Japanese art

Shunga paintings on display at British Museum

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Shunga is a Japanese term for erotic art, an art that has continued to influence modern forms of art, including manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art. Produced from 1600 to 1900 and banned in Japan for much of the 20th century, these explicit detailed erotic paintings, prints and books inspired Toulouse-Lautrec, Beardsley, Rodin and Picasso. … Read more

Hotel Chinzanso celebrates its debut with Tokyo’s largest hotel spa and 17-acre botanical garden

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  The leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko starts a new chapter in the history of its iconic flagship property Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, re-flagging it under a new name, after 20 years operating as Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so. The hotel is known for a thousand camellia trees – a hundred species – that … Read more