Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

Their strength lies in patience and the ancestral skills they bring to the workbench every day, working in the spirit of ...

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton ...

Meiya Sidney, a fourth-year College of Creative Studies and art honors student at UCSB shares her ceramic practice shaped by ...

The summer concert calendar is certifiably stacked, and these are some of the season’s biggest gigs at local outdoor venues.

Anne Shimojima’s family kept a secret from her, though she’s not sure why. Finally, a “very good-natured auntie" told of the ...

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Kurume Kasuri's indigo dyeing process has been around for centuries, and guests at Craft Inn Te can learn how to do it from the experts. In Japan, a combination of lifestyle changes, urbanization ...

What is it? The western Japan outpost of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, housed in one of the pavilions built for the 1970 Osaka Expo. The four exhibition rooms highlight folk crafts (mingei ...

Thanks to the Dallas Art Fair, there are seven new additions to the permanent collection of the Dallas Museum of Art ... artists have roots in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Burkina Faso, and ...

However, the geographical reach of the collection extends far beyond Europe - including examples from China, Japan ... folk art, ethnography and Easter traditions, a visit to the Easter Egg Museum ...

Fukasawa is also involved in design education and curation, serving as the Director of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, a vice president at Tama Art University, and a director of 21_21 Design Sight in ...