Nishijinori, the intricate weaving for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto ...

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a high-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence.

In Michiko Tsui’s childhood home there was a room dedicated purely to embroidery. It was there that her mother, Fumiko Saito, ...

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Japanese director Kei Ishikawa reflects on his formative years at the Łódź Film School, where Polish cinema and city life shaped his vision. His latest film, 'A Pale View of Hills' – a Polish ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

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The enduring allure of the kimono through a chronological timeline. Exhibition on view at the NGV until 5 October.