Sakura-bito with Japanese Traditional Craftsmen
Echizen paper in Fukui Prefecture has a history of about 1500 years and is famous as the highest quality Japanese paper. The people of Paper Village in Echizen area have inherited the traditional papermaking technique that taught by the Paper Goddess Kawakami Gozen for generations while being watched over by Okata Shrine and Otaki Shrine, …
At Sakurabito, we will tell in a column the stories of temples and shrines that have their origins as lucky charms, folklore stories, and craftsmen who work on our products. We will create a website where you can enjoy the auspicious history, people’s feelings, and local culture.
Echizen-papercraft in Fukui area has over 1500 years history, and is known as the best quality traditional papercraft in Japan. According to the folk tale in Echizen,The Paper Goddess “Kawakami-Gozen” initiated people in this area into the techniques of Japanese traditional papercraft using water. The Echizen-paper craftsmen enshrined “Kawakami-Gozen” in Okamoto Shrine and Otaki Shrine, …
The Mallet of Luck of the Kutani ware In collaboration with a traditional craftsman of Kutani ware, which is a traditional pottery in Ishikawa Prefecture, and Japanese falk tale motif Uchide Kozuchi(The Mallet of Luck), we produce the new gorgeous lucky charm that brings you wealth and happiness. The symbol of wealth and happiness with the …
A traditional Japanese paper wallet related to the god of paper that invites fortune and happiness This wallet is made of the combination Echizen Japanese paper, which has a history of more than 1500 years, and high-quality domestic deer leather.In collaboration with the traditional crafts of Echizen paper and the shrine that enshrines the god …
Echizen-papercraft in Fukui area has over 1500 years history, and is known as the best quality traditional papercraft in Japan. According to the folk tale in Echizen,The Paper Goddess “Kawakami-Gozen” initiated people in this area into the techniques of Japanese traditional papercraft using water. The Echizen-paper craftsmen enshrined “Kawakami-Gozen” in Okamoto Shrine and Otaki Shrine, …