Snow Peak is a proud Japanese company, founded in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, in 1958 by an experienced mountaineer called Yukio Yamai, who decided to create his own line of superior climbing gear ...

The traditional Japanese garment is the kimono, which is associated with a number of little mysteries. Japanese folk may not think the kimono is something mysterious, but they would be surprised to ...

A kimono from the 17th century which is on display at the museum Freddie Mercury adored them and collected them as he travelled across Japan on tour. George Lucas put them at the heart of every ...

However little or much you think you know about kimonos is surely likely to change after seeing “Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Opening to the public ...

From a first visit to the shrine to coming of age and marriage ceremonies, the kimono plays an integral role in Japanese society. It is worn at key moments in a person’s life as well as being donned ...

In Japan, the essentials for living are described with three characters: 衣 (i), 食 (shoku), and 住 (ju), which stand for, respectively, clothing, food and shelter. In a new series of articles, we’ll be ...