We interviewed Osamu Hayashi, whose family farm produces some of Japan’s finest organic tea. Read his account of the farm’s humble beginnings and the importance of traditional farming in a modern world.
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Learn to gauge a towel’s absorbency and drying speed at a glance with this helpful overview of Japanese towel design.
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Learn how Yamachiku’s decades-long struggle to preserve Japan’s bamboo chopstick industry led to the revitalization of an age-old custom.
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As throwback looks find new popularity across Japan, dyeing company Takeno Senko Ltd. leverages a one-of-a-kind manufacturing process to create eye-catching textiles that pay homage to retro styles in entirely modern ways. Find out what sets the company’s distinctive Hirali towels, scarves, and tenugui (a type of all-purpose cloth popular in Japan) apart from all the rest.
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