Odawara, Japan: You walk along a level daylight-filled corridor, some 300 feet long, one side lined with glass, the other with volcanic stones pockmarked by fossilized insects. Nearing the end, as ...

Ikebana, Japan’s ancient flower art, blends mindfulness, harmony, and nature’s simplicity. Understand how this serene artform turns floral design into a spiritual expression.

Located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima is part of a cluster islands that includes Teshima and Inujima, where art and nature merge. At the heart of this project is renowned architect Tadao Ando, ...

Known as the “Art Island” in Kagawa Prefecture, Naoshima is home to open-air exhibits that appear on the shore, like Yayoi Kusama’s iconic black-dotted yellow pumpkin. Exploring galleries and museums ...

Nine artists from Jeju and across East Asia came together this year for an inspiring cross-cultural exchange and ...

From history's traditional architecture to modern scientific development, brilliant creativity has always amazed people.

Mieko Anekawa has reinvented herself several times over. Her journey began with her study of graphic arts in Japan. That led to working in the high-pressure graphic arts industry in New York City ...

When art collective teamLab opened its flagship Tokyo venue, teamLab Borderless, in 2018, the group wanted it to fundamentally change the way we perceive and think about modern art. Whether it ...

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

Stretching across Japan’s tranquil Inland Sea, the Setouchi region is a tapestry of islands and coastal retreats where history, nature, art, and living traditions intertwine. From ancient ...

LONDON—In an effort to build circulation in the Pacific Rim, Nature last month started printing in Japan. The press run of 3,500 copies— l0 percent of the weekly journal’s total circulation—is ...