store set to open next month. Pokemon Center Singapore is expected to be smaller or about the same size as Pokemon Center Kyoto, which is currently one of the smallest Pokemon Centers in Japan. The store has the same look and feel as the […]

Retail Asia15/10/2018

Acclaimed for its abstract world view, MARLMARL, with Atsushi Suzuki / TANSEISHA as the designer, is one of the most dynamic brands of original baby clothing in Japan today, and is continuing to expand in both domestic and overseas markets. MARLMARL worked on interior design for the brand in conjunction with the opening of a new […]

Retail Asia04/09/2018

Apple just opened its latest Japanese store in Kyoto, the first outlet to open in the city by the U.S. tech company. Located in the heart of Kyoto’s main shopping corridor, a queue of customers stretched 10 blocks down Shijō Dori on Saturday to visit the Apple Kyoto store. Apple described the new store as a […]

Retail Asia21/03/2018

Issey Miyake Japan has established a boutique in Kyoto, in a preserved traditional machiya (townhouse). Inspired by the classic japanese sumi, or ink colour, the interior has been created by designer and longtime collaborator Naoto Fukusawa. The retail setting is understated, balancing the structure’s original elements with modern interventions across two levels. Included in the […]

Retail Asia11/09/2017

Swiss watch brand Hublot has opened a boutique in Kyoto on 26 August 2017, taking up residence in the former space occupied by Hermès. Located in an old machiya-style townhouse in Kyoto’s famous Gion district, the shop features custom Japanese ‘washi’ paper and wickerwork reiterating the watchmaker’s logo. Shopping the latest timepieces and watch accessories from the […]

Retail Asia18/07/2017

Starbucks Japan’s new Kyoto branch will have a traditional Japanese cafe space complete with tatami mats. It will be in a 100-year-old, two-storey traditional Japanese townhouse, one of the only buildings in the area still in its original form. There will be three gardens within the wooden building, one in the front, one in the […]

Retail Asia24/09/2015

Legendary Japanese tearoom Nakamura Tokichi unveils its first season of autumn-winter delicacies on October 1 at their first overseas branch in Hong Kong. Since the successful launched in May, this historic Kyoto tearoom brand has become an overnight success story in Hong Kong, beloved for its famously unique green tea treats. The launch of its […]

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Kyoto Ichinoden chooses Hong Kong

Pokemon Center Singapore unveils Jewel Changi plans

MarlMarl Sanjo-Street Kyoto Open door

Kyoto welcomes its first Apple store

Issey Miyake Opens Traditional Kyoto “Machiya”

Hublot opens Kyoto store

Starbucks Japan going traditional in Kyoto

Legendary Kyoto Tearoom ‘Nakamura Tokichi’ Launching New Autumn-Winter Delicacies