Walk Japan, a tour company known for its “off-the-beaten-path” routes through Japan, leads a remarkable 11-day, 10-night ...

In Kanazawa it’s clear the city is no stranger to visitors. Several hours north of Kyoto and touted as Japan’s “next big thing”, it’s been nicknamed “little Kyoto” for its Edo-period architecture and ...

And local festivals celebrate the joys of cherry blossoms ... Japanese traditions in a modern way with Sakura Matsuri at the Charles B. Wang Center. Credit: Ed Shin "Ikebana is a beautiful art ...

the traditional Japanese custom of flower viewing. Finished in a delicate blend of Crystal and Arctic White, the exterior is punctuated by a hand-painted coachline that culminates in a subtle cherry ...

This 1.5-hectare public plot, known as the Sano family garden, is an oasis of calm; found just off an unassuming street near traditional ... (cherry blossom guardian). For more than a millennium ...

In the 1950s, Christian Dior—who long held great admiration for Japanese culture ... perfected the age-old art of kimono dyeing known as kyo-yuzen. For Fall 2025, he created and hand painted the ...

The artisans include Kihachi Tabata, a traditional kimono dyer – here, the textile studio was inspired by Dior’s 1953 ‘Jardin Japonais’ line with its cherry-blossom print ... disciplines – notably art ...

The Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival ... koto music, taiko drumming, traditional dance performances, and martial arts demonstrations. The fine art of Shodo calligraphy and ikebana ...

The brand also sought to create a US-produced sake using the same traditional ... Japanese culture in general,” Heyward adds, noting the popularity of events like the upcoming Sakura Matsuri. “It’s a ...