Chalkboard art transforms school blackboards into vibrant artistic spaces. This art form has been gaining popularity in Japan ...

Wooden wildebeest, gorillas, and giraffes are among the lifesize wooden animals The Herds project is heading through 10 ...

Kumiko emerged in the Asuka era between about 600 and 700 C.E. and eschews nails in favor of perfectly cut pieces that notch ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

More artists in Asia have started working with fiber, but it remains an underrated medium, according to curator Takahashi ...

The five covers of T’s annual Culture issue — which this year is devoted entirely to Japan and its outsize cultural influence ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...