Lord Ganesha is worshipped in Japan in a unique form, inspired by Odisha's ancient traditions
Lord Ganesha, known as Kangiten in Japan, has been worshipped since the 8th-9th centuries CE. His worship is linked to ...
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Dedicated artists keep Japan's ancient craft of temari alive
KAWARAMACHI, Japan - Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a ...
How temari, Japan’s ‘beautiful’, ancient stitched cotton ball making craft, is kept alive
Temari, making handheld balls from embroidery, was historically practised all over Japan.Do you have questions about the ...
Retro Japan: Woodblocks of Edo period scholar's document trove preserved in Tokyo
The woodblocks of a massive trove of precious documents compiled by an Edo-period (1603-1867) scholar have been preserved in ...