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Shiraki Kogei — Light of Tradition, Handcrafted in Yame

For over 200 years, Yame in Fukuoka has been home to the craft of Yame lanterns — originally made as Bon Chochin to guide ancestors during the summer festival. A bamboo frame wrapped in spirals, co...

Layering Beauty — The Story of Shitsurindo

There’s a quiet town in Fukui Prefecture called Echizen — known as the birthplace of Japanese lacquerware. The air is often cool and misty, the kind of climate where urushi (natural lacquer) dries ...