But, what you might not know is that you can actually harness this ornament's ability to welcome ... who has recently been travelling in Japan, explains the origin of this mystical cat, and ...

The traditional decoration is touted as one of Japan’s three major tsurushi ornaments alongside "sagemon" in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, and "kasafuku" in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture.

Japanese designer Haruki Nakamura makes moving ornaments completely out of paper, imitating movements seen in mechanical gears. The self-taught designer has videos that are instructional ...