GUIDES & STORIES
This archive brings together guides that explain how to choose Japanese-made products — such as “Japanese-made frying pans”, “domestic kitchen knives”, “baby tableware”, or plush toys — along with makers' stories and special features. Use it as a starting point when you want to carefully discover tools and daily essentials made in Japan.
Kurume kasuri is Japan's oldest cotton ikat — designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1957. Monpe, stoles, tote bags and pouches from Fukuoka workshops. Read More
About 16 min read
Gyokuro, yuzu, sansho, sakura — Japanese gins use botanicals no other country can match. Six bottles compared by flav... Read More
About 17 min read
Japanese diaper bags are designed by parents who thought through every pocket. Kurashiki canvas, DORACO ultra-light a... Read More
About 12 min read
A shuro palm hand broom and harimi washi dustpan have swept Japanese homes since the Edo period. No static, no noise ... Read More
About 16 min read
Hinoki cypress gives every bathroom the scent and feel of a Japanese hot spring inn. Stools, buckets, and bath trays ... Read More
About 15 min read
A branded tissue box on the table breaks any interior look. Japan-made wood covers in hinoki, chestnut, BUNACO beech ... Read More
About 14 min read
A sewing box that looks good on a shelf and organises every needle, thread and button. Japan-made picks in chestnut, ... Read More
About 13 min read
One soap dish changes the feel of a bathroom entirely. Mino-yaki ceramic, Tsubame-Sanjo stainless, hinoki cypress, an... Read More
About 14 min read
Japan's chairmakers build furniture to last generations. Hida Sangyo bentwood, Karimoku ergonomics, Tendo molded plyw... Read More
About 12 min read
Japan's strict ceremony dress codes extend to the bag. IWASA horsehair, Hamano leather — the brands that get it right... Read More
About 17 min read