Japanese culture

The beauty and danger of Mt. Fuji

Today was another cold day, but it was sunny. It looks like it will start raining tonight, so I wanted to finish attachi...
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Woods used for Checkered yosegi

Today marks the start of a new week, and many jobs in Japan will probably enter the year-end and New Year holidays after...
Japanese culture

The Legendary Yosegi designs

Because I was out for a long time yesterday and couldn’t make much progress, I worked on the 6-sun boxes from the mornin...
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Mokuzōgan-wooden inlay

Today started with rainy weather. I came to my workshop a little later than usual and did a bit of work. I also had some...
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An Unusual use of a Carpenter’s tool

Today was another cold day. It’s already Friday, and there are only two more weekends left this year. In Japan, many com...
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Challenges in making 14-steps aruki panels

Today was another cold day, but it was sunny. I went out for a while in the afternoon, so I didn’t do a lot of work, but...
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Preparing the Top aruki panel

Today was another cold day, but the weather was calm and sunny. I worked in my workshop all day. I started by making the...
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Key points in the Painting process

This morning was very cold, almost freezing. There was frost on the riverbank in front of my workshop, and the temperatu...
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Thickness of Yosegi sheets

Today the weather was clear from the morning, and the air was very dry. I worked in my workshop all day. I finished the ...
Japanese culture

New Year Postcard culture in Japan

Today I came to my workshop a little later and continued my work. For the square puzzle boxes, I continued attaching the...