About the exhibitor

It’s here that we reveal an unknown side of Japan through the world of mastercrafts.

This is no tourist destination. Tucked inside a studio neatly lined with his most used tools, the artisan transforms wood and earth into works of art. Outside, the historic charm of a quintessentially Japanese streetscape is painted with the fresh colors of each season.

This is where the artisan’s craft is born. Step through the door — typically inaccessible to guests — and enter an exclusive talk with the craftsman followed by a stroll through the unique townscape.

This trip links you back to a year and even a century before — if only for a single day. Each step brings you closer. A single point along the way to one hundred years henceforth.

About the products

LOCAL CRAFT JAPAN offers travel plans to different manufacturing areas in Japan. They are specialised in Japanese craft and define it as follows: 

1. Objects that pass down local traditions to future generations

Objects created in a unique natural environment and lifestyle connecting local history and regional craftsmanship to the future.

2. Objects that are created by hand
Selecting special materials and remaining committed to particular processing and techniques with sensibilities and values that suit the present era.

3. Objects for daily life

Updated traditional, everyday objects for the current times.