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Jul 172 min read

Unveiling the Truth About Kintsugi Kits: Did you pay over $100 for BBQ Skewers?

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

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Jul 20, 20232 min read

Beyond Wooden Bento Boxes, Unique Bentwood Objects

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

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Jun 13, 20235 min read

An Encore Comes to an End: Wooden Bento Box of Hakata

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

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Jun 10, 20231 min read

Traditional Kintsugi Tutorial & Tips: Touching up Kintsugi? No Problem!

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

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Feb 22, 20232 min read

Something that brings smile

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....

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Jul 4, 20222 min read

Which is your favorite tool(s) in traditional Kintsugi craft of Golden Joinery?

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

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Oct 21, 20212 min read

Ground Material. Grounded by Material.

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

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Jul 16, 20213 min read

Spicy Cod Roe and Ms. Arase's Curry Rice Plate

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...

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May 7, 20214 min read

What is it like working with small-batch Makers in Japan?

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

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