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Ginza Tanaka is determined to carry on the techniques developed by earlier artisans and pass the skills to future generations, offering flawless works made of the highest-quality metals.

Miyu Kojima's models of the apartments she has help clean after the deaths of their tenants can be hard to look at, but they also reveal the empathy needed to be able to continue in such a difficult line of work.

"Byōbu are composite works of art," says Yoshihiro Takishita. "They require not only the skills of a painter, but of a whole range of artisans: papermakers to produce the washi paper that covers the panels, lacquer painters and gold decorators, joiners who build the lattices ...

Few countries have embraced rail travel like Japan, so it's no surprise that one of the best train museums in the world is found here: the kid-friendly Kyoto Railway Museum.

Architect Yoshihiro Takishita has a diverse collection of byōbu folding screens to suit every season or mood.

Through byōbu, we can glimpse the souls of the artists who expressed their love of nature in these screen paintings, and the souls of the people who cherished those images as part of their day-to-day existence.

Architect Yoshihiro Takishita maintains a collection of more than 200 byōbu large folding screens. At the Takishita residence, you can savor firsthand the relaxing ambience created by these exquisite partitions.

A dying craft, sentō (public bathhouse) painting now has just three artisans continuing the art form. Can interest in Japanese culture, sparked by the 2020 Olympics, help renew an appreciation for the stunning murals?

At Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience in Omotesando, servers offer personalized service and seasonal blends in an elegant interpretation of the Urasenke tea ceremony tradition.

Miho Beck's encounter with some heavy metal fans in an English pub in Manchester provided the lightbulb moment that redefined the way she thought about travel, eventually leading to the start of her travel experience platform, TripJunction, some 25 years later. Along with co-founder Taejin ...

It's one of the world's most iconic expressions of a night sky: a bold yellow moon, a milky expanse of stars and gradated shades of blue alongside the swirling silhouette of a cypress tree and a distant sleeping village. "The Starry Night," created by Dutch ...