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Do you know a secret of beauty? "Edo kiriko " , Japanese traditional glassware. This is a series of Edo kiriko glassware, we will introduce the s...

Enjoy Japanese glass ware with the sound of rain The hydrangea under the raindrops seems more beautiful than under the sunshine.So, we are in rainy...

Is it like some ritual? rolling up a hanging scrollIn Kyoto, we enjoy the Hydrangea everyday.This flowers show various colors by the weather of thi...

Rainy season & SAKE &Shigaraki ware The rainy season has already started in Kyoto.Every year, we are drawn into the rainy season in June, b...

May our package reach you safely. Each time we ship your ordered parcels from Kyoto Japan, we pray like this.Shopping on the online store is diffe...

 What comes to your mind when you hear "Japanese culture"? Foods culture? traditional crafts? Kimono? or manga? Pokemon?Some people might imagine s...

Here is our collection of Noh mask in the physical store, Kyoto.Okina(elderly man)     Ko-omote(beautiful young lady)     Hannya (Demon)     Ofu...

TOHO CO., LTD and KYOTO CITY organize a big event "GODZAILLA VS KYOTO". This event is called a "migratory event" which means that the people move f...

My name is "Ofuku", one of the Noh -mask be selling at Ktoyo Handicraft Center, Japan.I am always like this at the cornor of the store.Today, I lea...

Today, We will show you how to build up a small set of armor.On our product page, we have several kinds of helmets and one body of armor.However, i...

We would like to ask you again.Which SENGOKU SAMURAI do you like?For the definition of SEGOKU SAMURAI, please see my last article Ver.1 from here.T...

■Question "Which SENGOKU SAMURAI do you like?" Please answer this question on the contact form!!*SENGOKU SAMURAI means leader of SAMURAI during 15t...

The last day of Kyoto Handicraft Center @Kyoto CongressWe found that participants and team members of Congress seem more relaxed than before, that ...

KHC temporary shop @Kyoto Congress.Excellent smile! She is our one of the lovely team member, loved also by our customers as "Furoshiki lady".Furos...

The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, we call generally "Kyoto Congress" is held in Kyoto International Conference Center....

   We can see above beautiful sky in early spring from Kyoto Handicraft Center. In the garden... Some plants have sprouted just after weeding. Is ...

According to Japanese zodiac, this year 2021 is the year of OX.We talked about Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto which is well known shrine as the Go...

Wooden craft like "Kabazaiku", cherry bark craft, it breathes and it lives. This is why you can use it for a long time and it suitable for your life style.

樺細工のような木製品は、生きていて呼吸をしています。だからこそ、いつまでも使う人に寄り添って長らく人生をともにできるアイテムとなるのです。

What is "Kabazaiku"?  
Kabazaiku was born in Kakunodate area in Akita Prefecture, northest Japan, used wild cherry bark.

Kakunodate is famous place for Shidarezakura, and is called as "Small Kyoto".

Please enjoy the back history of Kabazaiku, Cherry bark crafts.

樺細工をご存じですか？「みちのくの小京都」と呼ばれている秋田県の角館町で生まれた桜の樹皮を使った美しくも温かみにあふれた工芸品。そんな樺細工の歴史について触れています。