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2023-01-15

“Ofuke” sake cup that I bought is really beautiful

I don’t need to buy a sake cup because I already have enough sake cups. Neverthless, I bought a new sake cup the other day. The pottery sake cup that I bought is really beautiful. The very first moment I saw it, I fell in love with it. I would like to introduce the sake cup. There are three features...

Crafts

2022-08-21

“Gokeiji Nama Zake” is limited to the summer season

It is entering the height of summer in Japan. I’d like to introduce a summer-like sake. This sake is a local sake of Ibaraki Prefecture, and its name is “Gokeiji Nama Zake”. It is limited to the summer season. The combination of an opaque glass bottle and a blue label is associated with the summer ocean. Gokeiji Nama Zake has...

Food

2021-04-04

Traditional Japanese crafts have strong potential for future growth

I rarely drink bottled Japanese tea, but I often drink it these days. There is a reason for this. Part of the sales of the bottled Japanese tea called, Ayataka will be donated to a charity organization that assists traditional Japanese craft persons. It is a campaign for a limited amount of time. Today, it is said that traditional Japanese...

Crafts

2020-09-26

I’ll tell you some things to be careful of when buying lacquerware

Lacquerware is a traditional Japanese craft. I actually use lacquerware everyday. Unfortunately, today, plenty of imitation lacquerware is sold in Japan. It shows that many Japanese people have no interest in real lacquerware. I’m very sad. If you want real traditional Japanese lacquerware and you don’t know much about it, you will probably buy an imitation product without realizing it....

Crafts

Tag: Traditional crafts

“Ofuke” sake cup that I bought is really beautiful

“Gokeiji Nama Zake” is limited to the summer season

Traditional Japanese crafts have strong potential for future growth

I’ll tell you some things to be careful of when buying lacquerware