Crafts like origami, kogin-zashi embroidery and woodblock printing were available to community members as an opportunity to ...

Japanese culture is part of the attraction for travellers, but at times it can feel like there’s a lot to learn — here’s how to navigate local etiquette.

Each year, tourists and D.C. natives alike flock to the Potomac waterfront to see the famous cherry blossoms. The pink blossoms are the buds of the sakura, or the Japanese flowering cherry. To ...

For many non-Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period in Japan ...

Pictured is the NRG Center in Houston. The Tokyo X Festival celebrates Japanese culture and traditions with a vibrant array of events, including tea ceremonies, martial arts and kimono workshops, live ...

Hundreds gathered at the Clock Tower in Thimphu to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and traditions during the 2024 Japan Week, held from November 1 to 3. she wons Japanese 28, locked content ...

Around Christmas in Japan, it's no longer just a holiday of lights and the shopping season, but also a kind of Valentine's Day romantic tradition. Although in the West, households on Christmas Eve ...

Since the early 2010s, a wave of performers who veil themselves behind masks, silhouettes, and animated avatars, have established themselves in Japan’s music industry. Known as fukumen shingā, or ...

Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of gravelled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included ...

MINAMIBOSO Japan (Reuters) - To mark the start of Japan's whaling season, workers in the coastal town of Minamiboso on Thursday carved up one of the animals as a crowd of grade school students and ...

Join us as we explore Japanese car culture and uncover the tradition of fukubukuro, lucky mystery bags sold in stores every ...