In Kyoto's western suburbs, where concrete rubs up against hillsides splattered with autumnal colour, I meet Yuko Nakajima, immaculate in a silk kimono, with a ramrod back and lacquered hair. She's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A visit to the Fushimi Inari Taisha torii gates is one of the best things to do in Kyoto - Andrea Matone/Alamy Stock Photo In the ...

"In a world of sameness, craft illuminates difference." Apart from the visual novelty and diverse artistic forms, the recurring theme of natural elements further enriches the experience as a ...

KYOTO--A special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Gucci’s arrival in Japan is now under way at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art here. “Gucci Cosmos,” which runs until Dec. 1, ...

There is an old saying in Japan that you can learn a lot about a place by drinking the local sake. Today, this no longer applies just to nihonshu. There are now small-scale operations around Japan ...

A regional trading house in the ancient city of Kyoto has been working to preserve local traditional crafts, including Raku ware and Nishijin-ori fabric, by incorporating them into building materials ...

Craft is often defined by its functionality. But what happens when traditional crafts are pushed so far beyond their functionality that they can no longer serve their intended purpose? Japanese ...