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I Walked Japan's Kiso Valley and It Felt Like Stepping Into a Woodblock Print
Last spring, three college friends and I decided to take our annual meetup a little farther afield, booking a self-guided ...
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Warrington Museum exhibition to display art hidden from public view for 13 years
A new exhibition at Warrington Museum will display piece that haven’t been viewed by the public in more than 10 years.
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High-tech spin for samurai-era ukiyo-e artist Hokusai at Tokyo exhibit
Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...
Reading Whistler's Nocturne in Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler's paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...
Artist rings in the year of the snake with striking lunar new year Johnny Walker packaging design
After his design for the year of the dragon in 2024, the artist James Jean has hooked up with Diageo's Scotch whisky The Johnnie Walker Blue Label again to create a limited-edition label and packaging ...
Walk Japan’s ancient travellers’ highway for historic post towns, teahouses and mountain shrines
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...
A First-Timer’s Guide to Skiing in Japan
Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...
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The polka dot’s past is weirder than you think
Of polka dots, her signature motif, the spot-obsessed Japanese artist wrote ... replaced more laborious methods like woodblock prints, which were hand-stamped and consequently pricey.