The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

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The small Japanese island of Amami Oshima is famous for producing a type of silk: Oshima Tsumugi. More than 500 people on the island are involved in producing this unique fabric, which is known for ...

In Michiko Tsui’s childhood home there was a room dedicated purely to embroidery. It was there that her mother, Fumiko Saito, would create worlds, one kimono at a time. Michiko would help – holding ...

The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese culture. The basic features of the kimono are fairly simple. It is a wrapped front ...