Jan 1, 20212 min read
IWAMI-YAKI: THE LITTLE-KNOWN CERAMIC TRADITION OF WESTERN JAPAN WITH A BIG HISTORY
Facing the Sea of Japan in the western part of Shimane Prefecture, the Iwami region is a land of beautiful coastlines, densely forested...
Jan 1, 20212 min read
TOSHIKOSHI-SOBA: THE NOODLES TO WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR
Many food traditions are associated with the Japanese New Year. Some of you would be familiar with the colourful Osechi cuisine that is...
Dec 23, 20201 min read
LIMITED EDITION JAPANESE SCENIC GREETING CARDS STILL AVAILABLE
We still have greeting cards for sale featuring our original photography from rural and wild areas of Japan. The cards are suitable for...
Nov 3, 20203 min read
Upholding the 400-year old Aizu Lacquerware tradition and local pride: Yasutsugu Yamauchi
The Aizu region refers to the western part of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan. Sheltered by mountains on all sides, the area’s...
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Singlehanded determination and resurrection of the 200-year old Ani Ceramic tradition: Makoto Yahata
The little-known Ani Ceramic tradition in the wild, forested countryside of Akita Prefecture in northern Japan has a curious connection...
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Part 2 now online! Photographic essay: The Central Highlands of Japan, an autumn journey
#japantravel #japanhiking #trekking #mountains #travelphotography #landscapephotography #naturephotography Part 2 of the photographic...
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Photographic essay: The Central Highlands of Japan, an autumn journey
#japantravel #japanhiking #trekking #mountains #travelphotography #landscapephotography #naturephotography The ‘Central Highlands’ of...
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Japanese garden as a work of art: Adachi Museum of Art
#japantravel #japanesegarden #gardendesign #japaneseart #shimane Established in 1970 by the locally born industrialist and entrepreneur...
Aug 1, 20208 min read
Of beauty and blood: Camellia, the other floral icon of Japan
#camellia #camelliajaponica #plants #japaneseculture #japantravel #yamaguchi #kyushu #kurume #tohoku #iwate #akirakurosawa #japanesemovie...
Jul 19, 20207 min read
Festival fervour and warm hospitality in the frozen north: a winter journey in Akita
#japantravel #tohoku #akita #japaneseculture #japanesefestivals #japanesefood #seafood #rice #flourless #potato For a small island nation...
