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Kyoto JournalKansaiTranscending Temporality Venezuelan artist Rosanna Rios Perez brings together katazome, a stencil-resist dyeing technique, and yūzen, a paste-resist method used for kimono decoration, in works that move fluidly between…
Kyoto JournalKansaiThe Cutting Edge – Kyotographie 2026 Photographs by Lane Diko Kyotographie 2026 has launched EDGE, its 13th iteration, having completed the full 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac last year and now beginning a new one.
Kyoto JournalKansaiVisual Metaphor, Niwa Yuta, and the Mysterious Ōsanshōuo LANE DIKO Interpretation and translation: Yamada Mariko Gigantic salamanders, monstrous fish, chimeric tigers…
Kyoto JournalKansaiAfricans in Japan: A New Diaspora by Solène Bouda The African diaspora is one of the smallest but fastest-growing minority communities in Japan.
Kyoto JournalKansaiReview: Words by Baye, Art by Miki By Lewis Miesen Words By Baye, Art by Miki: Crafting a Life Together with Affection, Creativity, and Resilience by Baye McNeil and Miki Hayashi McNeil. Tokyo: Hunterfly Road Publishing, 443pp.
Kyoto JournalKansaiCURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto 2025- Art, Craft, and Culture (Free Tickets for Kyoto Journal Readers) by Lewis Miesen Traditional and contemporary art meet in Kyoto’s gardens and temples, creating dialogues between time, culture, and nature.
Kyoto JournalKansaiFrom Farm to Fashion: The (re)Birth of Silk Weaving in Japan Despite the number of threads in its fabric, the value of a kimono “worth its weight in gold” is not always reflected the actual weight.
Kyoto JournalKansaiRothenburg ob der Tauber “We went the way of the dinosaur,” I said, two and a half drinks in waiting for a platter of French-Japanese fusion. Whatever that meant.
Kyoto JournalKansaiMing Dynasty Magnolia A review of Ten Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon: New Chinese Writing , edited by Zuo Fei
Kyoto JournalKansaiThe Humanity of Kyotographie 2025 Kyotographie International Photography Festival adorns the city for the thirteenth time with a program that challenges expectations of what is considered “art photography.”
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