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2021年9月

02 Kutami Shibu Uchiwa Kurikawa Shouten

Durable fan that can last 100 years”I want to bring  Japanese Fans (Uchiwa) to the world.”  Kutami Shibu Uchiwa / Kurikawa Shouten The “Kutami Shibu Uchiwa” has been made in Kutami, Kamoto Town in northern Kumamoto Prefecture. In Kurikawa Shouten offers products that fit today’s lifestyle while preserving traditional methods. We interviewed Ryoichi Kurikawa, fourth generation of Kurikawa Shouten. Ryoichi Kurikawa Fourth generation of Kurikawa Shouten LTD.Co. Born in Yamaga City,Kumamoto prefecture. After graduating from University, he joined Kurikawa Shouten. He is developing new products while preserving the tradition of Shibu Uchiwa. [outline] Crafts made from bamboo and paper “Kurikawa […]

01 Higo-Zogan MITSUSUKE

Bringing Samurai’s cool fashion to the modern times“Polishing traditional techniques and continuing to challenge” Higo-Zogan / “Higo-zogan Mitsusuke” Higo-zogan started inlay designs being used to decorate gun barrels and sword guards 400 years ago in the early Edo Period.”Higo-zogan Mitsusuke”, produces items that add a new appeal to the fashion of the samurai. We interviewed the company representative,Mr.Yuji Osumi. Yuji Osumi Representative Director of Mitsusuke Co. Fourth generation.Chairman of the promotion committee. Born in 1957. After he graduated university, he worked as a company employee in Tokyo,but he quit the company, and came back to Kumamoto. He learned crafts from […]