Japan’s unique history and culture have given rise to some of the finest arts
and crafts found anywhere in the world.
Japanese stationery is popular overseas because of its outstanding functionality and the fact that it often embodies a sense ...
Known variously as "teshozara," "oteshozara," or "otesho" depending on the region, these six to seven centimeter palm-sized p...
If you go to Arita, be sure to visit these famous kilns where tradition and ceremony live on.Kakiemon KilnWith a history that...
At the Bocuse d'Or (the Concours mondial de la cuisine, World Cooking Contest) held in January 2013 in France, the 3rd prize ...
Many of Japan’s most glittering works of art are Satsuma Kiriko cut glass, which was first produced in the area of its name...
Japan has a long, prestigious tradition of producing fine handicrafts, and Nambu ironware, which combines simplicity, artistr...
Japan’s textiles are among the most beautiful in the world. One such example is the kimono, which incorporates numerous typ...
Food samples are said to have been invented around the end of the Taisho Period and the beginning of the Showa period. They w...
Originally used in traditional Japanese public baths during the Edo Period (possibly even as far back as the Nara Period) to ...
Regarded as the home of samurai sword production since the 14th century, the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture is responsible...
Bizen ware, which originated in the village of Imbe in Okayama Prefecture (formerly Bizen Province), boasts over 1,000 years ...
Japanese Zen gardens, or rock gardens, are intended to replicate the essence of nature, and promote tranquility and stimulate...
The Japanese bento is attracting increasing attention overseas. There is a growing bento trend in France, as a range of diffe...
It is fair to say that Japan’s love affair with robots, technology and engineering started with Karakuri dolls, which were ...