Gorgeous baroque pearls, expert gold craftsmanship, and ancient Japanese arts come together in George Inaki Root’s fabulous fine jewelry company, Milamore. Milamore is built on the principles of ...

Japanese carpenters have been building elaborate shrines by hand for more than a millennium. A new exhibit shows the extraordinary tools and joints behind these extraordinary buildings. Since the 7th ...

In a society masked by filters and overridden by bandwagon trends, finding something truly authentic can be challenging. The art of gift-giving, for instance, has become more about top trends rather ...

The unassuming Shimada Gama workshop in Gotsu doubles up as an open-air museum of traditional stoneware pottery. It specialises in creating large pieces that are burnt in a sloped wood-fired kiln. We ...

Veritasium The Ancient Japanese Craft of Forging Swords from Sand Posted: 12 August 2025 | Last updated: 30 October 2025 In Japan, master swordsmiths transform raw iron sand into legendary samurai ...

Japanese sensu folding fans are not just beautiful artifacts but also an important part of Japanese culture and history ...

It’s both ancient – and modern. The shoji screen, handcrafted using a millennia-old Japanese papermaking technique, is not flat: it gently undulates like a waterfall, the softened geometry of its ...

When centuries-old temples in Japan need repairs, builders don't reach for nails or screws. Instead, master carpenters use an ancient woodworking technique that has been passed down for more than ...