

Industry & Manufacture
The thoughtful process behind the design and creation of Japanese products - from knives crafted in Sakai through to the metalwork of workshops in Tsubame-Sanjo - are explored through stories, exhibitions and videos with Japanese industry experts.
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Quick Read | Bizen yaki - rustic earthenware from Okayama Prefecture

Quick Read | Shunkei lacquerware - rooted in Hida Takayama’s woodwork tradition

Story | The Hida region: carpentry workshop of Japan

Quick Read | Edo Kiriko - intricately cut glass dating back to the Edo period

Quick Read | Hake and burashi - Japanese brushes for every occasion

Quick Read | Kibiso - reviving Yamagata’s silk production through creative new uses

Story | Sudō Reiko - Contemporary Japanese Textile Designer

Virtual Exhibition | The Carpenters' Line: Virtual Exhibition

Quick Read | The Lost Textile of Ryūkyū: uncovering the mystery of ton-byan

Story | Kintsugi - Japanese Repair Technique

Story | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls

Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Mageki (Wood-bending)

Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: The Carpenters' Line

Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Joinery

Recorded Event | Hybrid Trains in Hida: Regional Rail Innovation in Japan

Recorded Event | The Making of ‘The Carpenters’ Line:’ Talk & Panel Discussion

Recorded Event | Aizome Indigo Dyeing - Workshop Visit & Conversation with Higeta Tadashi

Quick Read | Aizome Indigo Dyeing from Mashiko
Video Story | Japanese Woodworking Techniques: Hida Shunkei Lacquerware

Video Story | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy

Story | Meriyasu: The Rise of Machine-Knitted Fabric

Story | Japanese Ironware Craft by OIGEN

Story | Japanese Paper - Washi

Story | Populomobile - Japanese Bicycles

Story | Metalworking in Tsubame-Sanjo

Story | GYOKUSENDŌ - Tea and Vase Copperware

Story | Mokushikko TOKESHI - Japanese Dishware

Story | Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten

Story | Shotoku Glass

Quick Read | Japanese blade craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo

Quick Read | Biology of Metal: Metal Craftsmanship in Tsubame-Sanjo

Interview | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design

Recorded Event | Sakai Forged Knives: Workshop Visit & Conversation

Recorded Event | Gyokusendō: Workshop Visit & Conversation

Video Story | Mizuochi Ryoichi - Metal Craftsman

Video Story | Gyokusendō - Japanese Copperware

Interview | Kobayashi Yasuo - Washi Artist

Story | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe

Story | Akabeko Cow - Japanese Folk Toy

Story | Takahashi Hiroko

Story | Japanese Lacquerware

Story | MoonStar - Japanese Shoes

Story | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop

Story | Hida Sangyo - Japanese Wooden Furniture

Story | SIWA - Japanese Paper Maker and Designer

Recorded Event | The Art of Kintsugi

Video Story | The Making of Japan House London

Quick Read | Tamamushi-Nuri – Lacquer Craft Revitalizing Sendai

Quick Read | Mashiko – a town famous for pottery

Quick Read | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa

Quick Read | Face coverings by HIROCOLEDGE

Quick Read | SPREAD: creative team behind the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival's design

Words & Thoughts | Mizuochi Ryoichi

Recorded Event | Sharpening Japanese Knives: Masterclass with Sakai City’s Yamatsuka Mitsuo