Interviews
Meet the people behind our goods. We visit workshops across Japan to hear how each piece is made, and why. Find a story by craft or by region, or search for a maker.
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nitorito: Knit and Weave — Stoles Made in Snowy Yonezawa
In snowy Yonezawa, a 140-year-old textile mill turned the limits of circular knitting into soft, felted wool stoles — and a brand to keep its region's craft alive.
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ABE HOME SHOES: Slippers from Japan's Slipper Capital
We visited Abe Sangyo in Kahoku, Yamagata, Japan's top slipper town, to learn how a 100-year-old subcontractor built its own brand of comfortable home shoes.
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Odate Kougeisha: Magewappa and the Story of Blanc Pa
In Odate, Akita, Odate Kougeisha has crafted magewappa bentwood ware from century-old Akita cedar for 65 years. We learned how every piece is made by hand, and why they created Blanc Pa.
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