April was a lost month. Due to the lockdown, our semi-annual event Senses from Japan was canceled. We usually coincide with Kyoto Art and Antiques’ semi-annual warehouse sale, which was also canceled. I don’t know
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It’s a meetup that I started at The Collective starting this month. The spiel says, “Calling All Fans Of The Learning Circle! Join For Our First Gathering To Discover All Things Japanese With Like-Minded Japanophiles.
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The brochure of Ueba Eso says it was founded in 1751 as a retailer of paints. Claiming the oldest of its kind in Japan, Ueba Eso has been providing its wealth of colors to almost
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Horyu-ji Temple’s pagoda lays a strong claim to being the oldest wooden building not just in Japan, but in the world. The record shows that most of the buildings in Horyuji-Temple were burned down in
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How lucky I am! I happened to be in Tokyo when 100th Sogetsu Annual Exhibition is being held this year, which is scheduled from March 20 through 25 at Nihonbashi Takashimaya. The exhibition is well
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Are you an e-book lover? Or do you still cherish a paper book? I’m latter. And I’m glad to have learned about Chin Music Press at Japan Fair. At their booth Bruce Rutledge, the founder
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As I mentioned in my previous blog post, there will be bonsai demonstrations at one of the mini stages on the show floor at Japan Fair. Since I often write about tea ceremony and ikebana
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