For over 1,000 years, Japan has produced some of the world’s finest paper, using strong natural fibers and exceptional production techniques passed down through the generations. Japanese handmade ...

Lone Star College-Montgomery's Center for the Arts presents the artwork of five international artists through the exhibition entitled, “Washi: Japanese Handmade Paper,” on display June 7 through July ...

Every summer, giant warriors roam the Japanese city of Aomori. Lit from within by lanterns, these formidable paper floats are the centerpiece of the Nebuta Matsuri, a weeklong evening festival in ...

I don’t know exactly what’s going on but you see trees get chopped down and stripped and cooked and boiled and drained and dried and flattened and then transformed into pieces of paper that were all ...

In June, when introducing two special exhibitions to the crowd gathered for an opening reception, Dayton Art Institute Asian Art Curator Peter Doebler asked the audience to bring to mind a McDonald’s ...

Sheets of paper, soft, textured, and pliable, hang from the ceiling in knots and groves. Spare and often abstract, the sheets resemble modern paintings. Isao Nakamura, a papermaker and artist from ...

The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday added Japanese papers known as "washi" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The process of making the ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The artist with one of her asphalt crack inspired “Slip and Slide” monotypes Credit: Allan Appel ...