The beautiful geometric patterns of hemp leaves and tortoise shell are thrown into contrast as soft light passes through a paper sliding door. Kumi...

Hanashyo, the manufacturer and seller of edo kiriko, has a relatively large staff for an edo kiriko workshop of 13. It does everything, from the pr...

Founded in 1590. Ibasen boasts a history of more than 400 years as a long-established store manufacturing and selling uchiwa fans and folding fans,...

Kimoto Glass Tokyo has seen the glass industry inside and out during its 80-year operations since its founding as a glass wholesaler. Pressured by ...

In the Meiji era, the West was captivated by the ornamental opulence of kinkarakawashi, a type of lavishly decorative wallpaper that uses Japanese ...

An elegant silhouette from the moment it opens, the tightly stretched fabric and meticulous stitching testifying to quality, careful attention to u...

Kyogen was founded at Kyobashi in 1910 as a Mon-nori-ya, a craftsmen’s company that pastes the shape of a family crest onto kimono. Later, Kyogen b...

Japan’s Sekku (Seasonal Festivals) culture has developed and become ingrained because of the stark contrasts between the four seasons. Since ...

Taiko drums are beaten vigorously, portable shrines are paraded through the streets, and shouts and hayashi (musical accompaniment) echo loudly. Su...

With the modernization of the lives of Japanese people, there has been a decline in Japanese-style architecture, and the old-fashioned style of han...

For years, futons made of highly absorbent cotton have been a favorite bedding in Japan’s humid climate. Not only are they excellent at retaining h...

Noren (partitioning curtains), dyed with a shop’s symbol and name, are iconic features adorning the façades of Japanese shops. Thought to have aris...

K. Hattori & Co., the predecessor of Seiko, was founded in 1881 in Ginza. The shop was founded by Kintaro Hattori, who started his business r...

Aguinomi(sake cup), its base engraved with a pattern of cherry blossoms, ten flat cuts on its sides. Filled with sake, the glass blooms with cherry...

In Suido, Bunkyo, approximately 160 years since the Edo period, there is a workshop that continues to make woodblock prints. Founded in the Ansei p...

Ubukeya, specializing in the manufacture and sale of knives, scissors and other bladed goods forged in the traditional manner and hand-sharpened, w...

Established in 1947, Uchino has expanded its towel business around the world, with towels that comfortably resonate with the five senses, including...

Brushes (Hake) are used mainly for painting, and brushes are also a tool for brushing. Both have a lot of hair attached to the tip of the handle, b...

The plastic umbrella that can be found everywhere in town and brings us great relief during sudden thunderstorms was actually invented in Japan. Pi...

The tsuge (boxwood) comb, which was mentioned in Man’yoshu—the 8th century anthology of Japanese poetry—has been used to maintain hair since ...