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Discovering Japan [Nihon] through authentic craftsmanship [Honmono]

FOODLocal food, products and culinary culture have been handed down to the present day through the wisdom and ingenuity of Japanese people, who cherish the blessings of nature in each of the four seasons.…
SAKE &Born in a country with four distinct seasons, sake is one of the few alcoholic beverages in the world that has a seasonality. The styles and flavours of sake, as well as the ways to drink and enjoy it…
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TRAVELMany Japanese temples and shrines are traditional wooden structures, and are testament to the fact that Japan is one of the world’s prominent “wood” based cultures. Japan’s craft pro…
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CRAFT Shiga

“Kinomoto Association for Silk Thread for Strings of Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments” Spinning thread

2010.5.1

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