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Local Creators’ Market is a project that aims to strengthen ties between the localities where craft traditions are upheld, the creators who live there carrying on those skills and know-how, and potential markets for them beyond Japan.

The Samurai Spirit of Aizu Lacquerware

The Samurai Spirit of Aizu Lacquerware

The creation of traditional Japanese lacquerware is a beautiful and detailed process.

January 21, 2019
Hakone Yosegi Zaiku: World of Woodcraft

Hakone Yosegi Zaiku: World of Woodcraft

Hakone yosegi zaiku is a form of marquetry dating back to around 1830

January 7, 2019
Sumida Textiles—Hand-dyed and in Demand

Sumida Textiles—Hand-dyed and in Demand

Tokyo has been a center of fabric dyeing since its earliest days. Back in the Edo ...

August 29, 2018
Fukuyama Denim—Endless Design Possibilities

Fukuyama Denim—Endless Design Possibilities

Specialists in every step of denim manufacture—spinning, dyeing ...

August 29, 2018
Kobe Pearls—Tiny Lights of the Sea

Kobe Pearls—Tiny Lights of the Sea

A symbol of elegance loved around the world since the early 1900s, Akoya pearls ...

August 29, 2018
Kaga Lacquerware—A 400-Year Tradition

Kaga Lacquerware—A 400-Year Tradition

A mountainous land dotted with hot springs, Yamanaka in Ishikawa prefecture is ..

August 29, 2018
Seki Knives—A 400-Year Tradition

Seki Knives—A 400-Year Tradition

Along with Solingen in Germany and Sheffield in the United Kingdom, Seki in Gifu ...

August 29, 2018
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