FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -Vibrant artwork, traditional Japanese attire, and immersive, hands-on experiences filled the Plains Art Museum this afternoon. It’s day one of the three-day Japan Art ...

Travelers were impressed with all that the Tokyo National Museum has to offer. Even some who admitted they aren't "museum ...

Jessica Kozuka is a Japan-based freelance writer with nearly 20 years of experience. Her work has appeared in publications such as Wine Spectator, Travel + Leisure, CNN Travel, and The Japan Times.

MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, a new cultural hub within TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, has been selected by the Prix Versailles, hosted at UNESCO, as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums 2026.

Shimane, Japan (CNN) — In Japan, gardening isn’t just a hobby – it’s an art form with spiritual significance. But while gardens across the country get lots of love on social media, many Japanese will ...

The current exhibition at the Polasek Museum has roots that stretch back a millennium or more. But I promise I will condense the story of the fascinating art of nihon shishu so you can read it over a ...

Tucked away in the bustling, luxury-brand fashion district of Omotesando in central Tokyo stands a modern, Japanese-style building fenced off by bamboo. A long walkway to the entrance of the Nezu ...

Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it's having a yet ...

Naoshima has long drawn visitors for its eccentric sprawl of art museums, but as Lale Arikoglu discovers, the island is just ...

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