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A Taste of Culture ODEN

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Dec.09

A Taste of Culture ODEN

Dec.09 Elizabeth Andoh

by Elizabeth Andoh ODEN おでん Japan’s iconic ODEN is a slow-simmered, hodgepodge: fish sausages, daikon ra…

Nov.29

Between Heaven and Earth

Nov.29 devapnek

Between Heaven and Earth After recovering from three somewhat harrowing days driving a rental car on the road …

Nov.27

Kusama and the Compulsive Visionaries

Nov.27 Gail Rieke

Kusama and the Compulsive Visionaries by Gail Rieke Perhaps this sounds like the name of a band, but it is not…

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