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If you're staying in Osaka, Kyoto, or the surrounding Kansai region and want to experience Japanese pottery, you don't have to limit yourself to pottery workshops in the city. Kansai is home to several unique pottery traditions, many of ...

Nara is famous for two things: its friendly deer and the Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple. And yes, if it's your first time in Nara, you should absolutely see both. Greeting the deer in Nara Park and standing in front of the Great Buddha a...

When you travel around Japan, you may notice cheerful tanuki statues standing at the entrance of restaurants, shops, gardens, and traditional inns. With their round bellies, straw hats, and friendly smiles, they seem to appear everywhere...

Japan has a rich bento culture. A bento is a Japanese-style packed meal, often carefully arranged with rice and side dishes in a single box. One of the most overlooked parts of this culture is the bento box itself. From cheap plastic con...

Just south of Osaka City lies Sakai, a city renowned for producing some of Japan’s finest kitchen knives. For centuries, craftsmen here have been forging blades known for their incredible sharpness and precision. Today, many professional...

I’ll never forget the day I accidentally broke the tea bowl my tea teacher had given me. It was a small, delicate bowl, but it meant so much to me—not just as a piece of pottery, but as a gift from someone I deeply respect. When it slipp...