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Japanese swords as craft — a museum guide to blade heritage in Japan

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Japanese swords as craft — a museum guide to blade heritage in Japan

12 MAR 2026

Japanese knives in Osaka — a craft and museum guide to Sakai blade heritage

GUIDE

Japanese knives in Osaka — a craft and museum guide to Sakai blade heritage

19 FEB 2026

Known — Kissa Tanizaki, Shimokitazawa

KNOWN · SHIMOKITAZAWA

Known — Kissa Tanizaki, Shimokitazawa

8 APR 2026 · 6 MIN

Word — 侘寂 (wabi-sabi)

WORD

Word — 侘寂 (wabi-sabi)

5 APR 2026 · 4 MIN

An Afternoon with the Last Nishijin Weaver

CRAFT FILES · NISHIJIN

An Afternoon with the Last Nishijin Weaver

1 APR 2026 · 22 MIN

A Week of Ramen in Osaka — Ten Counters

DISPATCH · OSAKA

A Week of Ramen in Osaka — Ten Counters

28 MAR 2026 · 11 MIN

Field Notes — On the 06:04 out of Shin-Ōsaka

FIELD NOTE

Field Notes — On the 06:04 out of Shin-Ōsaka

25 MAR 2026 · 3 MIN

Eight JDM Destinations — Tokyo to Yokohama

DISPATCH · YOKOHAMA

Eight JDM Destinations — Tokyo to Yokohama

22 MAR 2026 · 8 MIN

A Day In Ginza — Eight Blocks, Eight Watch Shops

DISPATCH · TOKYO

A Day In Ginza — Eight Blocks, Eight Watch Shops

18 MAR 2026 · 10 MIN

Inside the Seiko Archive, With the Man Who Keeps It

CRAFT FILES · ISHIKAWA

Inside the Seiko Archive, With the Man Who Keeps It

14 MAR 2026 · 28 MIN

Word — 粋 (iki)

WORD

Word — 粋 (iki)

10 MAR 2026 · 4 MIN

Return Visit — Nakano Broadway, Three Years On

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Return Visit — Nakano Broadway, Three Years On

6 MAR 2026 · 7 MIN