Japan

In Japan, the tradition of tattooing is reserved for the yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Still frowned upon by the population, tattooing is tolerated by Westerners and tourists, but remains a negative connotation in the Archipelago. Generally speaking, tattooed people are...

In Japan, it is known as chanoyu or sad? Chanoyu literally means "hot water for tea" and usually refers to the ceremony itself. The tea ceremony is a moment of sharing that forms part of the wider philosophy of...

Buto is a contemporary dance form founded in the 1960s by the Japanese dancers Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-1986) and Kazuo Ono (1906-2010). Hijikata created a form of expression that was transcultural, transgressive and revolutionary, rejecting institutionalised artistic styles but sometimes making reference to...