20,000 Bamboo Lanterns Light Up This Charming Japanese Castle Town Once A Year
The Chikuraku Festival A festival born out of necessity 20 years ago, residents of the city of Taketa 竹田 in Oita Prefecture came up with…
Bamboo
The Chikuraku Festival A festival born out of necessity 20 years ago, residents of the city of Taketa 竹田 in Oita Prefecture came up with…
Ayako Kurosawa for JAPAN Forward Japanese bamboo art has become a hot sensation overseas, although in Japan such works are viewed more commonly as crafts…
Many of our readers have probably seen bamboo growing and perhaps even visited famous Japanese bamboo forests such as the one in Arashiyama, Kyoto. However,…
It often seems as if there is not much more room for innovation in technology, particularly when it comes to smart phones. As exciting as…