Japanese embroidery (nihon shishu in Japanese) is a millennium-old art that was first used to adorn sacred items and was intimately linked to the production of Japanese traditional dresses, robes, Noh ...

In the autumn, crisp leaves of red, green, brown, and gold blanket the ground and usher in the cool fall nights. While mischievous neighborhood kids may look at the leaf piles as something to frolic ...