Incessant tsuyu rain is soon to be supplanted by sultry summer days. That’s when the emphasis in the kitchen, …
Millions of people around the world have seen the work of Tokolo Asao, yet few would be able to produce his na…
Readers of Japan Living Arts are invited to attend special performances of Noh and Kyogen at the Oyama Afuri S…
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 …
Japanese lacquer – urushi – is one of the wonders of traditional Japanese craft. From the moment of its …
The work of Seiho KIBE is currently being shown in his second U.S. solo at Tai Modern Gallery in Santa Fe, New…
Japan’s relationship with tattoos is notoriously complicated. Even at the height of their popularity during th…
Two years ago, at the age of 58, potter Zenzo Fukushima was tapped to become what is commonly known as a ̶…
