- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
CANBERRA JAPANESE COOKING CLASSES: BOOK NOW AND SKILL UP FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS AND SUMMER ENTERTAINING!
Bookings are now being taken for our Japanese cooking classes in Canberra region. Our classes cover traditional country-style and home-style recipes not usually offered by other cooking classes. Classes are currently run as private classes for groups of 1 to 4 persons, to maximise your safety and well-being during the current COVID pandemic. In our private classes, you will receive individual hands-on tuition—providing you with a more personalised experience and time for ques
- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
JAPANESE TRADITIONAL CRAFT ONLINE SHOP NOW OPEN!
We are very pleased to announce that Deeply Regional Japan’s online shop for traditional Japanese craft items is now open. Thank you for your patience in the lead up to the launch, which was delayed at the last minute. The store currently offers a range of ceramic items, together with a selection of urushi lacquerware, hand-beaten steel products, and organic cotton towels Over the coming months, our product range will grow to include textile items. Our products are mostly han
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
Upholding the 400-year old Aizu Lacquerware tradition and local pride: Yasutsugu Yamauchi
The Aizu region refers to the western part of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan. Sheltered by mountains on all sides, the area’s bountiful forest and water resources and a humid snowy winters have provided ideal conditions for producing lacquerware using the sap of the urushi lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum). The history of Aizu lacquerware tradition goes back over 400 years. Born into a family of renowned lacquerware craftsmen, Mr Yamauchi returned to Aizu-
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Singlehanded determination and resurrection of the 200-year old Ani Ceramic tradition: Makoto Yahata
The little-known Ani Ceramic tradition in the wild, forested countryside of Akita Prefecture in northern Japan has a curious connection with the area’s 700-year mining history. From the 18th century, the tradition grew through producing ceramic items for the local metallurgical industry as well as everyday items for the inhabitants, but decline in mining resulted in its extinction by the early 20th century. Mr Makoto Yahata trained under a Kiyomizu-yaki ceramicist in Kyōto, b
