- 12/11/2024
- 12/10/2024
Asahi-yaki: Uji’s Sole Pottery Kiln Crafting Artful Vessels for its Tea
Japanese teaware created from the earth, water and soul of Uji The Asahi-yaki pottery kiln has sat a […]
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- 11/27/2024
- 11/25/2024
Forays into the forest
Forest guide Yutaka Miura Born in 1977 in Kyoto, Miura returned to Kyoto to become a gardener after […]
- 11/13/2024
- 11/11/2024
The Nintendo Kid
The story of an ordinary guy who became a mario bros. licensee. In February this year, the gaming wo […]
- 10/30/2024
- 10/29/2024
CROSSOVER: Hideco Sugai – Fashion Designer and Director of Deco Japan
The starting point: Designer Hideco Sugai’s philosophy of fashion Kyoto-based fashion business […]
- 10/23/2024
- 11/11/2024
Tomita Kōgei: Guiding Prayer and Inviting Salvation
We meet two artisan brothers- specialists in carving Buddhist statues and altar fittings before whic […]
- 09/04/2024
- 09/03/2024
Treading new paths in art
Masaya Kushino Born in 1982 on Innoshima Island, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. After graduating fr […]
- 08/23/2024
- 09/03/2024
More ‘Kyoto’ than a Native-Born Kyotoite
Jeff BerglundInternational Goodwill Ambassador for Kyoto City, Professor of Intercultural Communicat […]
- 02/10/2022
- 11/22/2024
Shodō Artist Tomoko Kawao
Tomoko Kawao is one of the most high-profile shodō artists in Japan today. She began her practice of […]
