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If you prefer your scents subtle, soft and quietly alluring, there’s no better place to look for them than in Japan.
While straight teeth are considered the pinnacle of aesthetics in many Western countries, a completely opposite trend is ...
Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Hong Kong continues to serve as a respected destination for couples in search of meaningful 結婚戒指 ...
There’s a secret hiding in Philadelphia that feels like stepping through a portal to Japan, no passport required. Tucked away in Fairmount Park sits Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center, a slice of Kyoto ...
Tan’s Ascent is a reminder of Van Gogh’s passion for Japanese prints. As the Pola exhibition so vividly expresses, Japanese artists have in turn fallen in love with Van Gogh.
While the presence of so many artists contributing to a recognizable aesthetic could be considered as having created images that define “Ghibi itself,” it also leaves the door open to the argument ...
In Japan, plastic water bottles placed along fences and gardens serve as "nekoyoke" or cat repellent. This tradition, which originated in the West, aims to deter stray cats using reflections or ...
What's This Fisherman Aesthetic the Entire Internet Has Fallen for Hook, Line, and Sinker? Think of this trend like Coastal Grandma, but more nautical and eclectic.
Contemporary art has been a key tool brought to bear by rural communities across Japan as they seek to boost their economies by attracting visitors to local artistic festivals. But these events ...
The last Japanese incarceration camp in the US closed in 1946, but the stories of American artists of Japanese descent who were held there remain elusive. Exhibitions such as Pictures of Belonging ...
Webtoon Entertainment‘s Japanese subsidiary, LINE Digital Frontier, unveiled its strategic investment in Japanese webcomic and manga studio No. 9. The deal marks Webtoon Entertainment’s first ...
This is an essay about the phenomenon of “aesthetic chills”—you know, the moment when, experiencing a work of art, you feel a rush of physical emotion, a shiver that runs down your spine ...