Japan's porcelain industry was kickstarted by events that shook the country 400 years ago. Andrew Lee visited Saga Prefecture ...

佐贺县伊万里市大川内山“秘窑之里”入口桥上的锅岛烧花瓶。（摄影：Andrew Lee） 走在佐贺县有田町泉山采石场的小路上，我注意到铺路石里嵌着细小的碎陶片。每一片青花碎片都不相同，有的描着精致的花叶。我忍不住想象它们原来的样子——到底是个碗、一个盘子，还是一只花瓶？是值钱的宝贝，还是不值钱的家常物件？也许，做它们的瓷土就来自这座采石场——1980年，这里被定为了日本国家级历史遗迹。 1616年， ...

日本瓷器產業的起點，源自四百年前一連串改變歷史的事件。這次走訪九州佐賀縣有田町，我沿著歷史軌跡，探索日本瓷器的誕生與發展，也重新認識這座被稱為「日本瓷器之鄉」的小鎮。

As I walked toward the center of the cascading waterfalls, severe coldness gripped my feet, and the rhythmic chants of a Shinto priest disappeared under the sounds of torrents pounding the rocky ...

For residents and visitors to Tokyo, the closest isle worthy of the Cat Island designation lies in Kanagawa Prefecture, the capital’s neighbor to the south. Enoshima, which can be accessed from a ...

For the next thousand years, Japanese paper folding was largely restricted to religious ceremonial use, as paper was expensive. However, paper-making was one of the many industries that flourished ...

漫才这个词对于许多不怎么接触日本文化的人来说或许有点陌生。通常在向大众介绍漫才的时候，为了便于理解，人们都会将它形容成日本的相声。 确实，从漫才组合“肉食动物”的表演来看 ...

Tales of the samurai are synonymous with swordsmen around the world, but in fact some of Japan’s most celebrated warriors were women. Technically, women couldn’t become samurai. But samurai was a ...

While vegetation is often restricted no matter where you're living, Japan specifically prohibits fruits, vegetables and plants from certain countries and regions. For those hoping to bring fresh ...

Yes, that’s right. Bear attacks and encounters were such a popular news item in the Land of the Rising Sun last year, it was almost comparable to COVID-19 and Trump updates. Bear encounters have been ...

无论是来过日本、还是看过日剧的小伙伴，都可能会发现，日本生活中常出现一种很神奇的机器。 向机器中投入几枚日元硬币，转动机器旁的旋钮，伴随着两声“咔嚓”、“咔嚓”，就会有一颗 ...

為什麼日本的西瓜那麼貴！是只有西瓜那麼貴嗎？還是日本的水果都是那麼貴？讓我們來看看日本水果名店「千疋屋」的水果價格：3個網紋哈密瓜售價為8萬5千日元，包含橙子、奇異果、酪梨 ...