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Zenemon Sakakura

Zenemon Sakakura

Hagi Ware Artist in Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan Zenemon Sakakura is a Hagi ware (Hagiyaki) potter working in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture — the region where this pottery has been made...

Zenemon Sakakura

Hagi Ware Artist in Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan Zenemon Sakakura is a Hagi ware (Hagiyaki) potter working in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture — the region where this pottery has been made...

Kawachiya

Kawachiya

A Print Shop Built on Uncompromising Quality Kawachiya was founded in 1971 in Shimbashi, Tokyo, one block from the advertising agencies, newspaper publishers, and high-end retailers that made the area...

Kawachiya

A Print Shop Built on Uncompromising Quality Kawachiya was founded in 1971 in Shimbashi, Tokyo, one block from the advertising agencies, newspaper publishers, and high-end retailers that made the area...

Ritofu

Ritofu

A Kyoto Dyeing House Known for Hand-Painted Kyo-Yuzen Sairin Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto dyeing house that has practiced hand-painted Kyo-yuzen across three generations. Its kimono have been worn by...

Ritofu

A Kyoto Dyeing House Known for Hand-Painted Kyo-Yuzen Sairin Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto dyeing house that has practiced hand-painted Kyo-yuzen across three generations. Its kimono have been worn by...

KOMA

KOMA

Handmade Wood Furniture Atelier in Tokyo, Japan KOMA is a furniture atelier based in Ogikubo, Tokyo. It is led by Shigeki Matsuoka — recognized in 2020 as a "Contemporary Master...

KOMA

Handmade Wood Furniture Atelier in Tokyo, Japan KOMA is a furniture atelier based in Ogikubo, Tokyo. It is led by Shigeki Matsuoka — recognized in 2020 as a "Contemporary Master...

Sanuki Kagari Temari

Sanuki Kagari Temari

A Hand-Stitched Temari Tradition from Kagawa Sanuki Kagari Temari are hand-stitched textile spheres made in Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, by the Sanuki Kagari Temari Preservation Society. Cotton...

Sanuki Kagari Temari

A Hand-Stitched Temari Tradition from Kagawa Sanuki Kagari Temari are hand-stitched textile spheres made in Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, by the Sanuki Kagari Temari Preservation Society. Cotton...

AJI PROJECT

AJI PROJECT

Produced only in the northeastern part of Kagawa pref. and characterized by hardness and beauty

AJI PROJECT

Produced only in the northeastern part of Kagawa pref. and characterized by hardness and beauty