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katsuhiro'sTSURUmichiyo'sKAMEhttps//nakago-guinomicom/Ourcompanyusesitsowntechnologytomakesake-drinking vesselsfromtinOurtown produces Yamada Nishikitherawmaterialforsake Amongthemtheblessed landiscalledthespecial Aarea YamadaNishikiinthespecialarea Aisofthe highestqualityandis highly valuedbysakebreweriesnationwide Weare workingto protectthis wonderful landandconnectittothefutureFujiwaraInc133WEB@nakagokobekitanoInstagramHYOGOBizenware2BizenWarehttps//gensoartnet/GENSOisacompanythatmanufacturesandsellsBizenPottery.WehavepartneredwithBizenPotteryartiststodevelopandsellnotonlytheiroriginal worksbutalsoourownbrandoftableware vasesandother productsCurrently,despitethehighqualityhistoryandcultureofBizenwarefewpeopleoutsideof JapanknowaboutitInordertochangethissituation weare workingtomakeBizen warebetter knownto peopleoverseasInthe pastthere havebeencases whereartistshaveexpandedoverseasontheirownbuttherelationship withthe local peoplehasbeen limitedtothedurationoftheexhibitionandhasnotledtoasustainablerelationshipduetothelanguagebarrierAtthis year'sTAKUMIEXPO weare hopingtomatchup withbusiness partners with whom wecanbuildasustainablerelationshipandexpandBizenPotteryto peoplealloverthe worldGENSOLtd134WEB@genso_bizen_potteryInstagramHYOGO$26$79$80Negoro-nuriCamellia-shepedplateFoundedin1882itisaworkshopcurrentlyproducedbythe4thand5thgenerationparent-childtraditionalcraftsmenToshifumiTaniokathefourthgenerationoftraditionalcraftsmen(lacquerware)andTheOrderoftheSacredTreasureSilverRays Award winnerand WakayamaPrefecturemastercraftsmanandKumikoTaniokathefifthgenerationoftraditionalcraftsmen(generalcategory)Thecraftsmenusenaturallacquerand100%naturalrawmaterialstocreatethe lacqueringtechnique whichhasbeenhandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationEachoneiscarefully producedusinga lacqueringtechniquethat hasbeen handeddownovergenerationssotheyall havedifferentpatternsThe lacqueris polishedtoabrilliant lusterusingthetraditional lacquercrafttechniqueof waxcolorfinishingandismainlyusedto produce Negoro lacquer(red-lacquered ware withablack-lacquerundercoat)and Akebono lacquer(black-lacquered ware withared-lacquerundercoat)andZuiunlacquer(Originallacquer ware withmultiplecoloredlacquer) Whichmakesthemunique withdifferent patternbecomeclearerandmoreelegantastimegoesby. Accessorieswithauthenticmaki-e lacquerarealso popular withcustomersTaniokaShitugei(lacquerartist)139WAKAYAMAhttps//tanioka-urushicom/en/WEB$80InteriorGoodsmagewappabentoboxmagewappatrayhttps//magewappa-bentocomWiththethemesofsimplicityorganicandsustainabilityweproduceandsellmainlybent-woodlunchboxesinKamiyama-choTokushimaPrefectureBasedontraditional Japanese woodworkingtechniques weuseonlynaturalmaterialsinourproduction.WealsoemphasizetheimportanceofsustainabilityinourmaterialprocurementandproductionmethodsAlthough wecannot producea largenumberof products we hopetodeliverour productstostoresandcustomers whosharetheabove philosophyIn Japan wesella limitednumberof productsonanirregularbasisbuttheyarealwayssoldoutimmediatelyInthefuture weare workingondeveloping productsotherthanbentoboxestomakethemmorereadilyavailabletooverseascustomersWebelievethatourproducts willhelptopromotemutualunderstandingbetween Japanandothercountriesbyconveyingtherelationshipbetween Japanese peopleand woodenutensilsand howtheyrelatetonatureStudioKurara148WEB@n_kondoInstagramTOKUSHIMA$80InteriorGoods13Tableware