Popular folk dancer from Sikkim, Dilu Tamang, adorned in vibrant traditional attire, enthralled the audience at "Ullas," a ...

OFUNATO, Iwate – The city government of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture ... The tree was inundated by tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, but it has still bloomed every year. The ...

A traditional dance by women begins, bringing to mind the painting "Miindo" (A Beautiful Woman) by Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) artist Sin Yun-bok (1758-?) and making the audience feel as if they are ...

traditional mochi (rice cake) pounding demonstrations, and children's koinobori (carp streamer) displays ahead of Children's Day (May 5). No matter where you go in Japan in April, chances are you'll ...

On March 15, the School of Japanese Traditional Arts, performed a timeless Nihon Buyo or Japanese traditional dance at SM Aura’s Upper Ground Atrium. Japan Information and Culture Center Cultural ...

GIFU, Japan -- With 800 years of sword-making tradition, the city of Seki in Japan's Gifu prefecture is tapping its claim to fame to attract more foreign tourists. At the end of January ...

Unit Souzou performs Japanese folk dance and taiko – or Japanese drums. They also weave in film and audio. Fujii said Souzou can be described in three ways: creation, imagination and being noisy. She ...

Fukasawa is also involved in design education and curation, serving as the Director of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, a vice president at Tama Art University, and a director of 21_21 Design Sight in ...

It's like a Holi-meets-Carnival spectacle, with traditional Goan dances, music, and vibrant costumes ... with traditional music and dance adding to the coastal charm. In West Bengal and Odisha ...

Emergency crews have been continuously battling a wildfire in Iwate, Japan. The crown fire, which started on February 26, has destroyed 2,900 hectares (6,425 acres) of land—equivalent to 9 per ...

Yinka Oshitelu is a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer based in Tokyo. She is part of a growing afro hip hop dance scene in Japan’s capital and teaches children at her own dance school. She finds ...