many people at Haneda Airport have either just arrived in Japan and are eager for their first cultural experience or are on their way home while hoping for just one more before they get on the plane.

Although only recently experiencing a boost in popularity in the West, matcha has a long and complex history and culture originating in Asia.

The founder of luxury box brand Chowa (and son of a menswear legend) talks to us about bridging cultures and finally getting ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

A former guesthouse standing on a university campus in the capital's Setagaya Ward blends the traditional architecture of a tea ceremony house with modernist features, adopting a predominantly silver ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the ... A few indulgences included attending a kimono tea ceremony, a Kobe steak dinner, and visits to a handful of themed cafés.

For some time now, Japan has been a destination of choice ... wooden objects from a local trader and witnessing a wedding ceremony at a Shinto shrine. Perhaps the most endearing moment came ...

Last month was the hatsugama (first tea gathering of the year) performed by Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association at the Bellevue Children’s Academy in Bellevue, Washington.