Sensei Mikio Toki is a true master. He traveled from Tokyo to D.C. to teach children through the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Kites in the Classroom program.

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With international cinema becoming more and more accessible through streaming platforms, Japanese films have garnered global recognition for their cultural richness and refreshing storytelling ...

“And Just Like That” star Nicole Ari Parker has landed a recurring role in the HBO’s DC Studios drama series “Lanterns” as John Stewart’s mother Bernadette. The series follows Hal ...

This year, Emergent Arts held a series of community workshops leading up to the festival including lantern painting, a tea tasting, a dinner, and Chabana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement ...

The Japanese Lantern Festival takes place from mid-December to February ... School students and local artists adorn each lantern with black paper strips to create abstract designs. Hundreds of these ...

Though they never set out to be lighting designers, they began making paper lanterns using traditional Japanese hand tools and were hooked. “We were really drawn to the process as a way to connect to ...

Modern Japanese lanterns utilise materials like washi paper, bamboo, wood, and plastic. Today, lanterns are deeply woven into Japanese tradition and culture. They represent a variety of positive ...

Lanterns‘ creative direction has taken shape under an impressive assembly of talent, with showrunner Chris Mundy joining forces with writers Tom King and Damon Lindelof. King has previously ...