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Traditional Japanese crafts are at risk. Here’s how travelers can help.
From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...
These hotels are enlisting travelers to help support Japanese crafts
From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...
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See the Mesmerizing Interlocking Geometric Patterns Produced With This Ancient Japanese Woodworking Technique
In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses the raw material of his practice: a five-foot-long, two-inch-thick plank of ...
‘Legend of Ochi’ director overcame a little bit of everything
From fires to spooky Transylvanian forests, Aptos native Isaiah Saxon encountered it all while filming “The Legend of Ochi.” ...
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Japan has just got a lot more expensive: 8 reasons that tourists will keep going there
Japan has just got a whole lot pricier. But guess what? Tourists are still flocking there. Why, you ask? Well, there are ...
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What’s on now at San Francisco museums, April 23 to 30
What's showing at San Francisco Museums from April 23 to April 30. Galleries too. Plus loads of free public events.
Greenspring Valley • Architecture That is Living Sculpture
Perched in the heart of Greenspring Valley with commanding views of a poetically meandering tributary to the Jones Falls ...