KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress ...

Kata-yuzen is a Kyoto yuzen dyeing method that sometimes requires as many as 100 stencils to complete a bolt of kimono fabric. The development of this method saved ...

Among them are works of Kutani porcelain and items made using Kaga-style "yuzen" kimono-dyeing techniques, among others. Large, silk-covered cushions, each with a cat poking its head out of ...

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Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, is famed for its rich and still thriving traditional crafts, from the Kaga yuzen fabric dying technique to Kutani pottery ...

One ship, the Kaga, was discovered last week, while wreckage from another carrier, Akagi, was found on Sunday. Until now only one other ship sunk in this battle had ever been found - the American ...

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.

An curved arrow pointing right. Kimonos are known for being expensive, and a kimono from the Japanese brand Chiso is one of the most expensive you can buy. One kimono takes around 20 artisans over ...

Japanese, US and UK forces have completed Lockheed Martin F-35B trials from the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Kaga. The converted helicopter ship, which Tokyo calls a “multi ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft executes a vertical landing on Japan Maritime Self-Defense Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024 ...

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