Museums Sankyo Rice Warehouses Alena Eckelmann The heritage of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture tells the stories of rich rice merchants and of poor day laborers in rice warehouses...
Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansing..
Culture Regional Crafts - Chubu Sleiman Azizi Japan's Chubu region is home to nine prefectures and scores of traditional crafts. These include Tokoname ware from Aichi prefecture,..
Culture The 71st Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures 2019 Oct 26th - Nov 14th 2019 Past Event The Nara National Museum will hold the 71st Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures. The exhibition marks the accession of the..
Culture Penchant for Pottery: Tobeyaki Bronwyn O'Neill A Traditional Ceramics Craft Workshop in Tobe, Ehime
9 Culture Life-size Gingerbread House Sherilyn Siy In many German, Swiss and Austrian towns, the Christmas season kicks off with the opening of the Christmas market in the town square,..
Museums The Gotoh Museum Peter Sidell Close to central Tokyo, The Gotoh Museum exhibits traditional Japanese and Asian paintings, ceramics, calligraphy and other crafts,..
