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Japanese pottery is one of the oldest art forms in the archipelago. Traditional kilns are spread through many different regions in Japan.  Arita ware is the original Japanese porcelain and comes from the Arita region in Saga prefecture on Kyushu island. It has a four hundred year history. In March this...

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From giant coffee chains to small individual cafés, we can choose our favorite taste, style and experience. According to a booking.com survey, Melbourne, Australia was voted as the world’s best coffee city. We are lucky to live in this city, with good coffee just around the corner. Around the corner in Japan,...

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We tend to have imaginary or symbolic meanings for colors. White can imply holiness, innocence, purity and many other values. Are these ideas intrinsic, or are they based on cultural values? There were no words for color in old Japanese. People expressed not specific colors but grades of brightness or darkness. Only four...

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