A Shinto shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, is training young women as "miko" attendants to welcome worshippers during the New Year holidays.

From apparel and high-tech gadgets to food and unique souvenirs, this guide unlocks the best places to shop and things to buy ...

WHETHER it’s hanging your stockings by the fire or leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus, we all have Christmas traditions that we follow. And depending on where you are in the world, ...

Established 70 years ago, Yuzawaya Shoji Corporation, one of Japan's largest specialty stores for handcrafts, fabrics, and ...

Keiko Furoshiki is reimagining the centuries-old Japanese tradition of furoshiki. We tried wrapping gifts with it and loved the look of this sustainable gift wrap.

Each card is handmade with care. Tweezers are sometimes used to create fine details. Greeting cards made of beautiful washi traditional Japanese paper are a delight to the eyes for their gorgeous and ...

Style, however, is a different matter. The key to great style? A reliable selection of clothing essentials that make for a firm foundation to build on with those pesky, oh-so-undependable trends.

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means ... People stopped wearing the kimono as everyday clothing during the reign of Emperor Meiji. Meiji came to the ...

All our resources are free and mapped to the Australian Curriculum More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of ...

Taketomi’s traditional houses with their stone lion protectors and, finally, blissful Ishigaki with its laid-back izakaya and perfect beaches. For a ski holiday with a difference, Japan’s ...

KIMITSU, Chiba -- Inbound tourists dressed in traditional Japanese uniforms experienced nostalgic school life in Japan during a unique one-day program at a former school building here ...

Several of the Japanese clothing brands, like Sacai and Yohji Yamamoto, are known for exploding traditional silhouettes, favouring balloon shapes or spliced-and-diced tailoring, while others like ...