Yamanaka lacquerware is made in the Yamanaka Hot spring district of Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture and it has more than 400 years history.In Yamanaka, there have been many craftsmen who processes and manufactures woodwork products such as bowls and trays using a potter's wheel.A major feature of Yamanaka lacquerware is that it makes the best use of the wood grain pattern and expresses the natural texture. This creates a robust lacquerware that is not easily distorted by drying, and enables elaborate finishing of not only bowls but also thin edge and lids.
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Hiroshige's paintings and their compositions are exquisite. Those who have seen only Western paintings would have been surprised by the composition in this ”Pram Garden Kameido". The trunk of the plum tree feels sharp at the tip of the nose, even though the details are not drawn. In addition to the ability to design pictures, please pay attention to the direction of the plum blossoms, which are different one by one at the tip of the twig. The eyes of observation are precise. The air has a bright plum scent. I want to walk in the green as it is and enter a crowd of people in the distant view. Please also check our line up of woodblock prints @traditinal...
Hasui Kawase was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the Shin-Hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Like many earlier Ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.
Hasui designed approximately 620 prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture.
One of the popular his artwork is "Twenty Views of Tokyo".
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Ramen is a dish created by the influx of Chinese noodle dishes into Japan and the fusion of Japanese food culture. You can create an infinite number of recipes by combining five elements such as noodles, dashi, sauce, ingredients, and oil. There are variations., Soy sauce ramen, miso ramen, salt ramen, tonkotsu ramen, tsukemen, etc., there are various variations depending on the taste and style.
In addition, "local ramen" that reflects the different climates and food cultures of various parts of Japan is one of the attractions. In this way, ramen, which has continued to evolve independently in Japan, is now spreading all over the world.
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Asakusa (浅草) is the center of Tokyo's shitamachi (literally "low city"), one of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives.
Asakusa's main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.
And Kaminarimon is the first of two large entrance gates leading to Sensoji Temple. First built more than 1000 years ago, it is the symbol of Asakusa.
There is also traditional greeting card shop, nakazawa. Please visit there when you come to Asakusa.
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