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by sachiyo itabashi
I will be donating part of our sales of this month towards the rebuilding efforts for Kumamoto Castle, which was destroyed by the devastating ear...
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by sachiyo itabashi
I went to meet the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Hirazumi who make Shimenawa wall hangings with the Igusa plants. Kumamoto is known for Igusa plants which a...
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by sachiyo itabashi
My hometown Kumamoto is known for the rich environment to grow Igusa plants and there are many farms and factories who make the tatami mats.
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Driving 3+ hours and going across the Aso mountain from my parents house, I visited the Kai family in Miyazaki prefecture to learn how they make t...
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by sachiyo itabashi
Mr. Miyawaki lives in Beppu in Oita prefecture, which is known for its hot spring village in Kyushu Japan. When I saw Mr. Miyawakis’ dolls years ag...
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by sachiyo itabashi
Kakishibu Uchiwa is a persimmon tannin dyed paper fan. There are actually a few well known paper fan manufacturers in my hometown but I decided to...
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by sachiyo itabashi
Visiting Nishikawa family's kiln.
Nakadera kiln was started in 1991 by Kousei Nishikawa who was born in 1951. Before he started his own kiln he tr...
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by sachiyo itabashi
Memory of the studio visit to buy the clay dolls in Amakusa, Kumamoto.
Driving more than three hours from my parents home, I went to see the craf...
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by sachiyo itabashi
Visiting Inoue family of Fumoto kiln. (on another rainy day!) When I visit them their daughter Miho welcomed me and kindly showed me their studio.
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Visiting the ceramicist Loui Fukuda of Mizuho Kiln in the heavy rain.
(Somehow, I tend to hit heavy rain or snow when I go on trips... )
Her c...
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Visiting the craftsman of Konohazaru monkey dolls. The craftsman Reizo and his daughter welcomed me.
Reizo showed me the magazine which shows...
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