A new exhibition at Zürich’s Museum for Design showcases more than six decades of Japanese poster art, exploring changing aesthetics and attitudes towards the medium… A new exhibition at Zürich’s ...

Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...

The idea of winter bathing, of soaking in warm steaming pools or plunging ... In particular, it was the ritual of the Japanese onsen – whereby bathers soak in the thousands of curative geothermal ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

If you are tired of being cold in your home and have tried all the hacks for a warmer home in the winter, you might be interested to learn about the Japanese kotatsu, a warm and cozy winter ...