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  • Kai family's straw ornament

    by sachiyo itabashi
    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...
    Posted in home decor, living, wall hanging

  • Clay dolls from Mr. Miyawaki

    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...
    Posted in clay doll, decor, living

  • Kakishibu fan

    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...
    Posted in fan, living

  • Nakadera Kiln

    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...
    Posted in ceramic decor, ceramics, decor, living

  • Shimoura clay doll

    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...
    Posted in clay doll, home decor, living