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For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...
The former imperial capital is both the symbol of Japan's temples and geishas and of globalized overtourism. And yet, blocks ...
As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, the sound of a shamisen ...
“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...
We asked some of our favorite chefs, designers and artists to predict what will become our new obsession.
In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses the raw material of his practice: a five-foot-long, two-inch-thick plank of ...
A traditional ... Japanese flutes and drums. The Kirintai float featured a dance performance by a karakuri clockwork doll. A child doll wearing a lion mask danced wildly in a shower of confetti ...
More artists in Asia have started working with fiber, but it remains an underrated medium, according to curator Takahashi ...
Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses with layouts that allow residents to carry out both daily life and business in the same building. They were built all over Japan, but many remain in ...
NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — This shared base an hour southwest of Tokyo recently welcomed spring and 62,000 visitors for a daylong celebration of food, entertainment and American culture.