Over the past few years, a versatile craft substance known as Washi tape has notably increased in its popularity. Originating from Japan, it’s created from organic elements such as hemp or ...

Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly ...

The capital of Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan, is Matsue, which is located between Lake Shinji and Lake Nakaumi with access to the Sea of Japan and the Ohashi River. It is therefore rightly ...

The southern Fukuoka Prefecture town of Yame is perhaps best known as a major tea producer. But the town also offers a broad ...

Princess Aiko, the daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito, experienced making traditional handmade Japanese paper crafts at a workshop in the southwestern prefecture of Saga on Saturday.

The variety of mediums and topics at Foodways also serve another purpose: to provide as many ways as possible for ...

Find out why Sanjay Manjrekar feels that it is too early to consider Washington Sundar as Ravichandran Ashwin's successor, ...

If you’ll be decorating eggs, why not try something new this year, and ditch the store-bought egg-dying kit. There are so many creative ways to decorate Easter eggs, and these tutorials will give you ...

If you're looking for a stunning, completely customizable, and surprisingly budget-friendly vase, then try creating this DIY ...

Use an ice cube tray to store buttons, beads, safety pins, and thumbtacks. They are also a useful way to store washi tape collections: Plop a roll of washi in each compartment and you'll be able to ...

Not only are concrete walls boring to look at, but they’re also difficult to decorate — especially with all the rules that ...

and head to a zero-waste store like Live Zero or Slowood to fill ... the cardboard from a box of granola bars, newspaper, washi tape and some thick string or yarn. You’ll also need a hole ...