Juji Asahi brewery, in Izumo, Shimane prefecture, produces quality sake with the gifts nature provides.
Deep Blue
Nagatasenkoujou is one of the last workshops in Japan dedicated to the dyeing art of Tsutsugaki Aizome.
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The last cooper in Bucelas
Inheriting the trade of his father, “Zé Espiga” began working to help him build and fix kegs and barrels
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Giving shape to demons and heroes
There is a very special place in Hamada, Shimane prefecture: the Kakita family Iwami Kagura mask workshop
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Penknives, Pokers, and ‘Pica-portas’
Mr. Tibério Delgado, despite his almost 80 years of age, is still working the hot iron, shaping it in many ways.
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Everyday happiness in everyday items
Near Izumo city, in Japan, there is a place that questions if everyday items can also be artistic.
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A man of Honor
Mr. Aureliano has been making capes of honor for years. Sitting at his sewing machine, lit by the light that comes in from the window.
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The beginning and end of the Universe in Mizumoto
Hideta Kitazawa, a middle aged man was working keenly on a wooden statue: a komainu
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Pássaro’s Masks
At Grijó de Parada masks are traditionally made of tin. But mister António Pássaro makes his out of wood.
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