There are few countries as dedicated to embedding philosophies of beauty into all aspects of culture as Japan, where the influential concepts of wabi-sabi (a reverence for patina and transience), kintsugi (repairing cracks with gold to honor imperfections), and shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) originate.
After a strict Covid policy resulted in the country closing its borders for almost three years, David Prior, founder of the bespoke travel company Prior, says that there is an overwhelming demand for trips to Japan. These days, rather than heading straight for the bright lights and buzz of Tokyo, many are choosing to visit the country’s slower-paced cultural hubs, like Kyoto and Nikko, or more far-flung locales. Prior points to Kanazawa as an example of one of these emerging bucolic destinations, drawing in-the-know travelers to its artisanal…
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Harper's Bazaar (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023