A teal-coloured castle, a lifelike whale and a giant blue ship are just some of the unique buildings dotted along stretches of Japanese motorway. These architectural marvels are known as love ...

In 1988, upon moving to Tokyo, British architect Mark Dytham made a pilgrimage to Ginza to see one building he believed encapsulated everything he had imagined Japan to be: Nakagin Capsule Tower.

Maybe your Japanese mother ... district is Denim Street, a small alley of shops selling upscale artisan items made of denim, and Kurashiki Ivy Square, commercial brick buildings from Kurabo ...