"Our guest house is actually a samurai's old home that my art dealer, Axel Vervoordt, used to own. We got the bones of this old house from Japan and built it into our house, because it had such a ...

On display alongside "Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset" is a second, smaller exhibition focusing on the art of Japanese swordmaking as it was honed across centuries. "The Evolution of the Japanese Sword ...

A samurai version of the Old West quick-draw, called iaido, is thriving in the Bay Area The martial art little known outside Japan deals with drawing a sword so skillfully, your opponent is doomed.

He slides open a door to reveal a tearoom in the back of his Ōhi Museum, which, attached to an old samurai residence on the other side of the castle, displays works by each generation of Ōhi potter.

Chinese traders first brought goldfish to Japan in 1502, and sold them to the samurai and nobility as highly prized pets. Like China, the goldfish serves as a symbol of wealth, fortune, and good luck.

Secrets of the Samurai Sword. Examine the thousand-year-old art and science behind the making of a Japanese warrior's signature weapon. Airing October 9, 2007 at 9 pm on PBS Aired October 9, 2007 ...

The ritualized drinking of tea in Japan, called chado, or the way of tea, is a uniquely Japanese art form that has thrived for 500 years.While the heart of the ceremony involves brewing, serving ...

He slides open a door to reveal a tearoom in the back of his Ōhi Museum, which, attached to an old samurai residence on the other side of the castle, displays works by each generation of Ōhi potter.