Next in Design 2025 winner Minako Bryson effortlessly bridges two design cultures in her style, blending Japanese calm and ...

Tatami is the flooring used in traditional Japanese architecture as far back as the Heian period (794–1185). It’s made from rice straw, compressed wood or, more recently, even synthetic materials.

According to Günter Nitschke in his book about Japanese Gardens, the washitsu emerged alongside the development of the Japanese dry landscape garden during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods. During ...

Noren have long been used by businesses and homes in Japan; they are traditional, but still adaptable to contemporary homes ...