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.
Perfect for a family trip to Minabe Town / Nanki Shirahama, Wakayama! A guide to experiencing "My Umeboshi" — crafting your own flavor-blended pickled plum — and making "ume syrup (ume juice)" with rock sugar, right in Japan's number-one... Read More
About 14 min read
Try your hand at an artisan experience in Niigata's Tsubame-Sanjo, the holy land of metalworking! The "Tsuchime (hamm... Read More
About 18 min read
Perfect for a family trip to Takaoka, Toyama! At the headquarters factory of "Nousaku" — one of Japan's leading casti... Read More
About 16 min read
Golden Week in May is the best season for "tea picking"! Why not dress up in a cute cha-musume costume and pick fresh... Read More
About 16 min read
A guide to pottery experiences with "Oobori Soma Ware," a traditional craft representing Fukushima Prefecture. Discov... Read More
About 16 min read
Family trip to Shirakawa City, Fukushima! "Shirakawa Daruma," with roughly 300 years of history, has been reborn as t... Read More
About 16 min read
Family trip to Miyagi Prefecture! A guide to hand-grilling the famous "sasakama" (bamboo-leaf kamaboko) at Sendai's "... Read More
About 17 min read
Family trip to Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture — a world-renowned eyeglass production hub! Filing and polishing colorful... Read More
About 18 min read
Family trip to Okinawa! Kneading clay to sculpt a "shisa" (clay sculpting) or painting a colorful "shisa" (painting e... Read More
About 19 min read
A family trip to Odate City, Akita Prefecture! Making a magewappa bento box or bread plate surrounded by the scent of... Read More
About 17 min read