or a samurai helmet), the urashi tree (the sap of which is used for Japanese lacquer), and tsuge, a boxwood tree used for making boxwood combs (a good place to shop for those combs is in Tokyo’s ...

When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese ... apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object ...

Visiting Tokyo with teens hopefully means they’re interested in tasting Japanese foods beyond crazy ... of repairing broken ...

That smaller scale, he said, was once a defining feature of Japanese life, and would allow for more trees, gardens ... sheathed in black and red lacquer. Paper screens filled the miniature ...

"The dark anthracite-coloured stucco was selected to mimic the organic quality and colour of tree bark," said Harrison ... a ...

While the cherry blossoms trees on the Portland Waterfront are fading, the trees at the Portland Japanese Garden are at peak ...

the trees at the Portland Japanese Garden are at peak bloom. Portland Japanese Garden spokesperson Will Lerner told KOIN 6 News that the garden always blooms a little bit later than the rest of ...

The Borough of Trees is getting a first-of-its-kind Japanese mini-forest this spring – which is slated to improve air quality ...

The flower buds on North Park’s Japanese cherry trees began to swell in late March, and an event to take in their short-lived beauty is scheduled for the first Saturday in April. The Pittsburgh Sakura ...

Incorporating lacquer furniture is an easy way to add a beautiful, timeless touch to any space. Wherever you source your piece—estate sales, flea markets, thrift shops, or hand-me-downs from ...

Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, Japan, is home to over 30,000 trees and is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in ...

From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...