Hands & Earth: Six Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics . . Now open at the Lowe Art Museum M…
Koho Tatsumura Nishiki Weaving for the 21st Century. Japanese weaving is so intricate and thus so stunningly beautiful that experts worldwide have come to both describe it and distinguish it from ordinary brocade simply by using its Japanese name, Nishiki (pronounced as in knee-she-key.)
6 minutes: Tsuru no Sugomori (Nesting of Cranes) is performed by Kohachiro MIYATA on the shakuhachi bamboo fl…
The Matsubas are to clothes what Alice Waters is to the Slow Food movement. Their 30-year old company, Gungend…
Whenever I wear a Hiroshi Saito Shirt in Japan or North America, I am always asked about it.
Traditional handmade washi paper can be found everywhere in Japan, from name cards to beautiful wrapping paper…
In Collaboration with Photographer, Helen Hasenfeld © Photos by Helen Hasenfeld By Steve Beimel and Rob S…
Nakamura Takuo is a contemporary potter who has reinterpreted the Kutaniyaki style of his native Kanazawa, by …
Almost completely unknown in the west until about 15 years ago, Japanese artists specializing in one-of-a-kind…
There are a few places in the world that are truly enchanting. One such place is a town of just 500 people tha…
