NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

The rite, which means Seven-Five-Three in Japanese, is traditionally celebrated in mid-November for children reaching those ages. Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a ...

As production of Japan's traditional craftworks goes into decline due to diminishing spending power in their home market, ...

Ranked 22nd in the world, Canada are not expected to go far at the World Cup but they have gone the extra mile in soaking up Japanese culture, with players donning yukata at every chance and ...

Japanese jeans tend to be high-end, dark and durable. Although a tiny part of the global jeans market, they have carved out a ...

and an experience in wearing the Japanese Yukata. • Japanese Kabuki performance. For the final performance, the Embassy invited Ukon Onoe, who is a Kabuki actor and musician and has been ...

Cherry blossom time in Japan is – with good reason – famous the world over. For the Japanese, however, autumn is equally ...

It’s no secret that Japan is experiencing overtourism, but actually it’s only parts of Japan—because too many tourists are ...

Temari, meaning "handball" in Japanese, is a traditional craft that features beautifully embroidered balls. Originating from ...