Journal

By Porter Lang One date matters here. Japan’s tax-free shopping runs on a refund method for purchases made on or […]

By Porter Lang If you are going to Japan in late autumn, or sending something to someone who lives there,

By Rafe Calder In 1682 the royal government of the Ryukyu Kingdom gathered three kilns into one district of Naha.

By Isla Quinn No arms. No legs. A round head, a plain trunk, a few thin lines for a face.

By Rafe Calder A name is protected by law. Only crafts the national government has designated may be called 伝統的工芸品,

By Porter Lang Look at the tips first. Japanese chopsticks end in a point, and that one detail explains most

By Isla Quinn Autumn arrives from the top. Not from the sky, from the map. First the high ground of

By Isla Quinn Peel. Tie. Hang. Wait. That is the plain outline, and in southern Nagano, late autumn and early

By Porter Lang Start with the stroke. A Japanese saw cuts on the pull. Most Western saws cut on the

By Ines Keane Ask three sources how old the furoshiki is and you will get three answers. One says more