A Japancrafted Life
Visit Mishima and you will see handmade basketry everywhere. Neither decorative pieces of art nor casual souvenirs, they are living works of natural beauty, used and appreciated daily.
Crafted by hand from the fi ber of trees grown by the artisans themselves, these resilient, textured papers are easy on the environment in ways worth knowing about.
The moist, silky look of urushi lacquer is deceiving: this all-natural coating is durable enough to outlast us all. Two artisans carry on the Kishu heritage of using raw sap in innovative ways.
Deep in snow country, where the Tadami River flows, lies a town where handmade basketry is just one secret behind a community-wide joie de vivre.
In the western region of Shimane Prefecture, four families continue to uphold a 1300-year-old legacy of hand-made Japanese paper.
Upon arrival in Seto, a city in Aichi Prefecture
The value of Gunma’s silk is not only in the product itself, but also the rich history of the industry.
The creation of traditional Japanese lacquerware is a beautiful and detailed process.
Hakone yosegi zaiku is a form of marquetry dating back to around 1830
Based in Takaoka City in Toyama Prefecture, NOUSAKU applies traditional Japanese casting techniques to contemporary designs
