Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts

Airplane - Kids in Action - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A group of Japanese elementary school students had a dream: to fold a giant sheet of paper into the world's biggest paper airplane and make it fly.

Paper - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
One of Japan's youngest masters of origami, or the art of folding paper, is a first grader who lives in Nara Prefecture. Just seven years old, Yukiro Murai held an exhibition of his works in March this year.

Origami - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Residents of the city of Odate, Akita Prefecture, earned a place in the record books when they folded the world's largest origami crane in August 1998.

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It’s a Wrap! | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
A square cloth that came into use over 1,000 years ago is basking in the limelight as a tool to combat global warming. Called furoshiki, these cloths can be used to wrap things of any shape and have even been known to transform into purses or handbags.

The Pleasures of Paper | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japanese paper is prized for the unique patterns of the fibers on each sheet. Today, washi is finding growing use in interior decoration schemes, reflecting a broader trend, particularly among young people, to get back in touch with Japanese culture.

It’s a Wrap! | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
A square cloth that came into use over 1,000 years ago is basking in the limelight as a tool to combat global warming. Called furoshiki, these cloths can be used to wrap things of any shape and have even been known to transform into purses or handbags.

Chado - Meet the Kids - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
It is said that the Japanese started drinking tea in the eighth century. Tea leaves were imported from China at first, and tea was a special beverage for aristocrats and Buddhist priests. Learn how tea became an integral part of Japanese culture here.

Arita Ware - Meet the Kids - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan produces many types of ceramics that are also popular overseas. One of them is Arita ware, which has been favored for over 400 years not only in Japan but in Europe as well. In the following sections you'll learn about Arita ware and meet an aspiring young ceramist.

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Crafts - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Fifty-two fifth graders at Minami Shinozaki Elementary School in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, have created a video and newspaper to preserve a record of the traditional handicrafts in their neighborhood.

Beads - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Being stuck inside when you're sick can be pretty boring, so many of us turn on computer games and TV to pass the time. Not eight-year-old Shintaro, though. When he was sick at home one day last year, he found some beads to play with. This sparked his interest, so Shintaro borrowed some books about beadwork (jewelry and artwork using beads) from the library to learn more. Soon he was using his free-time making works of art with the beads, something that his mom wasn't too happy about at first.

Guernica - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Children across the world, including France, Japan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Korea, and the United States, are making a plea for peace on huge canvases, just as the artist Pablo Picasso did with his antiwar masterpiece Guernica during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.

Bonsai - Virtual Culture - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Bonsai are trees and plants grown in containers in such a way so that they look their most beautiful--even prettier than those growing in the wild. In this section you can have a go at making a virtual bonsai tree.">