With the new year comes a renewed sense of spirit. This year, many people want to acquire the leisure of an adult and strive to live a high-quality life... This is a wish many people have. A high-quality life means using tableware and tools that you personally choose, rather than using flashy items. It's about feeling the warmth of living surrounded by familiar shops and people. We introduce spots where you can find this kind of down-to-earth "comfort."

■Ando Yuko strolls around Yanaka, Tokyo, a neighborhood with a traditional downtown atmosphere, in a kimono. A tour of famous shops selling everything from nostalgic school lunch tableware to natural smoothies [East Tokyo Time Travel Vol. 3]
■Meat-loving Ando Yuko enjoys steak in the downtown area of Higashi-Mukojima and comes across antique buttons in Bakuro-cho
Singer Ando Yuko strolls around the East Tokyo area, which is teeming with old-fashioned atmosphere, in a kimono. Starting at Yanaka's Yuyake Dandan Steps, she browses kitchen utensils and tableware at a tool shop, then takes a break with a smoothie. She enjoys a steak at the renowned Restaurant Katayama. A guide to Tokyo accompanied by stories from the new album.


■From Asakusa, where the scent of Edo culture lingers, to a specialty coffee shop in the wholesale district of Bakuro-cho. Matsuno Hiroshi x Ito Masako take a leisurely stroll around the town -- Part 1 [East Tokyo Time Travel vol.2]
■Is Bakuro-cho Brooklyn? From a gallery converted from a warehouse to a restaurant that also hosts live performances. Matsuno Hiroshi x Ito Masako: A leisurely stroll around the town -- Part 2
Matsuno Hiroshi, owner of the hardware wholesaler Matsunoya in the wholesale district of Bakurocho, Tokyo, is guided around his familiar neighborhoods of Asakusa and Bakurocho by his longtime friend and stylist Ito Masako. They visit a long-established tempura restaurant, Rakuda, a coffee shop that Matsuno has frequented for many years, Kumimu Tokyo, and Kitade Shokudo, a new spot in Bakurocho.


■Special exhibition "Shirasu Masako and Kimono," showcasing the kimonos, Japanese accessories, and tableware that Shirasu Masako loved throughout her life, is being held at Matsuya Ginza
A special exhibition "Shirasu Masako and Kimono," showcasing the "kimono" and other items loved by writer Shirasu Masako, is being held at the Event Square on the 8th floor of Matsuya Ginza until January 16th. As well as focusing on the "kimono" that Shirasu Masako, who had a unique aesthetic sense, actually wore, there will also be exhibits of Japanese accessories and tableware.


■Muji to hold special exhibition "Found MUJI: Things of the North," focusing on tableware and tools from northern Japan
Muji will be holding a special exhibition "Found MUJI: Things of the North" until March 2nd. Focusing on the work of tableware and tools that have taken root in the lives of people in northern Japan, the exhibition will introduce simple tableware and everyday items from Iwate, Akita, and Yamagata that are made using local wood, soil, and straw.


■Exhibition of pots and vessels decorated with flower petals by ceramic artist Yuko Okazaki has begun at Tomio Koyama Gallery in Shibuya Hikarie
An exhibition of ceramic artist Yuko Okazaki is currently being held at 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery in Shibuya Hikarie, which is directed by Tomio Koyama Gallery. The exhibition features approximately 200 works with motifs of flowers, insects and the changing of the seasons, which are suited to everyday life yet have an elegant and modern atmosphere.


■Transforming Japanese "antiques" into "modern interiors", Kanarusha hosts pop-up at Pass the Baton Omotesando store
"Kanaruusha", a storehouse that deals in Japanese antiques, is holding a pop-up event called "Connecting - Things that are passed down while being used", at the PASS THE BATON GALLERY in Omotesando Hills until January 22nd. Retro props such as chests of drawers, storehouse doors, sake cups and red-painted plates are on display.


■Nakai Kiln in Inshu - Green, white, and black pottery born from minimalism [Tottori Trip vol.2]
■Enkoji Kiln in Tottori - Even with second-rate clay, we want to create first-rate beauty [Tottori Trip vol.3]
A trip to Tottori, a town thriving with folk art, to visit Nakai Kiln in Inshu, which opened in 1945, and Enkoji Kiln, which opened in 1979. We will introduce Tottori pottery, which is characterized by its rustic and warm texture, including Tottori Takumi Crafts, which was founded by Yoshida Shoya, who learned from Yanagi Soetsu, and has stores in Tottori and Ginza, Tokyo.