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Tokyo Kimono Shoes and Kimono Reborn Tokyo is transforming unwanted kimonos into everyday apparel, in a bid to reduce textile ...
Geishas, masters of refined old art forms, are in decline – but their talents are highlighted every year in Japan’s Azuma ...
A Japanese railway company has launched an ... For example, the poster featuring Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon instructs women renting kimonos for sightseeing in Kyoto “wear kimono and yukata ...
In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in ...
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This year for the first time ever, geishas from 19 Japanese regions are participating in the annual Azuma Odori ...
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In an unprecedented tribute to the art of golden textiles across the centuries and civilisations, Tunisia shines with its ...
This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...
Lundehunds are the best climbers of the canine world thanks to their six functioning toes on each paw (rather than the usual ...