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Ando Cloisonne
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Ando Cloisonné is
the most prestigious brand for Owari Enamel work. The glazed glass attached
to a base core of copper and silver gives a unique, beautiful appearance to
each and every product. The glazing also emphasizes the bright colors typical
of this type of Japanese craft.
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Art Nishimura
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Art Shimura is a brand that uses the beauty of Kyoto's kimonoand especially velvet Yuzen with the modernity of innovative design and practical object that can be use on a daily basis. It is a way to protect the patrimoine of Yuzen fabrics while adapting to a new lifestyle in Japan and abroad.
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Edo Kirikokan
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Edo Kirikokan is the showroom for the very famous Kiriko Cut
Glass. Highly skilled craftsmen cut off the outer, colored part of glasses and
assemble them back to create stunning classic and modern patterns of glasses. Their work can also be admired in the Tokyo
Sky Tree tower.
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Edokibashi
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Edokibashi stands for high quality ebony
chopsticks, specialized in chopsticks with at least four edges Edokibashi has
created a large lineup of chopsticks extremely easy to hold and to use. Among Edokibashi’s
products every single dish as a pair of chopsticks design for it.
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EDONO
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Edono is a brand that uses Japanese
traditional Kimono fabrics from Kyoto to create contemporary stylish bags, card
holder and other accessories. The design are simple in respect of the Japanese
refine standards but the colors of the Kimono fabrics, along with the pattern,
create unique and beautiful stylish accessories that fit any outfit.
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Fujiso Banko Ware
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Fujiso is specialized in making the typical Banko Ware
tea pots famous for preserving the delicate flavor of Japanese Sencha tea.
With their technique and traditional
process Fujiso also
creates Tea pots for black tea but also cups and sets both beautiful and
useful.
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Gallery Tsuyuki
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The Gallery Tsuyuki is the most prestigious maker of Hakone
Marquetry, a craft using different type of wood with different colors to create
beautiful geometrical patterns. The natural beauty of non-colored wood makes
these products extremely popular in Japan but also abroad.
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Ieda Paper Craft
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Ieda Paper makes beautiful objects out of Japanese Washi
paper such as semi-transparent Mizu uchiwa or the ecological paper snowflakes to
stick on the glass without glue. Ieda Paper are respecting the tradition of
Japanese paper and adapting it to an environmentally friendly contemporary
living.
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Inato Handfans
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Inato is the last maker of hand-made Hinaga Uchiwa hand
fans. Across the years, Hinaga Uchiwa have
been suffering from cheap hand-fans made in China and the traditional hand-made
production is now extremely limited. However, thanks to unique products such as
the fragrance fans – which spreads your favorite fragrance as you vent yourself
– the Hinaga Uchiwa is
still existing and producing high quality products.
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Indenya Uehara
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Koshu Inden is a Japanese leather craft with 400
years of history that originally used deerskin to make flexible and solid part
of Samurai armors. Nowadays, Uehara Inden keeps on with this tradition of
excellence for the creation of everyday items such as bags, wallets and
purses.
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Ishikawa Lacquer
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Ishikawa Lacquer is
one of the oldest makers of Odawara lacquer. Their craftworks are very suitable
for an everyday use as it is very durable and resistant. Also, they use the
typical transparent lacquer which emphasizes the natural beauty of the wood
grain and the marks of the turnery technique used.
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Ishioka Craft
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Ishioka Craft is a traditional maker of Tsugaru lacquer
ware. This craft is recognizable for its poly chrome patterns in red or black
which also have many different reflects. Their products are simple, original,
traditional and contemporary goods with a high attention to details.
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ITOKASHI
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Itokashi is a brand producing iPhone cases in
collaboration with the famous Kimono maker Chikusen and the lacquer ware company Yamada Heiando.
Their products are contemporary goods inspired by Japan’s tradition and
folklore.
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Kaneko Kohyo Pottery
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Kaneko Pottery is
located in the Mino area famous for its pottery production. With a broad line
up of mugs, cups and plates they are also specialized in creating cups that
enhance the experience of drinking Sake. With their Giyaman Blue
ceramic series they received International recognition.
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Kashiwagi Art Foundry
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The Kashiwagi Art Foundry is a producer of bells and wind chimes in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. This craft is coming from the long tradition of casting iron and other metals.
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KUME T-Shirts
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Kume Corporation was
the first manufacturer of Tee-shirts in Japan and keeps even now producing
genuine Tee-shirts made in Japan of organic Japanese cotton. Their Tee-shirts
are extremely popular in Japan too, traditional designs inspired from Sake
breweries or the ones inspired by the Hokusai art pieces have gained a great
media coverage recently.
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Masuya
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Masuya is a maker of Masu sake
cups that also developed a range of modern design products. Masuya uses
the Japanese Hinoki
Cypress wood as its core material and thus create products that are light,
waterproof, solid and smelling extremely good.
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Shofuan
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Masuya is a maker of Masu sake
cups that also developed a range of modern design products. Masuya uses
the Japanese Hinoki
Cypress wood as its core material and thus create products that are light,
waterproof, solid and smelling extremely good.
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Shonan Eiyu Japanese Umbrellas
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The Shounan Wagasa Atelier Eiyu is a specialist of handmade Japanese
Umbrella called Wagasa. These umbrellas are made of traditional Washi
paper and have been use in Japan from the 6th
century up to the 2nd World War after which western umbrella,
cheaper and more resistant, took over. Nowadays, the number of authentic Wagasa
producer is very limited in Japan.
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Kurikyu Bentwood
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Kurikyu is a
highly recognized maker of Odate Bentwood. The products made of Japanese
Cedar are very popular in Japan. It is especially due to the natural beauty of
the Cedar wood grain but also because of its light weight and exquisite scent.
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Matsui Candles
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Matsui Candle Atelier makes
traditional Japanese Warosoku
candles with hand-made painting since 1907. The Iconic shape of the Japanese
candles called Ikari and
their paper-made wicks produces a gentle light and a unique atmosphere. Natural
and traditional these lanterns are used in Temples as well as houses.
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Miura Kanzashi
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The Miura family has been making kanzashi for Kabuki artists and Geishas since four generations. After graduation at a design school Takashi Miura decided to take over the family business from his father into the fourth generation. He not only continues production of traditional kanzashi for Kabuki artists and Geishas but also creates modern creations that better suit contemporary life.
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Miyabi Andon Bamboo Basketry
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Miyabi Andon is a
producer of Suruga bamboo basketry making Ikebana vases, wind chimes and
handbags amongst a wide range of other products. Working in family the Miyabi Andon
company has gained great visibility and is now recognized as one of the most
talented Suruga Bamboo basketry producer.
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Norimoto Tatami
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Norimoto Tatami is a small producer of tatami mats that
also creates a growing range of accessories made of Tatami. The Tatami Clock from Norimoto even
received an award from the Japanese Ministry of tourism in 2012 for the section
“Traditional Japan” of the Charming Souvenirs Contest.
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Shinohara Edo Furin WInd Chimes
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Edo Furin is the best known brand for hand blown
and hand painted glass wind chimes. Preserving a century long tradition, the
glass wind chimes produce a very specific tinkling sound which is soothing and
refreshing. Wind chimes are one of the symbol of
Japanese summer.
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Shinseido Ink
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Shinseido Ink is a traditional maker of high quality
calligraphy ink sticks located in Suzuka. Their line up includes black ink stick
for various application but also ink sticks with gold and colored ink sticks
that are really beautiful as decoration but are also great for giving a
different style to your calligraphy work.
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Takeda Kahei
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Takeda Kahei is one of the oldest makers of Arimatsu Shibori, a
type of tie-dyeing. The Arimatsu dyeing
has a very long history in Japan, with its beautiful patterns it has been use
in Japan for Kimonos and Yukatas but
it is now apply on many different type of support from hand fans to
pouches.
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Takumi Toyohashi Fude
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Takeda Kahei is one of the oldest makers of Arimatsu Shibori, a
type of tie-dyeing. The Arimatsu dyeing
has a very long history in Japan, with its beautiful patterns it has been use
in Japan for Kimonos and Yukatas but
it is now apply on many different type of support from hand fans to
pouches.
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Wajima Kirimoto
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Takumi Toyohashi Fude is a
brand created by Mr. Takumi a recognized expert in calligraphy brushes for the
quality of its brushes. The Toyohashi brushes are fully handmade and Takumi
supplies professional calligraphers and artists all over Japan.
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