Luxe Magazine

As part of our striving to leave as light an environmental footprint as possible, LUXE is printed entirely with vegetable oil inks. Read all about it here. Paper magazines, tactile, analogue media: in this digital age, there’s something still…

Click through, below, to read an article written by the company we partnered with to print LUXE magazine. Which they are promoting as part of their Sustainable Development Goals. When we decided to make LUXE, it was academic for…

First in a series of exclusive 4K computer wallpaper photos for you, courtesy of the wonderful team of LUXE photographers! We love a good story. But, as the old saying goes, sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.…

LUXE writer and photographer, Masako Teddy, here crafts a story full of heart and human connection. Detailing an encounter at Karuizawa Lake Garden, experiencing Head Gardener, Minori, as she crafts a paradise connected to the deep history of the…

There are a couple of ways to get hold of a copy of our magazine. Firstly, LUXE will be available at a few, very select outlets throughout Japan. Including, the Tokyo American Club, most of the city’s embassies and…

There’s nothing quite like the experience of flicking through a real magazine. And LUXE has been made with that experience very much in mind: using lovely quality paper (sourced from FCC approved ecologically responsible paper sources) and utilising vegetable…

In the Spring of 2025, LUXE writer Masako Teddy and photographer, Alfie Goodrich, visited the Sugatakatachi showroom and workshop. To meet the owner, Makiko Takahashi, and help tell her wonderful story. Here’s a little of Masako’s story. And there’s…

LUXE took the MINI John Cooper Works to Nagano and ended up being there for the town’s biggest snowfall of the year! From the story, written by LUXE’s Carl van Wijk: The MINI Countryman hums to life in the…

Bingo Sports is both a trailblazer and the crème de la crème when it comes to the import and sale of rare, out-of-production international hypercars in Japan; cars that feature even greater performance than supercars. Their founding representative, Shinji…

LUXE visited the founder of Tradmans Bonsai, Teppei Kojima, to take a look at the wonderful blend of worlds he’s created: traditional Japanese bonsai and contemporary style, fashion and culture. Truly, Kojima-san excels at preserving and respecting tradition whilst…

As Housing Japan turns 25 this year, we talked to founders Mitsuo Hashimoto and Joe Rigby about the good times, the tough times and where they see the company in 25 years’ time. From our interview… Good partnerships are…

On a snowy day in February, the LUXE team took a trip to the recently refurbished Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa. Celebrating the establishment and reminiscing with the manager about one of its most famous guests: singer, songwriter and poet,…