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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Mizutori Kogyo: Reinventing the Geta in Shizuoka
Founded in 1937 in Shizuoka, Mizutori Kogyo went from geta to shoes and back again, creating hand-carved geta designed for all-day comfort.
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JIKAN STYLE: Hand-Dyed Tenugui from Sakai, Osaka
We visited Sakai, Osaka, to see how JIKAN STYLE tenugui are hand-dyed using chusen, a pouring technique that colors both sides of the cloth, and to hear the story behind the brand's playful seasona...
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Nousaku: Four Centuries of Casting, Reimagined in Takaoka
We visited Nousaku in Takaoka, Toyama, a foundry founded in 1916 that turns more than 400 years of local casting tradition into modern tin and brass pieces for everyday life.
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