A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from the ...

ECHIZEN, Japan, Oct. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, will offer a two-day, one-night tour for international tourists, starting on October 10, 2024. The tour will feature ...

MOBILE, Alabama — The 57 wood-fired ceramic pieces on view in “The Heart of Echizen” exhibit at Mobile Museum of Art reveal the genius of simplicity. The exhibit, on view through July 28, was jointly ...

Until now, this little-visited area of Japan has barely registered on tourist itineraries. Now a new shinkansen route is set to see all that change. Don’t expect that statistic to remain, though. With ...

Step into a world of Japanese craftmasters and uncover the philosophy of forging a deep bond with one's craft—or roll up your sleeves and embrace the shokunin spirit yourself. From intricate lacquer ...

Echizen, which appears in Japan's oldest historical texts, the "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki," was once a thriving international city where continental culture first flowed in across the Sea of Japan. The ...