Category: Living Arts


Nov.14

Contemporary glass artist Miya Kitamura

Nov.14 Dasha Klyachko

Contemporary glass artist Miya Kitamura Valuing beauty in the everyday object By Dasha Klyachko Miya Kitamura …

Oct.24

Karesansui Gardens

Oct.24

By Marc Peter Keane In Japan there is a highly sculptural and enigmatic form of garden known as karesansui tha…

Oct.22

One-Straw Messenger: Larry Korn, author and natural farming advocate

Oct.22

Interview by Brian Covert LARRY KORN was a 26-year-old farmhand from the United States living and working at a…

Oct.20

Ando Saeko, Japanese lacquer artist

Oct.20 Simon Pilling

Ando Saeko, Japanese lacquer artist Since relocating her studio from Hanoi to Hoi An in 2016, Saeko has been i…

Oct.19

MATSURI SURPRISE

Oct.19 Amy Katoh

Some work is infinitely more exciting than other jobs. Watanabe san, an enthusiastic and insistent customer at…

Oct.16

What’s black and white???

Oct.16 Gail Rieke

by Gail Rieke White turns to black/ black turns to white The Japanese design concept of Notan is the balance b…

Oct.13

The Vegetable Art of Noriko Nakane

Oct.13 Noriko Nakane

     

Oct.03

Jimbocho Den Part.1

Oct.03 Mora Chartrand

Jimbocho Den: Dishes Without Rules…Part I by Mora Chartrand Much has been written about restaurant Jimbo…

Sept.29

A Visit to Omote Senke Tea School

Sept.29

The Omote Senke school of tea was founded in the 1600’s by the great grandson of Sen no Rikyu.   In addi…

Read about Honjo Sensei at Japan Living Arts.
Sept.27

Memorial to the late Honjo Soji: A Master Acupuncturist and Moxibustionist

Sept.27 Interviews

My doctor in Japan for many years, HONJO Soji was a true master of moxibustion. Below, I re-post my article fr…