Topic

Crafts

Traditional Japanese crafts and the everyday objects that carry them.

Crafts

Furoshiki: How to Wrap Gifts With a Japanese Cloth (Step by Step)

Furoshiki is a square Japanese cloth for wrapping gifts, bottles and books — and carrying them. Learn the basic wraps step by step, which size to buy and why it's back in style.

Crafts

Kyusu Teapot & Japanese Teacups: A Buying Guide for Green Tea Lovers

How to choose a Japanese kyusu teapot — handle style, size, filter type and clay (Tokoname, Banko) — plus the right cups for sencha, gyokuro and everyday tea, and how to care for them.