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Kanazawa lacquerware | Full of Inherited sophisticated craftmanship
【Kanazawa lacquerware showing elaborate craftmanship】 Kanazawa lacquerware is very beautiful, but it has some rather interesting characteristics. This lacquerware is characterized by its beautiful and elegant "makie" design, but at the... -
Wajima nuri | The best-known traditional Lacquer with glossy decoration
【One of the most well-known tradtional Japanese crafts】 Wajima-nuri is a type of lacquerware produced in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. This famous Japanese traditional craft is known throughout Japan as a durable, beautiful, robust... -
Kutani-Yaki | Unique designs with overglaze enameling
【】 Kutani-yaki is both ceramic and porcelain. It is defined as pottery with overglaze enameling done in Kutani. There are differences in usage and handling between ceramic and porcelain. If you know their characteristics and how to dis... -
Shokawa Hikimono Kiji Is Unique And Simple With Wood Grain
【】 The most attractive feature of Shokawa Hikimono Kiji is its beautiful grain. Because the raw wood is processed horizontally, the grain patterns vary even when the same piece of wood is cut from the same tree. The craftsmen grind the... -
Ecchu Japanese Paper | Gentle and Warm to the touch
【What is Echhu Japanese Paper?】 Ecchu Japanese paper is the collective name for three types of washi made in Toyama Prefecture. They are Yatsuo washi from Toyama City, Gokayama washi from Nanto City, and Birudan-gami from Asahi-cho, Sh... -
Takaoka Lacquerware | Exclusive lacquering Technics and decorations
【Takaoka Lacquerware with unique decorations】 Takaoka lacquerware is made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Some Takaoka lacquerware has a special decoration using shells on the surface that emits a pale blue light. The delicacy of t... -
Inami wood Carving | The exclusive Art of Traditional Japan
【Inami Wood Carving standing out with Artistic expression】 Inami wood carving refers to wood carvings made in the Inami area of Nanto City (Whatashi) in southwestern Toyama Prefecture. Inami is known as the best town for wood carving i... -
Takaoka copperware | Making the most of copper Authentic beauty
【】 Takaoka copperware is the generic name for metalwork (crafts made by processing metal) made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, a casting town that has been in existence for about 400 years. Although the word "copperware" is used in... -
Hakone wood mosaic | Authentic and mesmerize Japanese marquetry
【Hakone wood mosaic: Traditional crafts utilizing the dexterity of the Japanese people】 Marquetry has become one of Japan's most popular sundries. It is highly appreciated not only in Japan but also in the world. 300 years ago, th... -
Odawara lacquerware | Elegance and simple with zelkova
【Odawara lacquerware making the most of Zelkova】 Odawara lacquerware is a type of lacquerware produced in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. In the middle of the Muromachi period (1333-1573), a group of craftsmen who excelled at wheel ...
