Journal

By Porter Lang If you pack one thing for moving around Japanese cities, make it a card that fits in […]

By Rafe Calder The name is not a technique. It is an address. The plain definition Wikipedia says Nishijin-ori is

By Ines Keane A kyusu looks odd to anyone raised on a round pot with a loop handle. The handle

By Rafe Calder The brush trade in Kumano began as a way to fill the winter. It outgrew that. The

By Isla Quinn Drop a square of towel fabric on water. Count. If it sinks within five seconds, it passes.

By Porter Lang Start with the walls. A donabe is thick on purpose, and nearly everything else about it follows

By Isla Quinn Hot water. Yellow fruit bobbing on the surface. The smell comes first, sharp and green-bright, somewhere between

By Rafe Calder Nobody knows exactly who sold the first station lunch in Japan. That much is plain from the

By Porter Lang Start with the parts, because that is where a wagasa differs from the umbrella in your hallway.

By Rafe Calder Tabi are socks with the big toe in one pocket and the other four in another. The