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CRAFT
Tochigi
Primitive beauty found within modernity. Ceramic Artist Koichi Onozawa / Mashiko Town, Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture
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FOOD
Kanagawa
Consecutive recipient of the Governor’s Award. Juro Umeboshi made by Tokuo Saito, renowned for its melt-in-your-mouth flesh / Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
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CRAFT
Fukuoka
Masuda Paulownia Box Shop: Crafting Paulownia Boxes That Blend Time-Honored Traditions with Modern Aesthetics / Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture
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TRAVEL
Tochigi
A massive underground space, 30 meters below ground, created by human hands throughout history. The Oya Stone Quarry Site “Oya Stone Museum” / Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture
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SAKE &
Aomori
Hachinohe Shuzo Co., Ltd. / Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture 250 Years Since Founding: Carrying an Unwavering Spirit to the Next Generation
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CRAFT
Tochigi
Tashiro Michiaki, a potter who continues to create expressive vessels with his hands and time / Mashiko Town, Haga County, Tochigi Prefecture
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CRAFT
Ehime
A New World of Tobe Pottery Spun by Etude Patterns in Black and White. Kazuya Yamamoto of Wasagama Kiln / Matsumae Town, Iyo County, Ehime Prefecture
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CRAFT
Ehime
Fusing tradition and digital technology to bring new life to handmade washi. Yukari Sato, Rikuu / Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture
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CRAFT
Ehime
Japan and Finland. Mustakivi” spinning two original landscapes with cloth and ceramics, by Fujio Ishimoto and Eisaku Kurokawa / Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
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SAKE &
Fukushima
From Fukushima to the world. Taisuke Sato of “haccoba,” a company that delivers surprise and excitement with its freely conceived “craft salmon” / Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture
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FOOD
Miyagi
Seri Nabe” Revitalizes Sendai. Takahiro Miura, Representative of Miura Noen / Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture
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CRAFT
Tochigi
Mr. Toru NIHIRA, owner of “NIHIRA Old Furniture Store,” which conveys “good things” from the past to the present and brings out the charm of craftsmanship / Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture
