In a digital world, Japanese brand Plotter is betting on analog with its first-ever Harajuku shop providing binders, leather and the slow joy of paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/02/style-design/stationery-japan-plotter-notebooks-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #stationery #japanesecrafts #bookstores
Tokyo has no shortage of fine art museums, but few hold a candle to how Hakone blends the beauty of its forested mountains with world-class paintings, sculptures and more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/13/travel/hakone-art-travel-museums-nature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #travel #japaneseart #museums #japanesecrafts
Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/04/issues/japan-craft-tradition-international-artists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #japanesecrafts #kochi #kamakura #kochiprefecture#kanagawaprefecture#ishikawaprefecture
“It takes the women in the refugee camps anywhere from two to six months to embroider a single obi,” says Maki Yamamoto, a Tokyo native who spearheaded a project to combine Japanese kimono with Palestinian artistry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/19/style-design/kimono-palestine-obi-embroidery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesefashion #japanesecrafts #geisha
A regional trading house in Kyoto has been working to help preserve local traditional crafts by incorporating them into building materials and home decor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/kyoto-trading-firm-preserves-traditional-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyotoamplitude #kyoto #japanesecrafts #kyotochuoshinkinbank