Hitoshi
Maida Senga Kogei is characterized by its integrated production of all processes of Kaga yuzen kimono production
Craftspeople
Akihiko
Akihiko is a Kanazawa-based artist specializing in lacquer work, inspired by the texture and appearance of ancient objects that have appeared at various times throughout history
Kazuya
Established in 1839, the Nanjo Kobo is one of the few workshops in Japan that specializes in the manufacture of orin, bells found on Buddhist altars and rung to accompany the reading of a sutra or to drive out the prayer’s evil thoughts
Keisuke
Miyake is a Kyoto-based producer of bags and traditional Kyo-ningyo dolls, luxurious Japanese dolls made around the city of Kyoto
Yasuna
Takata Shuzohjyo produces handmade Kuma rice shochu in Hitoyoshi Kuma region of Kyushu, a rice shochu production area, where Kuma shochu has been made for 500 years
Michito
Rokuchoshi Shuzo is a distillery located in the village of Nishiki, in Kumamoto Prefecture. The region’s traditional methods of using its rich rice, combined with the clear groundwater has allowed for a 500 year history in shochu making
Takeshi
Nishimura Yuzen-Chokoku was established in 1938 as a Kyo-Yuzen engraving specialist for the custom-made, Yuzen-dyed fabrics
Takahiro
Marunao, specialized in carved ornaments for temples and shrines, was established in 1939 in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, creating items used by a greater range of people using the same techniques as in making carpentry tools
Kyoji
Tamiya Raden has pioneered the creation of a new form of textiles which integrate natural materials such as silk, sea shells, lacquer, wood and leather
Osamu
Nakagen has been lovingly growing Kitayama cedar trees which are high-end compared to most others for more than 130 years
