as the beautiful creations on view in Winter Park pay homage to an ancient art. This design, by Karyn Plater, appears on a banner hanging as part of the "Japanese Embroidery: A Journey of ...

This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history. Taiko may simply mean "drum" or "the art of Japanese drumming" in Japanese, but these wooden ...

Mizuhiki is the ancient Japanese art of knot-tying. Since the Asuka Period, gifts have been decorated with rice paper cords, which are handcrafted into beautiful, intricate designs. Nowadays, mizuhiki ...

Flowers are the universal language of love in cultures around the world. “Flowers have power. Sharing arrangements of flowers shows our love,” says Carolyn Alter, Certified Associate 1 st Term ...

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

During the Tokugawa era (A.D. 1603–1868), much of Japan was ruled by the country ... the daimyo were free to set tax rates on local peasants as they saw fit. This included the most important ...

Yoshie Nakamura, who promotes Japanese handcrafted art in her duty-free shop at Tokyo's Haneda airport, says she features temari there because of its intricate and delicate designs. "Temari that ...

Japanese women are keeping the ancient art of temari alive, dedicating weeks or months to crafting intricately designed decorative balls. Eiko Araki, a master of Sanuki Kagari Temari, crafts ...

It’s easy to see how one gets sucked into the swirls of suminagashi, the ancient Japanese ... has been used in Japan since the Heian period (794-1185), explains art adviser Ruta Noreika.

Taiko may simply mean "drum" or "the art of Japanese drumming" in Japanese, but these wooden, barrel-shaped instruments symbolise the powerful, rhythmic and dynamic energy of Japanese percussion.