Stepping off the bus at the Gakko-iriguchi stop in Higashi-Chichibu Village in Saitama Prefecture, the first things to strike the eye are high-flying clusters of balloons, suspended like colorful ...

Villagers in Higashi-Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, are riding high. Just one step out of its nearest train station and visitors are clued in to the fledgling celebratory mood that has taken hold of ...

Washi Tales tells stories through the medium of traditional Japanese papermaking. Recycling Washi Tales is a performance project that tells stories through the medium of traditional Japanese ...

The production of the Japanese paper peaked in the Edo period between the 17th and late 19th centuries but declined as papermaking was mechanised. Now, due to the westernisation of Japan, the washi ...

Performer Karen Kandel as 'papermaker' in 'Recycling: Washi Tales.' (Valerie Oliveiro) Elise Thoron: I first met Kyoko many years ago in Ireland a laboratory retreat in County Wicklow, where a ...

Tokyo: Once an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, ultra-thin washi paper was used for everything from writing and painting to lampshades, umbrellas, and sliding doors, but demand has plunged ...

Once an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, ultra-thin washi paper was used for everything from writing and painting to lampshades, umbrellas, and sliding doors, but demand has plunged as ...