This photo of a portion of the "Ten Kings of Hell" (Siwangdo) paintings is provided by the National Museum of Korea and the ...

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan’s ancient ...

Mizuhiki is the ancient Japanese art of knot-tying. Since the Asuka Period, gifts have been decorated with rice paper cords, which are handcrafted into beautiful, intricate designs. Nowadays, mizuhiki ...

At Polasek Museum, an ancient art of Japan filled with shimmering beauty In 2023, Karyn Plater used vibrant purple Japanese silk and shimmering metallic threads to create “Bevy of Beauties,” a ...

Japan is a famous destination which is popularly known for its high-end technology. It's natural landscape lure travellers ...

It's now the family's vocation to keep this ancient art alive by organizing regular exhibitions. "My goal is to protect the technique and protect the artwork and spread it around the world through an ...

Japan formed its first centralized government during the Nara period (710–94) and adopted a legal system called ritsuryo, ...

Japan's ancient art of taiko drumming (Credit: PHOTOMAX/Alamy) This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history.

Memories of the 1950s geisha: Stunning photos celebrate how the ancient oriental art of the hostess found its place in modern Japan As early as late 600s Japan there have been 'female entertainers' ...

Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws.

Japan doesn’t need to be No. 2 in the world, or No. 5 or 15. It’s time to look to more important things, to think more about the environment and about people less lucky than ourselves.