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Masato Kinoshita - Kumiko

Kumiko craftsman Series 2

 
The apprenticeship where Masato’s father found for him, who graduated from high school, was a joiner in Kanuma city in Tochigi prefecture that is very far away from Ohkawa city. There were two colleagues who just graduated from middle school. However, ....
 
 
Masato Kinoshita - Ohkawa Kumiko craftsman

Ohkawa Kumiko Series 3

 

First of all, why did you want to become an artisan of Kumiko?

His father was running a joinery shop in Ohkawa city and Masahito grew up looking at his father’s job and it was natural for him to become a joinery craftsman.  He consulted with his father...

 

 

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Ohkawa Kumiko Background

Ohkawa Kumiko Series 3

 
City of Ohkawa is a town in the southern part of Fukuoka prefecture, located at the mouth of the Chikugo river where it runs into the Ariake sea. There is a forest area in the upper of the Chikugo river, and....
 
 
Specialty of Akoya Pearls in Ehime Prefecture
  • Uwajima City in Ehime Prefecture is a famous pearl cultivation area, ranking first in Japan in terms of pearl production for 12 consecutive years.
Characteristics of Japanese Akoya Pearls...
Origami Tsuki
Japanese idiomatic sentences #9 with sword
 

Origami” is well known overseas as a papercraft but with the same pronunciation, there were an official document, a catalog index and a certificate. They were also called “Origami” since a piece of paper was holded......

 

 

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