Culture
Art
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Fukui: Contemporary artists drawn to washi paper
ECHIZEN, Fukui — With more and more contemporary artists turning to traditional washi Japanese paper...
July 17, 2021
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The train’s a-coming, but what will it bring?
When I was young, I spent many Sunday nights rubbing my sleepy eyes and watching old Western movies ...
July 15, 2021
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Waka recitation planned for Toyama park, online
TAKAOKA, Toyama — A festival featuring the recitation of all 4,516 waka poems in Manyoshu, the oldes...
July 6, 2021
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4 seasons folded into origami interior designs
Introduced to origami as children, many people find few opportunities to indulge in the paper-foldin...
July 1, 2021
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Purchase fine art at a fraction of the usual cost
For ¥10,000, you can own a Picasso. Well, not the whole painting. Tokyo-based ANDART Co., which s...
June 24, 2021
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Kanagawa: Taro Okamoto: Going beyond the abstract
A chair with eyes on the seat and a teapot in the shape of a chicken stand among the items at the Ta...
June 15, 2021
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Georges Bigot: A Parisian artist in Meiji Japan
The fishermen are pleased with the day’s bountiful catch. Even their dog looks happy. Men in the bac...
June 10, 2021
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Nara: Chasen maker looks abroad to whisk up new biz
IKOMA, Nara — An essential tool for the traditional Japanese art of tea ceremony, a chasen bamboo wh...
May 29, 2021
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Maki-e master strives to revive exquisite craft
Maki-e is a traditional decorative craft in which designs are drawn on the surface of lacquerware an...
May 27, 2021
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‘Scroll that cannot be hung’ on display at Nara temple
SAKURAI, Nara – A replica of one of the nation’s largest hanging scrolls, depicting the statue of th...
May 17, 2021
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Gold-leaf doors restored at Sengan-en gardens
Gold leaf artwork adorning sliding doors in the former estate of the Shimazu clan, now the Sengan-en...
May 6, 2021
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The beauty of craftwork
I finally checked out the National Craft Museum in Kanazawa! Before last October, the museum was lo...
April 29, 2021
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Mural art project brings blaze of color to construction site near Tokyo
Walking near Kawasaki Station after an interview the other day, I came across some impressive walls ...
April 23, 2021
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It’s fun to get stuck on masking tape
In this column, I want to talk about masking tape. You may be wondering what connection masking tape...
April 22, 2021
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Elegant glass pens forged for practical use
Glass pens are delicate handicrafts that provide users with a smooth writing experience and are as b...
April 22, 2021
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