Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including Ancient Pottery, Sculpture, Ink painting and Calligraphy on silk and paper, Ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, Kiri-e, Kirigami, Origami, and more recently Manga. Japan also has performance arts such as Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku .
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How to Wear a Kimono – Women’s Edition
Whether you are celebrating the New Year, attending a tea ceremony or simply taking a stroll around a historic area like the Gion District of Kyoto or the Asakusa Shrine of Tokyo, wearing a kimono adds a special elegance to any outing — as well…
Traditional Japanese Craft of Kurotani Washi Paper in Kyoto
Ohhhh, hand-made paper. I remember going through and feeling my mother’s old collection of Japanese washi papers as a kid, loving the texture of the delicate veins of natural fibres weaved into a smooth layer. I even went through a phase of making my own…
Japanese Pottery Craft Culture in Hyogo’s Tamba Ware
When I was a kid, my mother thought it was best to keep my brother and I occupied with a myriad of craft-making camps and workshops that filled our summer vacations. What probably started as a crafty (cough, cough pun intended) idea to keep a…
Shigaraki Village: Ceramic Tanuki and An Integration Project for Disabled People
Shigaraki (信楽町) is a village in Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県), east of Kyoto. The Prefecture is not only home to the biggest lake in Japan, Lake Biwako, but the Japanese also associate Shigaraki with a surprising speciality. Clay racoons (known as tanuki in Japanese) are produced…
Culinary and Artistic Traditions in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture
Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture is a link between cities and times. It connects to its neighbors Noda, Kashiwa, and Nagareyama, and along with them, forms a network of history and traditions that include all manner of Japanese craftwork, arts, architecture, religious customs, and the richness…
Exploring the Mt. Fuji of Western Japan – Mt. Daisen
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau With steady rain already falling outside of our hotel in Yonago, we thought it best to try to alter our plans for the day. This morning, we were riding a chartered taxi van…
Miyoshi City – A Day Trip from Hiroshima by Bus
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau A 90 minute morning bus ride, as it turns out, is a great time to think about monsters. Well, not monsters, exactly. The Japanese call them yokai, but when you try to translate it…
Sekikawa’s Neko-chigura “Cat Houses” Sustain Tradition and Cats Alike
Sponsored by Sekikawa Village Its no secret that people here in Japan absolutely love cats. At almost every port, downtown area, and even on multiple islands that locals refer to “cat islands,” you can see many friendly stray cats that are very well cared for…
The Voyapon Ultimate Travel Guide to Northern Kumamoto
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters In the heart of Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture is a natural paradise best known as the home of the world-famous active volcano, Mt. Aso, and the enormous caldera created by its eruption thousands of years ago. But the area boasts…
Discover Yuzawa’s Traditional Japanese Kites
Discover Yuzawa’s traditional Japanese kites and create your own “Managu” kite