As your trip memento, Make your own Japanese gold leaf craft
Don't know what to do other than shopping and sightseeing in Japan? Well, why not try making your own beautiful Japanese gold leaf craft as a souvenir?! Recognized by UNESCO as a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Kanazawa is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture that produces the most gold leaf throughout Japan. In fact, the gold leaf used to gild*1 Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is also from this city. At Gold Leaf Sakuda, you can see how the gold leaf itself is produced and experience the gilding process...
Answer to win authentic goodies straight from Japan, Japan Muslim Guide Campaign
With Japan has fully reopened its borders to all international tourists since 11 October, Muslim Travelers' Guide by Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) is doing a special campaign that gives 5 lucky participants the chance to win some of the best, authentic merchandizes from Japan. This campaign is open to everyone all over the world until 30 November 2022. So make sure to enter now before the period ends! Also See:・Japan No.2 among non-Islamic countries, Provide info for Muslim tourists・What you need to visit Japan for all foreign tourists &...
Spring annual event, 333 koinobori (carp banner) swim at Tokyo Tower
An annual spring project, 333 koi-nobori (carp streamers) and one sanma-nobori (saury streamer), are on display at the Tokyo Tower from 5 April (Tue) to 8 May (Sun).From 29 April (Fri), 17 SDGs koi-nobori plus one koi-nobori collaborated with an artist will add to the list. (more…)
Kintsugi: How A Japanese Art Treasures Scars
Kintsugi, a traditional Japanese repair technique, features in a film at the Expo 2020 Dubai. As a representation of traditional Japanese crafts, sharing the spirit and art of Japan with the world. (more…)
Traditional crafts of Japan, KOUGEI EXPO in AICHI 27-29/11
KOUGEI EXPO IN AICHI, one of the largest traditional craft fairs in Japan, will take place at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Aichi from 27th (Sat) to 29th (Mon) November. FREE entry. (more…)
See rare Noh costumes through handkerchief
CLASSICS the Small Luxury is the world's first dedicated handkerchief shop. The handkerchiefs were designed based on the valuable Noh costumes of the Hyogo-based Shukugawa Noh Theatre group "GASHOUEN". (more…)
Modern Sports x Traditional Japanese Fan, Back to Edo
Komaruya Sumii came out with a limited-edition Japanese fan: Sports Kyo Uchiwa Fan, designed as "If today's sports existed in the Edo era (1603-1867)". (more…)
Studio Ghibli films now as Japanese kanzashi hairpin
Wargo presents a new range of kanzashi (hairpin) inspired by Studio Ghibli's timeless masterpieces "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Spirited Away". Available from 20th August 2021. (more…)
A new twist on traditional Japanese art: gold on glass
Yushima Art, a decorative paper maker, attempts crowdfunding with the theme of decorating different materials. Offering "Sunago Glass"–a glass decorated with sunago–as returning gifts. It uses the sunago decorating technique fostered for fusuma* paintings.*Fusuma is a traditional Japanese sliding door. (more…)
What is Muslim Kakejiku? Japanese Hospitality via Traditional Crafts
I'm Yuichi Nomura, managing director of Art Nomura, a manufacturer of kakejiku—Japanese hanging scrolls. (a deputy representative of Kansai Association of Business Promotion for Muslim) We've been in business for 50 years and been working since 2010 to promote the intricate art of kakejiku (hanging scrolls)–a traditional Japanese craft–in Japan and abroad. I would love to share some of the activities we are undertaking to promote the beauty of hanging scrolls among Muslims. (more…)