: KOTO is a journal exploring the depths
of Japan's traditional culture.
The stories of techniques passed down by craftsmen,
the culture that still lives today,
and an aesthetic sensibility that endures across the ages —
Japan, from every angle.
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Where the aesthetic begins

Philosophy

( 6 post )

Beauty held in everyday practice

Daily Life

( 16 post )

The heart inside legend and folklore

Tales

( 13 post )

Read through streets and seasons

Landscape

( 9 post )

Traditional crafts and the artisan's hand

Craft

( 14 post )

Flavor rooted in place

Food

( 9 post )

Bearing, and what courtesy means here

Manners

( 4 post )

The precision of a delicate language

Language

( 6 post )

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bushido

( 14 post )

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