The Carpenters' Line is the first ever exhibition in the UK to explore Hida's master carpentry and offers visitors the opportunity to view exhibits hard to find outside of Japan, such as a yatai, an ...

In Kyoto, Japan's historic heart, the tea ceremony culture thrives. Here, many tearooms, built in the “sukiya-zukuri” style, host these ceremonies. Even the simplest-looking tearoom, like those in ...

In homage to the Japanese master carpenters – builders of renowned shrines, temples, and teahouses – the exhibition features a full-scale model of the Sa-an Teahouse, originally designed in the late ...

Matcha green tea is served to foreign visitors during an event held in front of the mobile tea ceremony room in Yokohama in May 2024. (Photo provided by Chisato Ichikawa) MATSUYAMA -- A tea ceremony ...

A spokesperson for CraftBank Inc, a subcontractor platform that organizes events to match carpenters with housing developers. Japan's carpenters have joined the growing number of industries suffering ...