and what they tell you… Sake brewing today has become very scientific. But long ago, before the days of thermo…

TSUDOI 集 means “get-together” in Japanese… it is the opposite of social distancing. Here in Japan, the m…

Of course they do… I do not get to Ishikawa Prefecture often enough. It sits nestled basking in its historical…

Another great joy of Japan travel is receiving so many exquisitely designed maps and tickets and memorabilia. …

Some people call them OMUSUBI, others call them ONIGIRI, the Japanese language today has two words for pressed…

by Gail Rieke Since 1995, I have made artworks which translate travel experience into various media… collage, …

Incessant tsuyu rain is soon to be supplanted by sultry summer days. That’s when the emphasis in the kitchen, …

Tai Gallery was humming with enthusiasm for the artist presentation of one of the masters of Japanese basketry…

“Alive, in each and every one of us, are countless individuals whose lifetime experiences, joys, sorrows, ange…

“In that instant I knew that Kyoto had installed itself inside me much deeper than mere fancy. No other …