The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 is reaching its end as the official website promotes a special collaboration with a gorgeous ...

The Apothecary Diaries just got a stunning new piece of summer Jinshi and Maomao art in promotion for their new Japanese ...

Don't let the heat get you down. If you're looking for something new to try this year, here are ten Japanese summer ...

Here are 13 summer festivals happening across Japan in 2025 from fireworks and street dances to quiet lantern processions and ...

Shibori tie-dyeing in Arimatsu dates to early in the Edo period (1603-1867), when the craft was devised as an industry in a village poor for growing crops.

In a bid to escape the soaring summer temperatures now becoming the norm across Japan, cities are moving traditional festivals – including beloved fireworks displays – to spring and autumn for ...

Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus queer vampires, a professor in hell and an actress’s revenge. By ...

Colorful fabrics for yukata are hung to dry under the sun at Iseyasu Senkosho dyeing company in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. Founded in 1916, the company uses a traditional dyeing technique called chusen to ...

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

The image shows the fan-favorite character dressed in a yukata for the release of an upcoming ... franchise as a whole continues to bring the summer feel; Melty Princess recently announced an ...