The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has added some beautiful PCB Metro Map bookmarks to its souvenir store.

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

Shimane, Japan (CNN) — In Japan, gardening isn’t just a hobby – it’s an art form with spiritual significance. But while gardens across the country get lots of love on social media, many Japanese will ...

“Female Kami” (circa 900s; Heian period, 794–1185), Japanese cypress with traces of color, 20 x 15.4 x 9.4 inches, Museum Yamato Bunkakan, Nara, Japan; designated Important Art Object (photo courtesy ...

In Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Atami, several museums house masterpieces of ukiyo-e, Japanese prints from the Edo period that immortalised old tea houses, landscapes of the Tōkaidō and Mount Fuji under ...

Installation view of Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (all photos AX Mina/Hyperallergic) Feelings of impending doom come in cycles in human history, and it’s always ...

Benesse House Museum transformed the small island of Naoshima, Japan, laying the groundwork for immersive art hotels around the world. Ryan Craggs is a freelance writer, marketing consultant, and ...

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