But, what you might not know is that you can actually harness this ornament's ability to welcome ... who has recently been travelling in Japan, explains the origin of this mystical cat, and ...

NAHA--Researchers in Okinawa Prefecture have confirmed the discovery of the oldest artificially colored ornament ever found in Japan. Officials of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum ...

The traditional decoration is touted as one of Japan’s three major tsurushi ornaments alongside "sagemon" in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, and "kasafuku" in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture.

The ornaments are known for their warm texture and appearance. Note: The Edo period is from 1603 to 1867. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun ...

Japanese designer Haruki Nakamura makes moving ornaments completely out of paper, imitating movements seen in mechanical gears. The self-taught designer has videos that are instructional ...