{"id":15391,"date":"2026-07-29T15:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/?p=15391"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:53:52","slug":"%e5%8f%b3%e9%96%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%84%e3%82%82%e3%81%91%e3%82%93%e3%81%b4%e5%b7%9d%e8%b6%8a%e5%ba%97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/en\/2026\/07\/29\/%e5%8f%b3%e9%96%80%e3%80%80%e3%81%84%e3%82%82%e3%81%91%e3%82%93%e3%81%b4%e5%b7%9d%e8%b6%8a%e5%ba%97\/","title":{"rendered":"Umon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Umon<\/strong><br>Tokyo\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>&#8220;Window&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Umon&#8217;s signature\u00a0<em>Imo Kenpi<\/em>\u00a0is a traditional Japanese confection made by coating crisp-fried domestic sweet potatoes with the shop&#8217;s original sweet potato syrup.<br><br>The project originated from a challenge: the storefront did not face the main street, making it difficult to attract the attention of passersby.<br><br>The design process began with a simple idea discussed in conversation:&#8221;Why don&#8217;t we open a window in the wall?&#8221;<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Because a window is not only an opening in a wall that brings light and air into an interior while framing views but also a connection between inside and outside.<br><br>The concept was realized by introducing a generously scaled display window fitted with a showcase, creating a direct point of interaction between the shop and the street. This new interface encourages communication with pedestrians and generates opportunities for spontaneous encounters and new customer interest.<br><br>By extending the window outward as a bay display, the products themselves appear to reach into the streetscape, inviting curiosity from those passing by.<br><br>Hopefully, this window becomes a place that connects\u00a0<em>Imo Kenpi<\/em>\u00a0with people.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design\uff1aMasahiro Yoshida,Hyosei Tou<br>Photo \uff1aKeisuke Miyamoto<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UmonTokyo\/2025 &#8220;Window&#8221; Umon&#8217;s signature\u00a0Imo Kenpi\u00a0is a traditional Japanese confection made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/?p=15177"},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15391"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15411,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15391\/revisions\/15411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kamitopen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}