01 — INGREDIENT
Dashi, the invisible foundation
Kombu and katsuobushi — Japanese flavour begins where you cannot see it.
Editorial
Stories. — 特集
02 — CRAFT
The knife and the counter
A cook's work lives with its tools.
03 — TABLEWARE
Vessels as landscape
Porcelain, lacquer, glass — the vessel is the other half of the dish.
04 — SEASON
Four seasons on a plate
Season is not a calendar — it shifts with place and year.
05 — ARCHITECTURE
Rooms for eating
Townhouses, ryotei, and the counters of contemporary architecture.
06 — REGION
Beyond the capitals
From Hokkaido to Okinawa — visiting the tables of each place.