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The dark interior of Burnside Tokyo, facing the kitchen.

In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound

Black and white photo of Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers

How Snøhetta Translated the Ethos of Bronx-Based Chef Collective Ghetto Gastro Into an Experimental Kitchen

Trees with ropes supporting their branches

Yukitsuri, a Sculptural Japanese Gardening Tradition, Is a Wonder to Behold

A spread from “How to Take a Japanese Bath.” (Courtesy Stone Bridge Press)

For Leonard Koren, Taking a Japanese Bath is the “Ultimate Experience”

A small truck with a garden built inside the truck bed

In Japan, a Competition Transforms Truck Beds Into Garden Beds

Two bottles of perfume in a darkly lit tangle of grass.

The Japanese Company Applying Elements of the Slow Food Movement to Perfume

Kopitiam’s durian puff. (Courtesy Kopitiam)

Sweet or Skunky? Malaysian Chef Kyo Pang Considers the Polarizing Scent of Durian

A single red rose on a white background.

Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love

A grid of multicolored flowers on a black block.

The Scentless Eternal Flowers Made by Japanese Artist Makoto Azuma

A man's hands assemble a wooden bucket on a wooden floor.

Nakagawa Mokkougei Makes the World’s Most Exquisite Buckets

Yunohana onsen powder

Experience Japanese Hot Springs From the Comfort of Your Bathtub

A hinoki bathtub in a concrete room with a small tree.

Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood

Incense burning on a pack of sticks on a red background.

The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around

Bundle of incense sticks by Baba Watermill.

A Storied Japanese Watermill Produces the Primary Ingredient in This All-Natural Incense

Ha Ko's paper leaf-shaped incense

Exquisite Leaf-Shaped Incense, Made from Japanese Washi Paper

Coconut pandan cookies from New York’s Kuih Café. (Courtesy Kuih Café)

The Sweet, Adaptable Aroma of Southeast Asia’s Pandan Plant

A cake of dried pu-erh with a colorful tag.

Like a Fine Wine, China’s Traditional Pu-Erh Tea Gets Better Over Time

A simple, rectangular binchotan grill on a white background.

This Japanese Tabletop Grill Brings the Outdoors In

Facade of the New York tofu shop Fong On

The Evolution of the Fare at Fong On, New York’s Oldest Family-Owned Tofu Shop

A white Vermicular oven pot in sunlight.

These Lightweight Cast-Iron Pots and Pans Bring an Age-Old Craft Into the Modern Age

A donabe pot on a burner with mushrooms, noodles, and other ingredients in the background.

Why Every Kitchen Needs a Donabe Pot

Gyokuro tea in a small red teapot.

Tea Expert Micah Spear’s Gyokuro Infatuation

A wood-fired oven in a kitchen.

The Unexpected Advantages of Wood-Fired Cooking, Explained by Japanese Chef Yoshihiro Imai

A large spread of dishes with three people adding various items to a hotpot.

How to Hot Pot, According to Food Blogger Sarah Leung

Koji wrapped in white gauze on a black background.

Fermentation Expert Rich Shih Explains the Particularities of Koji

Bánh bò nướng, a green pandan honeycomb rice cake

Family Is a Central Ingredient in Lauren Tran’s Toothsome Vietnamese Desserts

A carafe, glass, and can of Makku on a green backdrop.

Makgeolli Gets a Hip Millennial Update

Chinese buns from Mooncakes and Milk Bread cookbook

The First-Ever Comprehensive Chinese Baking Cookbook

Small green sprouts emerging from wet soil.

The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season

A ladle ladling Japanese chicken curry from a large clay pot into a bowl.

How to Make the Perfect Japanese Curry Brick

Jon Gray in an black t-shirt and zip-up smock on a white brick background.

Ghetto Gastro Brings Its Food-Centric Message of Inclusion and Unity to Japan

A Kokoro Care Package open to show its contents on a patterned white and red background.

This Subscription Box Service Brings Hard-to-Find Japanese Food to Your Door

Moromi condiments

A Connecticut Condiment-Maker Combines Local Ingredients With Japanese Fermented-Food Traditions

Bartender Julia Momosé

The Slow, Intentional Art of a Japanese Cocktail

Four sake bottles on a white background.

This Small Santa Fe Importer Brings Hard-to-Find Sake Stateside

Soy sauce sommelier Keiko Kuroshima

Meet Keiko Kuroshima, Japan’s First Female Soy Sauce Sommelier

The “green bean counter” at the % Arabica in Brooklyn.

Fresh Coffee Beans, Custom-Roasted On the Spot

A tonburi dish from Eleven Madison Park’s current tasting menu. (Photo: Evan Sung)

For an Ethical Alternative to Caviar, Try Tonburi

Matcha tea in a chawan in front of a matcha whisk.

Kettl’s Zach Mangan on Identifying Top-Quality Matcha

Colorful Chinese dish

An Instagram Account Captures the Breadth and Beauty of Chinese Cuisine

“Untitled” (2018–2019), by Kazunori Hamana and Yukiko Kuroda.

At a Los Angeles Exhibition, “Almost-Dysfunctional” Japanese Pottery That Conveys the Circle of Life

A wooden polygonal massage tool.

Be Your Own Masseuse With These Handcrafted Massage Tools

Two hands cupping a dorodango mud ball.

The Joyful Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls

The black interior of Burnside Tokyo.

This Japanese Creative Agency Aims to Shape Culture Through a New Versatile Venue

Nuno textiles book

How Japan’s Most Important Textile House Weaves the Past and Present into Its Fabrics

A kintsugi kit on a wooden table, next to several repaired plates.

The Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi, the Japanese Art of Repairing Broken Ceramics

A white ceramic kettle on a white background.

A New Film Highlights Fashion Designer Margaret Howell’s Admiration for Understated Japanese Objects and Materials

An app screen of 72 Seasons reading "Major Cold."

This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar

A wide-blade rip saw.

The Tools and Techniques That Built Japan

A Letter from Mother Teresa, submitted to the Museum of Material Memory by Siddharth Sunder. (Courtesy Museum of Material Memory)

A Digital Museum Tells Time-Honored Stories of the Indian Subcontinent Through Everyday Objects and Family Heirlooms

Two wooden boxes, one with a clear top and one with a wooden top.

These Wood Boxes Hold Centuries of Japanese Culture and Craftsmanship

A jade gua sha tool next to a sprig of rosemary.

The World of Gua Sha Facial Massages

Someone presenting a gift wrapped in a red polka-dot tenegui.

The Art of Gift Wrapping, Japanese-Style

Playfool's Forest Crayons

A Tokyo Design Studio Makes Crayons Out of Wood from Japan’s Overabundant Forests

Author and potter Bonnie Kemske in her studio

A New Book Examines the Enduring Relevance of Kintsugi as Metaphor