Casa Brutus #312
228 x 284 mm, 228 pages
Tokyo, Japan (Japanese-language)
Published monthly
Editor-in-chief: Yoichi Nishio
Art director: Yuji Naito
カーサ ブルータス: Japan’s best interiors and lifestyle—or ‘Life Design Magazine’ as they put it.
This April 2026 special issue, titled ‘Kyoto Modern’, explores a plethora of must-visit architectural, art and cultural spots across the city. Centred around the idea of the ‘modern’, the issue opens with the newly unveiled Imperial Hotel Kyoto, whose facade preserves the memory of the historic Yasaka Kaikan theatre, now redesigned inside by the New Material Research Laboratory with an emphasis on the idea that ‘old materials are the newest’. Elsewhere, discover premium gourmet dining spots, a moss temple, and handpicked places to shop. The issue closes with a high-gloss 20-page fashion special, directed by Tomoki Sukezane, set within Kyoto’s modern architectural landscape.