YANAI, Yamaguchi -- Traditional Japanese paper lanterns shaped like goldfish are softly lighting up this western Japan city's ...

The production of handmade traditional lanterns is in full swing in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu, in preparation ...

Members of the Yanai wide area silver human resources center are seen crafting goldfish-shaped paper lanterns ahead of a local summer festival, in this photo taken in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on ...

As iconic design objects go, perhaps none is more simple—and so universally beloved—as the paper lantern. This month, an inspired and beautiful exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design ...

Japanese paper lanterns, or chochin lanterns, have many purposes in Japan, including festival ornamentation, displays outside of restaurants and bars or interior lighting. Suzuki Mohei Shoten in Mito ...

TOKYO -- Several hundred years ago during the Edo period (1603-1867), towns bustling during the day were suddenly enveloped in pitch darkness at nightfall. At a time when electricity was still not in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the late artist Isamu Noguchi visited the Japanese prefecture Gifu in 1951, he was entranced by the paper ...

Even if you’re not familiar with Japanese Chōchin lamps by name, it’s likely you’ll recognize the traditional spherical form composed of a spiraling, collapsible bamboo frame wrapped in paper that ...