KANAZAWA, Japan — In a cramped ... which helps make it durable. The paper is then hammered out for about three months to make it smooth." Then they use it to help press the gold leaf flat.

Shaped by the unique landscape and local culture, Toyama’s crafts are drawing visitors to this authentic destination on the ...

But as Japan developed into a modern industrial nation, washi was replaced by other types of paper that were more cost-effective to mass produce. Most screen doors today, for example, use machine ...

host to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, Kenji Tanaka has been perfecting his latest Formula One paper model that he hopes will draw international interest to a centuries-old craft. Born in ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that ... the retail director at Craft Contemporary who is Japanese-American and grew up watching her mother use furoshiki. Furoshiki doesn't necessarily require ...

includes a newly integrated master class in traditional Japanese crafts such as making washi paper or shimekazari, traditional Japanese New Year decorations fashioned from rice straw and hung to ...

Mingei, in the vein of the British Arts and Crafts movement before it, was a response to rapid industrialization in Japan. Mingei argued ... warmth of the wood [and use] words like ‘comforting ...