Museums Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Japan Travel Visit the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo's leafy Mitaka suburb, and enter the world of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. Celebrate the..
12 Arts & Crafts National Origami Centre Peter Sidell In central Tokyo, the National Origami Centre has exhibitions and classes about the Japanese art of paper-folding.
Arts & Crafts History of the Russian Matryoshka Elena Lisina The history of the Russian nesting doll named "Matryoshka" started in Japan.
13 Arts & Crafts Kimono Fashion Show Corinna David Catch the Kimono Fashion show at Nishijin Textile Center, open from 10am to 6pm in northwest Kyoto.
Museums Glasses Museum in Sabae Geoff Day Sabae City, Fukui, is the heart of Japan-made glasses frame production with the Glasses Museum a key place to admire the history..
Arts & Crafts Samurai Houses of Kakunodate, Akita Justin Velgus Kakunodate is known as the Samurai District for good reason. Scattered throughout the town are remnants of the Satake clan’s g..
10 Arts & Crafts Hakone Narukawa Art Museum Tomoko Kamishima The observatory lounge of the Hakokne Narukawa Art Museum has a breathtaking view of the best combination of Ashino-ko Lake and..
Street & Urban Today I am Geisha Sayuri Bonson Lam JapanTravel compares the top five Kimono and Yukata hire shops in Kyoto, all close to the major attractions
