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Passing through Sensoji Temple and walking down the shopping street, you will find Tokyo silverware craftsman Kenichiro Izumi's studio, Ginsen Izumiken. He not only beats silver to make cups, but also makes belt buckles, large vases for ...

Marumo Takagi Toki Co., Ltd. is located in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In addition to pottery, the company also handles a variety of other products, including glassware. The person we interviewed today is the fifth generation re...

Masahira Fujiyasu, a swordsmith who has Masahira Forge in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture and makes Japanese swords. Mr. Munehiro Shibata, a bow store owner in Kyoto for 500 years, told me, "There is an interesting person who makes ...

【From Aircraft Designer to Chochin Craftsman】 “The secret to writing something beautifully is to focus on its balance. Anyone can do it if they write slowly with an awareness of evenly spaced letters” Kenichiro Murata, whom we intervie...

Taito-Ku, Tokyo is an area where craftsmen of all kinds of Japanese crafts gather. There is the modern and sophisticated storefront of Maehara Kouei Shoten, which also serves as a workshop and store for Tokyo Umbrella. We interviewed Mr....

【】 From the age of three, he has listened to the sound of hammering silver done by his grandfather, his master's father, and his father. Mr. Yoshitsugu Kamikawa, a silversmith, shared his childhood memories with us. His family has been...

Our interview this time was with Yoshimi Ishiyama, who naturally smiles when she talks about bamboo. Her latest hobby is practicing an instrument called shou, which is part of gagaku (ancient Japanese court music), and she recently perfo...

Kumihimo Hirai has been making Kumihimo for 65 years in Iga city, Mie Prefecture. When I stepped into their workshop, I saw craftspeople working in silence to wind the threads. The keisyaku is the process of winding the thread around a s...

The workshop of Suse Works (嵩山工房) is located east of Nagoya, the center of Aichi Prefecture, on the border with neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture. It is so well known as a difficult-to-read place name that non-locals may find it hard t...

Ebitani Kohgei has a workshop in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture. Omi Ikkan-bari (Japanese paper box) is made of paper strings, developed by Kinsuke Ebitani. The man we interviewed this time is Ryota Ebitani, the third generation, grandson ...