PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 1 & 2
PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 2
PERMANENT Issue 1
PERMANENT Issue 1

PERMANENT is one of the most beautiful printed matters I've come across recently.
They talk about food and dining culture, thinking from everyday dining scenes and focus on things like how and where what we eat are made or produced and who are involved behind it. Stories based on interviews with the food producers, tea makers and coffee roasters, and ordinary family homes with great photographs, incredible smiles of just some ordinary people in the small Japanese towns of Kyushu, it's all so good. All beautifully told with wonderful captures of real lives, nothing is styled but it's all real and beautiful. It makes me learn, think and smile (and hungry). It is all so inspiring!

They also make some excellent movies connected with contents of each issue. Here are some that I especially like, hope you enjoy them too!


TOKADO COFFEE - "The Roasting" version. From PERMANENT no.2


Lunch Time in Toho Village. From PERMANENT no.1


Breakfast in Kumamoto City. From PERMANENT no.2

You can see all the other amazing movies here.
And you can order your copy from my shop, both issues have just been restocked!

Oh, and Kinfolk has just launched the first issue of their Japan Edition! I haven't seen it yet but wonder what it's like to read Kinfolk in Japanese!

PERMANENT website (Japanese only)

10 comments

  1. what an absolutely perfect publication - i would love to get my hands on a copy!
    your blog is wonderful.
    xx
    http://petalandplume.blogspot.ca

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    1. thank you petal and plume :) I'm glad you like the look of these, and my blog!

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  2. Such a beautiful magazine and absolutely loved the videos! I will have to show them to my husband, he gets very nostalgic about his motherland and I am sure he will love these videos :-) ありがとう

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    1. Hi Maria, the videos are so good aren't they! I hope your husband could enjoy them too :) こちらこそありがとう!

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  3. the videos are perfect.

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    1. Jennifer, I have seen each videos many times but I can still enjoy them. I'm happy you like them too!

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  4. Thanks for introducing the magazine, hiki! The contents looks so interesting!

    p.s.- I love your blog, I am a new fan!

    -Fern
    http://fernchouxcreme.blogspot.com
    http://milktoasthoneyblog.blogspot.com

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  5. thanks for sharing!
    the videos were amazing

    :)

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  6. I love the videos! This magazine looks interesting, I wish I had a copy.
    And your blog is wonderful! I'm also a new fan :)

    http://mywhitechocolatemocha.blogspot.com

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  7. Ahh, I just got my copies of the two issues in the mail and I am absolutely thrilled! They really are quite amazing and the films just add to the beauty of the actual publication.
    Thank you for allowing me to discover such a great magazine, I'll definitely be on the lookout for future issues!
    Also, I love your blog & shop. I'm already planning my next order! :D

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your kind words are always welcome and appreciated! arigato :)

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