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Tag: Japan

A Warning
World + People
Nature

A Warning

10 years ago, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami shook Japan. Katarzyna Boni revisits Fukushima Prefecture to see what has changed – physically and psychologically.
Katarzyna Boni
Digital Paradise
Art + Stories
Art

Digital Paradise

Photographer Wojtek Wieteska and curator Ania Diduch talk about their exhibition “Paradise 101” at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Kraków.
Joanna Kinowska
Art Is Explosion!
Art + Stories
Experiences

Art Is Explosion!

Some reject the art of Tarō Okamoto – including the Tower of the Sun – as primitive, yet he was perhaps one of the only truly avant-garde artists of Japan.
Karol Sienkiewicz
A Rightful Balance
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Rightful Balance

Studio Ghibli – the Japanese animation film studio – may be known for its fluffy mascots such as Totoro, but beneath this cute veneer are a series of films with serious ecological concerns.
Ren Scateni, Serena Scateni
Bathing in Trees
Soul + Body
Breathe In, Wellbeing

Bathing in Trees

Green spaces – such as forests, parks and fields – have a positive effect on our health and wellbeing, enabling us to cleanse ourselves of the dirt of modern existence.
Paulina Wilk
Kyotographie
Art + Stories
Opinions

Kyotographie

Art historian Ania Diduch talks with photographer Wojtek Wieteska about erotic woodcuts, garden photography and a new kind of spatial thinking at the recent Kyotographie photography festival in Japan.
Ania Diduch, Wojtek Wieteska
Skin-To-Skin
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Skin-To-Skin

The practice of bathing and the intimacy it entails is important in Japanese society, as evidenced by the culture of "sukinshippu".
Aleksandra Reszelska
The Past Perfect
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Past Perfect

We throw out old, broken objects and worry about how we will look in the future. Yet, as the Japanese art of ‘kintsugi’ shows, it’s also possible to make the imperfect beautiful.
Aleksandra Reszelska
In the Land of the Fluffy Snow
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

In the Land of the Fluffy Snow

During winter, abundant snow in the north of Japan offers plenty to skiers and snowboarders. But that’s not the only reason why you should visit the country’s slopes…
Wojtek Antonów
Happiness at the Bottom of a Teacup
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Happiness at the Bottom of a Teacup

Doing what you love doing is the path to a long and happy life, according to the Japanese philosophy of ‘ikigai’. But how exactly do we find our reason to get out of bed?
Aleksandra Kaniewska