Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period in Japan for families ...

Yanagi Sōetsu’s call to value simple, well-made objects feels especially relevant in our current disposable culture.

The photographer Haga Hideo (1921–2022) spent a long and productive career capturing scenes of Japan’s regional faith, festivals, and arts, becoming a leading chronicler of the nation’s folklore and ...

When Netflix debuts the limited animated series “Oni: Thunder God’s Tale” on Friday, Oct. 21, it will be the culmination of a longtime goal for creator-director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi to bring ...

A park pond here is home to a brand-new version of monstrous local mascot Gajiro the kappa (a creature of Japanese folklore), ...

"Stop the infection from spreading!" The words appear to come straight from the beak of a creature with a bird's head, human hair and a fish's scaly body, in a recent public service announcement from ...

Netflix has teamed up with Oscar-nominated animation studio Tonko House for an animated series based on Japanese folklore. The streaming service has commissioned ONI, created by Daisuke “Dice” ...

To composers Zach Johnston and Matteo Roberts, music is never an afterthought in storytelling. The duo, collectively known as Pep Magic, is behind the score of Netflix’s new animated series, “Oni: ...

Netflix has greenlit an animated series for kids based on Japanese folklore. 'Oni' comes from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Dice Tsutsumi. By Rick Porter Netflix is adding to its roster of animated series ...