Maki Tanaka

Ms Maki Tanaka is a staff writer of the Sankei Shimbun Shizuoka Bureau.

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Art in Your Hand: Japanese Umbrellas Brighten Gray Skies

Maki Tanaka June 20, 2025

Handmade in Gifu, Mikiko Kawai's umbrellas bloom with washi and bamboo — functional art...

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Edo Kiriko Glass: What Makes This 200-Year-Old Craft So Special?

Maki Tanaka May 15, 2025

Edo Kiriko are handcrafted in Tokyo's historic downtown, requiring a lifetime of discipline to...

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A Couple Revives a Special Washi That Was Out of Production for 40 Years

Maki Tanaka August 14, 2024

From lighting to banknotes, washi paper is used in many everyday items. In Echizen,...

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Protecting Mount Fuji: Bad Mannered Climbers Lead to Talk of Tax, Mountain Manners Lectures

Maki Tanaka May 4, 2021

The nation’s most treasured mountain sees hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Some...

The Improved Design and Comfort of the New Linear Vehicles

Anticipation Builds as Linear Chuo Shinkansen Shows Off New Comforts and Design

Maki Tanaka November 13, 2020

It’s kilometer 42.8 on the Linear Chuo Shinkansen’s Yamanashi test line between...