If like me you have an appetite for exploring all things related to Japanese design and crafts, Irwin Wong’s i…
Japanese ceramics are highly sought-after by pottery lovers everywhere. One of the many reasons for their endu…
Textiles artist Maki Aizawa’s original line of kimono-inspired jackets are featured in the prestigious Santa F…
From the February 2022 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. About 400 years ago, the first sparks of a…
The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and …
A kind of traditional Japanese paper known for its quality, delicacy and resistance, washi paper has its noble…
KYOTO, Japan — Yoshinaga Nakamura’s family has specialized in kazari-sho, or metal art, for seven generations….
Rakugo, which literally translates as ‘art of fallen words’, is making a comeback on Japanese stages. Dating b…
Kimono Style at Metropolitan Museum of Art (7 June–20 February) features a selection of more than 60 kimonos …
Could the architecture of Kyoto’s historic machiya townhouses offer modern lessons in remote work? While the p…
