浮玉 — The Glass Balls That Came Ashore
A smooth glass sphere in an antique store. You don't quite know what it is. It's a 浮玉 — a Japanese glass fishing float. An object that arrived where it...
A smooth glass sphere in an antique store. You don't quite know what it is. It's a 浮玉 — a Japanese glass fishing float. An object that arrived where it...
The Head Craftsman at Shirokiya Denbei, recently retired after more than 60 years of dedicated service. The news is a reminder of the importance of preserving traditional artisanal skills, which are...
I grew up wearing Levi's. It was only as an adult that I found Japanese denim — and understood why the people who know it feel so strongly about...
燕三条 is a name made from two cities. Tsubame was a city of craftsmen. Sanjo was a city of merchants. Over time, the names merged — and so did the...
The kujira knife began with a practical request: a knife without a sharp point that children could safely use to sharpen pencils. When the prototype was finished, someone noticed it...
My daughter is almost 22 now. The broom I bought when she was a baby is still in daily use. This is not a metaphor for anything. It is simply...