Shichi-Go-San (Seven-Five-Three) is one of several rites of passage the Japanese celebrate to insure the growt…
In the early 1980s, the American contemporary artist discovered the potential Japanese ceramics had to offer i…
This textile design company that calls upon the skills of traditional weavers and dyers is now being celebrate…
Ukiyo-e gradually became the dominant Japanese art form following a devastating fire that was also the birth o…
Soon after arriving in Japan in 1971, JLA’s founder Steve Beimel fell in love with Japanese crafts. Five…
The Fukuda Museum of Art opened in October 2019, but with the pandemic and entry restrictions to Japan, few of…
Why does a modern car company value the ancient art of calligraphy and use it to communicate key design concep…
Nihonga draws on the traditions of over a thousand years, yet is a distinct genre of modern Japanese painting …
The Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s largest and oldest modern-style museum. To commemorate its 150th an…
The Japanese have been eating salmon (saké) for thousands of years, though historically it was consumed cooked…
