KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

When René Redzepi, founder of Noma (voted best restaurant in the world five times), announced in October 2022 that he was bringing his famous restaurant to Kyoto, it came as a complete surprise.

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

Separated partially by wooden lattice structures mimicking bamboo trees, the seats on this train are fitted with bright red mesh fabric and surrounded by floral wallpapers depicting cherry blossoms, ...