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“An Exploration of Monozukuri with Keanu Reeves” takes us on a fascinating deep dive into Japanese craftsmanship, with Roman Coppola and the Hollywood star who was “staggered” when he first tasted Hibiki.

Japan
(alcohol • artisans • business • craftsmanship • culture • drinks • Hibiki • hollywood • Japanese whisky • Keanu Reeves • Roman Coppola • Suntory • Suntory Hibiki • Suntory Whisky • tradition • videos • whisky • Yamazaki whisky)

Aluminum case to carry puffed corn snack Umaibo developed

Master Blaster
Jun 19, 2023

Protect your most valuable 12-yen snack food.

Japan
(Actec • aluminum cases • cool • craftsmanship • crowdfunding • food • funny • umaibo • weird)

Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro wind chime with a century of craftsmanship behind it

Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2023

Anime studio’s love for traditional processes extends to its newest merchandise offering.

Japan
(anime • brass • cool • craftsmanship • culture • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Nousaku • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Toyama Prefecture • tradition • wind chime)

Crowdfunding success for handmade formalwear masks in samurai’s favorite color

Master Blaster
Jul 24, 2022

Look like victory with Kacciro.

Japan
(art • craftsmanship • crowdfunding • face masks • fashion • indigo • Kacciro • kachi-iro • katazome • Mylike • Tokushima)

Beautifully crafted bag shows off intricate artistry and is perfect for keeping your snowman cool

Katie Pask
Dec 24, 2020

Practical? Maybe not. Gorgeous craftsmanship? Absolutely.

Japan
(art • awesome • bag • beautiful • craftsmanship • cute • leather • snowman)

Starbucks Roastery Tokyo releases lucky Japanese dolls to end the pandemic in the New Year

Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2020

Plague-ending talismans made by a fifth-generation Kyoto doll craftsman.

Japan
(craftsmanship • Japanese dolls • Japanese New Year • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

The ancient Japanese textile craft made with jagged fingernails

Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2020

These artisans carve out an essential tool at the end of their fingertips.

Japan
(artisan • craftsmanship • craftsmen • Japanese traditional crafts • Nishijin Ori • textiles • traditional craft • weaving • woven textile)

Surprisingly simple and fast process of hand-lettering store’s name on glass awes net users

Krista Rogers
Aug 10, 2018

Aka that time when watching the paint dry really was fun.

Internet, Japan
(cool • craftsmanship • hardware • lettering • painting • twitter)

Japanese company creates lacquered tableware that feels like human skin

Oona McGee
Mar 5, 2018

The centuries-old company is using a sensual ad campaign to draw attention to their innovative new range.

Japan
(craftsman • craftsmanship • Ichikawa • lacquer • lacquerware • marketing • skin • traditional crafts)

Sweet suspense: Japanese craftsman uses giant brush to fill in detailed ceramic patterns【Video】

Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2015

We’ve showcased a number of calming videos featuring traditional craftsmen at work, but this clip has the added bonus of suspense.

Japan
(art • ceramics • craftsman • craftsmanship • Ishikawa • pottery • suspense • video)

Japanese Nickel Damascus knives look exquisite and a little like they’re slipping out of reality

Master Blaster
Sep 12, 2015

Don’t you hate it when you get ready to do some cooking and Paul Hogan comes out of nowhere ridiculing your cookware with taunts of “Ya call that a knife?”

Me too.

That’s why next time I’ll be ready with my new Nickel Damascus Chef’s Knife forged by famous Echizen blacksmith Takeshi Saji using techniques that span the globe. Now that’s what I call a knife!

Japan
(blacksmith • blades • cooking • craftsmanship • Damascus • Echizen • knives)

Holes in your clothes? Not a problem for this amazing kaketsugi mending craftsman!

Kay
May 11, 2015

Isn’t it just a bummer when you get a tear or hole in one of your precious clothes? It’s terribly sad when you have to say good-bye to your favorite piece of clothing because of that small hole … or do you really have to?

What if the hole could be almost magically repaired? Well, one Japanese craftsman who was featured in a Korean television program seems to be able to do exactly that, and his mending technique is amazing — just take a look and see if you can tell where the material was repaired!

Japan, Korea
(craftsmanship • invisible mending • mending • Takao Matsumoto)

Japanese carpenters demonstrate traditional wooden joints and it’s oddly satisfying 【Video】

Scott R Dixon
Jan 20, 2015

Despite Japan’s modern image as a country obsessed with the latest technologic advances and all things robotic, age-old Japanese methods and traditions are still highly valued, such as carpenters who use traditional joint-making techniques to fasten together pieces of wood without nails or screws. A video demonstrating this unique part of traditional Japanese carpentry has been making the rounds on the Internet lately with netizens amazed, and oddly mesmerized, by the almost hypnotic way these carpenters perfectly connect enormous pieces of wood.

Japan
(carpentry • craftsmanship • Ehime Prefecture • Kobayashi Kenkoku • trade • woodworking)

School kids in Japan build incredible working tea cup rides for school festivals

KK Miller
Sep 20, 2014

From preschool all the way to university, Japan has a very proud tradition of schools festivals. Every year, the students and teachers work together to transform their school into an array of art, entertainment and food their goal to make the school as fun as possible for everyone who attends. High schools and colleges especially go the extra mile to show that their school is number one by having various cafes, haunted houses, cosplay photography, and performances.

But there’s an event idea that has gone viral because of the amazing efforts of one high school: a manually operated tea cup ride.