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Hakuza
A Gold Leaf Maker in Kanazawa, the City of Gold Leaf Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, is where virtually all of Japan's gold leaf is made today — around 99% of...
Hakuza
A Gold Leaf Maker in Kanazawa, the City of Gold Leaf Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, is where virtually all of Japan's gold leaf is made today — around 99% of...
Kazuhiko Komekyu
The Art of Akae Fine-Line Painting Within a single millimeter, Kazuhiko Komekyu can draw three lines. Based in Ishikawa Prefecture, Komekyu works in akae saibyō, a Kutani ware technique in...
Kazuhiko Komekyu
The Art of Akae Fine-Line Painting Within a single millimeter, Kazuhiko Komekyu can draw three lines. Based in Ishikawa Prefecture, Komekyu works in akae saibyō, a Kutani ware technique in...
Atelier Shimura
A Color Drawn from Life, Passed Down Through Generations Atelier Shimura was founded in 2016 to carry forward the artistic spirit and technique of Fukumi Shimura — a weaver of...
Atelier Shimura
A Color Drawn from Life, Passed Down Through Generations Atelier Shimura was founded in 2016 to carry forward the artistic spirit and technique of Fukumi Shimura — a weaver of...
Go-One
A Tokyo Leather Brand Working in Galuchat and Crocodile "Being called outrageous — or even ridiculous — is the highest compliment I can receive."— Naohiko Sano, Founder, GO-ONE Those words,...
Go-One
A Tokyo Leather Brand Working in Galuchat and Crocodile "Being called outrageous — or even ridiculous — is the highest compliment I can receive."— Naohiko Sano, Founder, GO-ONE Those words,...
Makita Shoten
A Jacquard Umbrella Maker at the Foot of Mt. Fuji Makita Shoten was established 150 years ago in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, as a silk wholesaler....
Makita Shoten
A Jacquard Umbrella Maker at the Foot of Mt. Fuji Makita Shoten was established 150 years ago in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, as a silk wholesaler....
muto
A Silk Weaver in Nishikatsura, at the Foot of Mt. Fuji Nishikatsura sits in the southeastern corner of Yamanashi Prefecture, where roughly 80% of the land is forested and the...
muto
A Silk Weaver in Nishikatsura, at the Foot of Mt. Fuji Nishikatsura sits in the southeastern corner of Yamanashi Prefecture, where roughly 80% of the land is forested and the...