Kuge: Japan’s original art snobs have a lot to answer for
Traditional Japanese artistic disciplines like calligraphy, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging are loved and admired around the world. But why are they enveloped in…
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Countdown to Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Arts and Culture Also Prepare for the Olympics Stage
Yukako Ueki for JAPAN Forward The six-month countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games started on January 24, and the athletes are working hard in…
Japanese Wives Use Famous Artwork To Illustrate Their Daily Woes On Twitter
Every few months on the Japanese corner of Twitter, you can find a certain group of people expressing their struggles accompanied by a hashtag and…
Japanese Artist Crafts Amazing DIY Sushi Restaurant House For Cat
Japanese Twitter user and arts and crafts handiworker @trill_yukawa, or Trill, needed to put together a new kitty-house for their beloved cat, Hachi for two…
Art School Student’s Graduation Project Is Simply A Marvel
An artwork of whales floating in space; inside their bodies depicts the “order of things in the world”. This was one of the graduate exhibits…