Interviews

Kyo Wazarashi Mensha: Gauze for Restful Sleep, from Kyoto

Kyo Wazarashi Mensha, from a Kyoto bedding maker founded in 1925, makes multi-layer gauze bleached by the slow, chemical-free wazarashi method for truly restful sleep.

Take Kobo Kisetsu: From Office Worker to Bamboo Craftsman in Kyoto

We visited Take Kobo Kisetsu in Kyoto, where craftsman Mr. Hosokawa, who left an office job at 31 to learn bamboo craft, weaves ajiro bamboo bags made for everyday life.

Onishi Seisakusho: Handmade Pens from Higashiosaka

In Higashiosaka, Keizo Onishi draws on more than 65 years with pens to make every fountain pen and ballpoint by hand. We visited his workshop to see how a single pen comes to life.

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...