Japanese culture The final process for the 5-sun drawer boxes
Today is Monday, but it’s a national holiday in Japan called “Culture Day”(Bunkanohi in Japanese). The idea behind this ...
Hiroyuki Oka
Japanese culture 
Japanese culture Task of releasing the liquid gas
Do people in your country use these small gas cans? They have both liquid and gas inside, and you attach them to a small...
Japanese culture Outlet shopping mall
The other day, I wrote about going out to combine shopping with some exercise. The place I went to is called Gotemba Pre...
My works Design ideas for the Top panel
It’s been cloudy since this morning, and just now (around 3 p.m.) it started raining. I’m glad I finished attaching the ...
My works Attaching the Larger kannuki panels
Today’s weather was very good again, with low humidity—ideal conditions for attaching the sliding key (kannuki) panels. ...
My works Checkered yosegi (ichimatsu) panels
Today’s weather was very stable again. It wasn’t sunny, but it was actually good for drying wood 😊 I carried on with my ...
My works Making the Aruki for the 3-sun cube
It was sunny from the morning today, and the humidity had dropped, so I was able to make good progress on several tasks....
My works Frame panels of the 3-sun cube
Today is Monday, and this week is a regular five-day workweek. It’s also the last week of October, so the year-end event...
Japanese culture A Trip to Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture is next to Kanagawa, where my workshop and home are located. On October 17–18, I visited a handmade ...
My works Preparation of Ichimatsu panels
Oct 24, 2025Today was different from yesterday — it was cloudy from the morning, and by afternoon it started to rain. Wh...