When organic chemist Takayuki Honda visited Okinawa Island in southern Japan a few years ago, he purchased a small dish coated with the glossy vermilion lacquer that’s characteristic of the region.

The Wajima Lacquerware Youth Association will set up a new showcase for the FFXIV plate art at Isetan Shinjuku in mid-February 2025.

WAJIMA, Japan — Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster-hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another layer of coating to a dark, wooden box. One brushstroke ...

In Wajima, the heart of Japan's lacquerware tradition ... visits the studio of British sculptor Antony Gormley to learn how art evolves as a communal practice. Nordic etiquette: Learn how to ...

From intricate lacquer bowls to hand-sheeted washi paper, the Hokuriku region is home to some of Japan's best craftspeople ... Also requiring great skill is the art of lacquering tableware ...

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

He even applied lacquer to the saddle seat and other leather parts, and ended up with a work of art. The 42-year-old Iwahara, president of Misola Japan Arts and Crafts, plans to post a video and ...