For a unique Japanese craft experience, visit the mountain town of Yamanaka Onsen. Yuki Nishihana/Courtesy of Engawa The sake bar Engawa, in the town of Yamanaka Onsen, Japan. The resort town of ...

When Suzanne Ross, an English-born artisan based on Japan’s Noto Peninsula, began her 40-year career making traditional Japanese lacquerware, she was told repeatedly that only men could make ...

The title of the Smart Museum’s latest exhibit showcasing Japanese lacquer boxes is aptly called “Symbol and Substance.” The boxes in this sumptuous collection are varied and many in number (56 to be ...