New fine-dining room "Okuno," from a Michelin-pedigreed chef, opens Sept 30 inside the Tokyo National Museum's Gallery of Horyuji Treasures — a ¥35,000 course, eight counter seats. Placing a single meal alongside centuries-old treasures, it turns dining into curation.

A restaurant brand takes a national museum's treasure gallery as its dining table — food and antiquities meeting in one room.

Source: Tokyo Weekender