Visitors to Kyoto can experience traditional Japanese culture with a stay at a modern hotel designed in the style of a ryokan ...
Modern-day ryokans are still simple guest houses that vary widely in size, setting, level of luxury, and more. What unites ...
The kimono, that elaborate, delicate wrap-around garment worn by geisha and samurai from centuries back, is getting a vibrant ...
There’s a word in Japanese, nukumori, that doesn’t just mean warmth. It’s the kind of warmth that rises from a wood-burning hearth, from a steaming onsen, from a bowl of soup placed gently in front of ...
Executive chef, Tyler Laiamnuay preparing Wagyu beef from Miyazaki Prefecture, often ranked as the best in Japan and globally in newly opened Japanese restaurant, Minoru in Montclair, New Jersey on ...
Interest in Japan’s traditional cuisine has grown globally By Japan News Feb. 1, 2024 JAPAN NEWS Vincent Pham, left, learns about the spirit of hospitality and how to arrange beautiful dishware from ...
Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...