“Araoyo,” a blowfish roe, to be enjoyed in secret

Living as an ‘artist’ in a mass-production area. Tomoaki Nakano, Echizen lacquerware painter.

Vegetables that play a leading role “NOTO Taka Farm” by Mr. Toshimitsu Taka

Crafts that accompany people’s lives. Tetsuya Osawa, ceramic artist.

Daily routine is making clay. Ceramicist Masafu Ito pursues old-style Tokoname ware.

Completely pesticide-free snow lemon whose peel can also be eaten. ‘Handled Belize’, Mr Hiroaki Ishioka.

Sasue Maeda Fish Store, Japan’s No. 1 fish store that makes no compromises

MARUYA Hatcho Miso continues to take on challenges with its traditional production methods.

Pottery artist Hiroshi Taruta uses his unique Hotarute technique to bring natural light into his vessels.

KURKKU FIELDS, a sustainable farm that envisions the future

Shigeru Inoue, a self-taught ceramic artist in Aichi, Japan

Glass artist of “Satsuma faceted glass” that conveys tradition and aesthetics to the present – Mr. Shoho