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Step into effortless style with handcrafted Japanese setta sandals—where minimalist design meets timeless craftsmanship. Made in Nara, these refined sandals feature tapered silhouettes, premium materials, and iconic details like chara-chara metal pins. Tradition redefined for modern fashion.

Truth About Kintsugi Kits: Did you pay over $100 for BBQ Skewers? Time to up the game (and your tool box)

Beyond Wooden Bento Boxes, Unique Bentwood Objects made by ShibataToku. Check our gallery to view some special wood functional objects.

Announcing the retirement of Mr. Taizo Morita from ShibataToku Bentwood Shop, one of the few remaining wooden bento box makers in Hakata.

Traditional Kintsugi is forgiving. You can touch up the imperfection of the imperfect.

If you have visited a shrine in Japan before, you probably have brought back one of those shrine-amulets as souvenirs or as lucky charms....

How well do you know your kintsugi brushes? Dig deeper into authentic kintsugi material and tools. Curate your own kintsugi kit!

Always enjoy my visits to Koishiwara, the historic pottery town in Kyushu Japan. On any nice dry day, potters will leave their...

This is a story about a curry-rice plate got broken because of spicy cod roe. The plate owner Arase (a good friend of mine) visited...

What is it like working with Small-batch producers in rural Japan?