Oct 17

Our New Zusetsu Tea Towel!

Our new Zusetsu Geisha Dance Tea Towel design I visited Kyoto in the spring, and the lanes of Gion and the adjacent temple grounds at...

Aug 9

The Chrysanthemum Festival

Do not think yourself The vanishing dew. Think instead Of the long-blooming Chrysanthemum flower. The Heian Court calendar was peppered...

Sep 17, 2023

Meet Nóra Hamucska, sumi painter

My Japan Journey Interview 4: Nóra: ink painting artist Our friend Nóra is a passionate ink painter. Her foundational skills are in...

Jan 10, 2023

Meet Mafalda Tenente, artist and writer of 'Autumn in Japan'

My Japan Journey Interview No 03: Mafalda: ink painting and book creating Mafalda Tenente, with a pouch full of brush pens, sits in a...

Dec 1, 2022

Meet Anne McKenzie, Shodo inspired botanical artist

My Japan Journey Interview No 02: Anne: Communicating a language of plants in a calligraphic way I had such a lovely chat with artist...

May 4, 2021

Children's Day, Koinoburi, and the Iris

What is Children’s Day? Children's Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no Hi) is a national holiday in Japan, which takes place every year on the 5th of...

Mar 24, 2021

Our Hanami Story!

It's officially cherry blossom season! And that means hanami time :) Hanami (花見) literally means "flower viewing" and it's a Japanese...

Jan 31, 2021

Genji and the Changing Seasons

A scene from Chapter 24 'Butterflies', The Tale of Genji, illustrated by Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539–1613) and Choujirou, Kyoto National Museum...

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