Video Stories

Kanazawa Shōko: from dreams to international calligraphy fame

Sugawa Makiko: finding beauty and strength in physical impairment

Jenny kaori: riding the wave of new Japanese graphic art

Husband-and-wife creative team tupera tupera talk about their children's illustrations

WAVE co-curator Hiro Sugiyama on blurring boundaries in art

WAVE co-curator Takahashi Kintarō on mixing genres
Kumihimo: Dyeing and Preparing the thread
Kumihimo: Braiding the thread

Dōmyō Kiichirō on the history and beauty of kumihimo

Designing the KUMIHIMO exhibition

Artist and illustrator Suga Mica on her inspiration and techniques

Legendary artist Tanaami Keiichi reflects on his life and works

Artist Tomozawa Kotao on how she developed her distinctive approach

Introduction to Urushi with ‘Living National Treasure’ Murose Kazumi

Urushi artist Murose Kazumi on his early inspiration and the importance of ‘Living National Treasures’

Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Joinery

Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Mageki (Wood-bending)

Japanese Woodworking Techniques: The Carpenters' Line
Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Hida Shunkei Lacquerware

Azuma Makoto: Flower Messenger

Azuma Makoto: Flower Installation

Hokkaido Kutchan Zaborin

Akita Prefecture Nyuto-Onsen Tsurunoyu

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Tawaraya Ryokan

Ishikawa Prefecture Yamashiro-Onsen Beniya Mukayu

Oita Prefecture Yufuin Kamenoi Villa

Tokyo Ginza MUJI HOTEL

Kochi Prefecture: Shimanto River’s submersible bridges

Kagoshima prefecture Kirishima mountain range TENKU

Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara Enoura Observatory

Shizuoka Prefecture Shuzenji Asaba

Seto Inland Sea Cruise Ships Guntu

Mie Prefecture Shima Peninsula Amanemu

Kagoshima Prefecture Myoken-Onsen Gajoen

Gunma Prefecture Minakami Hoshi-Onsen

Hokkaido Kushiro Wetland Lake Toro & Kushiro River

Mie Prefecture Ise Jingu

Okayama Prefecture Okayama Korakuen

Flower Messenger: behind the scenes

Nara Prefecture Yoshino Yoshino Cedar House

Nishikigoi: A Gift from Japan

Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy

The Making of Japan House London

Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman

Gyokusendō - Japanese Copperware