An curved arrow pointing right. Each of these Japanese art forms has been passed down for generations.From amezaiku, which is candy, and sampuru, which are fake food samples, to wagasa umbrellas ...

Amezaiku is a traditional Japanese craft. Delicate sculptures, usually of animals, birds and fish, are molded out of a starchy syrup. The base of the artwork is a starchy syrup, which is heated to ...

This new lineup will feature three kinds of traditional Japanese crafts. The first one will be a Slime-themed iron kettle made by the Nanbu Ironware Association from the Iwate prefecture.

This episode focuses on new strategies being employed to make traditional Japanese crafts more appealing to a broader range of consumers. *Subtitles and transcripts are available for video ...

Under the new system, visitors from around the world are welcome inside the masters’ studios to observe their work — a rare privilege in Japan’s relatively veiled traditional crafts industry.

The arrangement of the bento is inspired by the traditional Japanese aesthetic of balance, where colors, shapes, and textures are thoughtfully placed to create an exquisite presentation.

includes a newly integrated master class in traditional Japanese crafts such as making washi paper or shimekazari, traditional Japanese New Year decorations fashioned from rice straw and hung to ...

She is part of a group of young craftspeople called Tokowaka, who aim to promote and preserve traditional Japanese crafts through city projects, workshops, and conferences. Born and raised in Kanagawa ...

She is not alone in looking for help. The prospects for businesses based on traditional Japanese crafts are looking bleak, according to new survey results that suggest the pandemic may erase a ...

is currently home to an unusual Pokémon exhibition featuring the game's characters as seen through the lens of traditional Japanese crafts. The opening day on March 21 saw the highest number of ...