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Visit to “Kominka Wakana” September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) I had the pleasure of visiting “Kominka Wakana,” owned by Mr. Yoshihiro Wakana, who runs Wakana Landscaping in Chiba Prefecture. Through his landscaping business, Mr. Wakana has ex...

September 17, 2023 (Sunday) I recently visited the workshop of Mr. Tsuneo Ono, Director and Secretary General of the Ota City Association for the Development of Traditional Crafts, whom I met at the Ota City Traditional Crafts Exhibition...

September 9, 2023 (Saturday) I visited the Ota City Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Ota City is where I currently live. When people think of Ota City, they might պատկեր it as a “Downtown Rocket”-style area filled with small factories. How...

August 6, 2023 (Sunday) I visited the Monozukuri: Festival of Craftsmanship 2023, held at the Tokyo International Forum. The event featured a wide range of booths and hands-on experiences, including traditional craft artisans, as well as...

Participating in the Japan–Vietnam Cultural Exchange Festival in Vietnam “I will definitely share Japanese culture with the world!” Recently, my activities in supporting Japanese culture have been gaining momentum, and suddenly I receive...

July 8, 2023 (Saturday)The Waden Festival was held at Art Hotel Nippori Lungwood. This event, organized by the Japan Cultural Stage Support Organization, was a Japanese-style dinner show featuring a wide range of traditional and contempo...

This time, I had the pleasure of speaking with Takashi Kamataki (art name: Ryusei) of Ryusei Workshop, a master of Tokyo hand-painted Yuzen. What is “The Three Great Yuzen Styles”? Mr. Kamataki originally loved drawing illustrations, whi...

How have you been? This time, I would like to introduce a Japanese cultural artisan: Kataoka Byobu Shop in Sumida City, Tokyo. The Only Folding Screen Shop in Tokyo I had the pleasure of visiting Kataoka Byobu Shop, located near Tokyo Sk...