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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 ...
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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 ...
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World's largest wooden structure encircles Expo 2025 Osaka
A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto ...
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A day in a Japanese carpenter’s workshop—cutting timber for frame assembly
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Visiting the Cartier Women’s Pavilion, a Jewel of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan
Designed by Tokyo-based architect Yuko Nagayama, the project makes a bold statement of empowerment and sustainability ...
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In Japan, 95% of houses use pre-cut lumber—why hand-cut wood is special
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When It Rains, This Japanese Home’s Concrete Deck Becomes a Reflecting Pool
The pad extends the living area of the revived 90-year-old residence, now a flexible art space with original windows and ...
Many Cultures Borrow. Japan Transforms.
Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from China, often by way of Korea. You feel that influence today everywhere from ...
Boxes Almost as Valuable as What They Contain
A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.