The Sawanoi Museum of Traditional Japanese Hair Ornaments in the western suburbs of Tokyo will hold a three-day event Sept. 8-10 commemorating Kushi no Hi (Comb Day). Stores and institutions with ...

Sakae is a successful artist who makes intricately beautiful kanzashi, traditional Japanese hair ornaments, but the first five years of her working life were spent as a nutritionist. Her interest ...

It's a good rule to follow: When in doubt, take pictures and then check these against guidebooks on the flora of Japan, available in libraries all over the country. Searching for the name of a ...

(Linda Lombardi via AP) TOKYO (AP) -- Tsumami kanzashi are Japanese hair ornaments that were worn by geisha and young daughters of the nobility in a tradition dating back hundreds of years.

They’re called Kadomatsu -- a traditional Japanese ornament used to decorate entryways of homes or businesses at the start of the new year. Cole Watanabe, 12, a student at Punahou, and Bianca ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Japan News/ANN) — With its muted shine ... However, brass also is used to make sculptures and ornaments, and its texture increases the depth of its color over time, giving it an antique ...

NAHA--Researchers in Okinawa Prefecture have confirmed the discovery of the oldest artificially colored ornament ever found in Japan. Officials of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum ...