Would you like to impress your guests with a drink that not only tastes heavenly, but looks it too? These beautiful sake cups, individually handmade by Japanese artist Hiromi Sato, turn into tiny galaxies when filled with a clear liquid, and they...
Would you like to impress your guests with a drink that not only tastes heavenly, but looks it too? These beautiful sake cups, individually handmade by Japanese artist Hiromi Sato, turn into...
Autumn is a rice harvest season in Japan. Every year, farmers make sure that the leftover rice straw, known as "wara", does not go to waste. From feeding the cattle to improving the soil, the straw finds its purpose.
Autumn is a rice harvest season in Japan. Every year, farmers make sure that the leftover rice straw, known as "wara", does not go to waste. From feeding the cattle to...
Fall is a season of harvesting, and festivals to celebrate it are currently taking place all over the world. In Northern Japan, the Wara Art Festival recently rang in the September-October rice season, and it's a wildly inventive and fun way...
Fall is a season of harvesting, and festivals to celebrate it are currently taking place all over the world. In Northern Japan, the Wara Art Festival recently rang in the September-October...
Niigata Prefecture, Japan, has thought of a novel way to use the straw left over from their rice harvest. A “wara” or rice-straw festival is held every August 31st, where local artists build elaborate straw sculptures over wooden frames. The frames...
Niigata Prefecture, Japan, has thought of a novel way to use the straw left over from their rice harvest. A “wara” or rice-straw festival is held every August 31st, where local...
