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Crafting Tatami in 21st Century Kyoto: An Interview with Mitsuru Yokoyama

November 26, 2018 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Today we have a special guest post from our old friend, Lisa Y. Allen. Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship: Tatami in the 21st Century An interview with award-winning tatami craftsman, Mitsuru Yokoyama Tatami is a rush-covered straw mat used for flooring and dates back to the Nara Period when the word, tatami, first appeared in the Kojiki, the oldest Japanese book written … [Read more...]

Notebook on Cities and Culture Visits Deep Kyoto

January 11, 2013 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

Back in November Colin Marshall, the host of the Notebook on Cities & Culture podcast, visited Kansai from his home base in  Los Angeles and interviewed a number of local characters including celebrated writer Pico Iyer and sound artist Tim Olive. He also interviewed me and that interview is now online. I must say he did a pretty good job of editing it too, as I don't … [Read more...]

An Interview with Mara Alper

January 9, 2010 By Michael Lambe Leave a Comment

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of ties between Mexico and Japan the Kampo Museum is currently exhibiting the art and crafts of the indigenous Huichol people. Dominating the exhibition are the extraordinary peyote inspired yarn paintings of the late Huichol artist and shaman José Benitez Sanchez. On the 24th of January, Professor Mara Alper, award winning media artist and … [Read more...]

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