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LES EVENTAILS, ICONES DE LA CULTURE JAPONAISE
FANS, ICONS OF THE JAPANESE CULTURE L’éventail est une icône de la culture japonaise, connu au Japon depuis plus de 1000 ans. il en...
YUKI HACHIYA, UCHIWA MAKER IN KYOTO
«When I turned 20 years old, I decided to become a craftsman. I wanted to do something that no one else was doing.» Yuki Hachiya is a...
LA VILLA KATSURA, UNE ARCHITECTURE MODERNE
VILLA KATSURA, A MODERN ARCHITECTURE La villa impériale de Katsura (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū) est l'un des plus beaux exemples d'architecture...
FULL BLOOM
“If I were asked to explain the Japanese spirit, I would say it is wild cherry blossoms glowing in the morning sun!” — Motoori Norinaga...
A GREAT COLOR MASTER : SACHIO YOSHIOKA
The Japanese natural dyer and textile historian Sachio Yoshioka unexpectedly passed away on 30th September in Aichi prefecture, Japan....
KOKEDERA, THE MOSS TEMPLE
Located in western Kyoto, Saihoji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. The Sango (title of the temple) is Mt. Koinzan....
MINGEI ATMOSPHERE: KAWAI KANJIRO’S HOUSE
One of the most underrated places in Kyoto must surely be the Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Museum—or more simply, Kawai Kanjiro’s House. Kawai...
MIREI SHIGEMORI, THE AVANT-GARDE JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGNER
Mirei Shigemori (1896-1975) was a garden designer who actively participated in many areas of Japanese art and design. Shigemori was born...
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