The record-breaking park features some grass, a seat and a decorative stepping stone. It's even smaller than Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon, which had held the title since 1971 ...

TACOMA, Wash. — When the Tacoma Art Museum needed someone to guest curate "Echoes of the Floating World," an exhibition about ...

Her research-based paintings close the gap between subject matter and material by depicting natural phenomena via the elements that comprise them.

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...

Among Korea’s rarest and most beautiful religious artifacts, the Goryeo Period Buddhist paintings were largely lost due to ...

Experience the beauty and tradition of Japan's Lantern Festivals with our guide to these breathtaking celebrations of light ...

We’ve long had an obsession with the country’s brand of minimalism, but new designers are offering something new and exciting ...

The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses and meticulously kept gardens – all make ...

The latest among them is “The Print Generation” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. This exhibition focuses on the generation of Japanese printmakers in the early decades of ...

Ancient traditions and rolling scenery resound in Japan’s Gifu region, now connected to Europe via a new flight, writes ...

KYOTO—Kanbe Juzu Ten, a long-established manufacturer and wholesaler of Buddhist prayer beads in Shimogyo Ward ... The main bead is made of cherry wood, while the rest are made of materials like ...