Preserving ancient traditions are a large part of Japanese culture. From kintsugi, the Japanese tradition of mending broken ...

Most tatami mats are a natural golden color, but those made by Mitsuru Yokoyama may be jade green, pink or even black.

The Casa de la Cultura in Fuengirola presents the new Michiko Bokka exhibition ‘The Path of Light’ from Thursday, October 3 ...

Eiko Araki, a master of the traditional Japanese craft of Sanuki Kagari Temari, talks to The Associated Press at her studio ...

KC Craft Ramen is a popular ramen shop located in Overland Park, Kansas. The restaurant offers traditional Japanese ramen and introduces the local community to Japanese culture. This month (October) , ...

Experience Japan at Micronesia Mall with charity art, crafts fair, limited film showing through Studio Ghibli Fest 2024, and ...

At the center of the circle is Eiko Araki, a master of the Sanuki Kagari Temari, a Japanese traditional craft passed down for more than 1,000 years on the southwestern island of Shikoku.

Time seems to stop at Eiko Araki's studio in Japan. Women sit around her in a small circle, painstakingly stitching intricate patterns on balls the size of an orange.

The Japanese traditional craft of creating "temari" or hand-crafted embroidered balls is at risk of dying out. But a group of women in the southwestern island of Shikoku are determined to preserve the ...