In Japanese, chanoyu means “hot water for tea.” English speakers have decided to translate the expression to “tea ceremony,” but — as tea masters will inform you— chanoyu is simply one…
The process of bookbinding; sewing on cords. Before there was Tokyo, there was Kyoto— and even further than Kyoto, there was Nara. The history behind the Japanese printing press is…
About a five-minute walk from the JR Ikebukuro Station, on the outskirts of Rikkyo Univerisity’s campus, is the location of the former residence of Edogawa Rampo. The building has been…
Small sakura utility cover in Tokyo. Walking through Tokyo, one can't miss the sakura-adorned maintenance holes. Their intricate designs began adorning the streets in the 1950s but didn't take off…
The Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication Japan team wraps up day one in Tokyo 2023. Here's what the group did on their first full day.