Japanese culture Kiryu city
Today, I’ve come to Kiryu City in Gunma Prefecture, away from my hometown. This is my mother’s birthplace, and it’s a pl...
Hiroyuki Oka
Japanese culture 
My works Finishing process-removing wood dust
This morning, I worked on the finishing process for the 3-sun cube box with 18 steps. The weather was cloudy—just right ...
My works The proper dimensions of a hexagon
A new week begins today. The weather turned bad over the last weekend, and yesterday we had heavy rain. But the rain sto...
Japanese culture How I get rid of unwanted items in Japan
It’s been raining since this morning. The rain isn’t very strong, but compared to yesterday, the air feels a bit chilly....
Japanese culture How to dispose of bulky waste
Today, I plan to go to my workshop and do some work, but before that, I went out in the morning to throw away some bulky...
My works Materials for the hexagonal boxes
It was very sunny from the morning today, and it even felt a bit hot during the day. I was a little worried about how we...
My works Woods with interlocked grain
Today I took things a bit easy while waiting for the materials to dry. The 3-sun cube 14-steps boxes have already finish...
My works Hexagonal boxes with a natural wood design
It suddenly got very cold since yesterday. While it’s not too bad during the day, mornings and evenings have become chil...
My works Small yosegi-sheet repair
Japan is back to regular weekdays starting today. I also went to my workshop as usual and continued my work. As planned,...
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 ...