The Nakani shop creates the patterns on the hand towels using a technique called "chusen," which is said to have been invented in Osaka in the...
“Since people aren’t going out and are spending more time at home, we would like them all to be soothed by the soft sound of Edo...
Rediscover the wonderful flavor of a fresh pot of tea with all five senses in a mountainside tea room with breathtaking overviews of green tea fields...
"Fog sculpture" covered with artificial fog. The shape changes with the direction and strength of the wind = Nagano Prefectural Art Museum, Nagano City (Photographed by...
Furukawa Yosuke Shoten’s washi jackets are soft, water-resistant, and washable. They are warm in the winter, but breathable and comfortable in the summer.
Japan is most famous for its lovely flowering cherries. As that season ends, however, the stunning, intense hues of wisteria take their place, coloring Japan’s idyllic...
These colorful koinobori are a celebration of children and a tradition-filled, cheerful sign of the changing seasons. This year, enjoy the celebrations safely!
The statue of Eren and friends set against the backdrop of the dam in Oita City recalls the scene from the manga where one of the...
Follow along a narrow path parallel to Takeshita Street in Tokyo’s Harajuku area and listen for the cute oink-oinks. You will soon be welcomed to the...
"Originally, dolls are talismans. After a year of COVID-19, we would would like it to become a world where Minister Kono and baseball star Masahiro Tanaka...
In the lakeside city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, March is a special time of year, as in more than 30 locations around the city, Sagemon Decorations...
A photojournalist reunites with a couple who, after losing their daughter to the 3.11 earthquake, sought healing from a Sankei Shimbun photograph a decade ago.