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Living colours

Yoshioka Sachio inherited his family business, the Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop in Kyoto, and decided to remove everything synthetic and return to natural dyes. Much research and investigation, has resulted in the […]
Living colours

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Takeaway Japanese Style

Here at Mount Fuji’s Fifth Station, this take away stall was doing a roaring trade as hordes of walkers prepared for their climb. Trade was quieter, though, on the Hozu River […]

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Thousand Paper Cranes

I am always amazed at the incredibly complex shapes and objects a skilled origamist can achieve.  Packs of beautifully patterned, coloured papers abound in shops in Japan, and I succumbed […]