As one of Japan’s three major traditional performing arts, alongside noh and kabuki, bunraku is renowned for its exquisite ...

Rather then planning a whole day of cleaning (and dreading it the moment it arrives), the idea is to treat the act as an ...

Join National Geographic photographer Jonathan Irish as he explores the natural landscapes, iconic landmarks, and historical ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

Once sourced, the slabs of stone were assembled, cut in profile, then carved into its present shape by a robot, milling under a stream of cooling water. The “rough” milling produced a sculpture ...

Kyoto City warmly welcomes travellers and culture lovers coming in for the summer to explore some of its most treasured ...

A museum in Seoul is hosting an exhibition of Japanese art to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Korea's diplomatic relations with Japan. From June 17 to Aug. 10, "Japanese Art from ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A gold-plated iron knife and armor fragments, believed to have been made with advanced 5th-century techniques, have been confirmed as coming from Japan's largest ancient keyhole ...

The Floating World,” a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through September at the Cleve Carney Museum.

A sculpture crafted using an ancient construction technique and inspired by the sand dune landscape off the Wirral coast has won the annual Liverpool Sculpture Prize. The cylindrical sculpture ...

For Ryushun Kusanagi, Buddhism is more than a religion, as it can serve as a philosophy of life to cope with modern daily life. On the other side of the screen appears a Buddhist monk. He appears in ...