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“RENEW” is an open factory event that started in 2015 to create a sustainable region in Echizen Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, and will be held again this year from October 10 to 12, 2025. Last year, a total of about 48,000 visitors were recorded over the three days. This year, a total of 122 companies will participate, which is the highest record in the event’s history. Reaching its 11th edition, the e...

Since its renovation in 2020, Nagato Yumoto Onsen in Yamaguchi Prefecture has been working to create a town where visitors can experience the unique atmosphere of a hot spring resort. This fall, there will be eight artists from all five Fukawa kilns exhibiting their artwork in the event “Utsuwa no Aki (Pottery in Fall),” taking place at Nagato Yumoto Onsen resort. This event runs from October 3 to...

Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer and retailer of furniture and interior goods, is proud to announce the grand reopening of “YUHOKAN HIDA GALLERY” (hereafter “Yuhokan”) as a newly renovated cultural complex on October 4, 2025, in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. The facility now features a gallery, craft shop, and cafe, offering visitors an immersive experience of Japan’s ri...

Founded in 1953, Mori Kougei has specialized in the application of high-quality wood veneer “tsuki-ita” — natural wood sliced into thin sheets approximately 0.2mm thick, and has long produced decorative plywood for furniture, fittings, and interior design. In recent years, the company has been exploring new forms of expression unique to tsuki-ita, developing a variety of crafts, such as the “RAYS ...

“GO FOR KOGEI,” is a project that promotes new perspectives on crafts by transcending traditional categories, with a focus on the Hokuriku region. The event will be held from September 13 to October 19, 2025, marking its sixth edition since its launch in 2020. Over the years, it has presented exhibitions and events staged in historic townscapes, shrines and temples that embody the region’s culture...

Warehouse TERRADA will present a special exhibition “Blurred: Intersecting Boundaries” at BONDED GALLERY, located within TERRADA ART COMPLEX II. The exhibition will be held from September 11 to 28, 2025, as part of the related program for “TENNOZ ART WEEK 2025.”The exhibition will feature works by Yuki Nara, Masayoshi Nojo, and Ayako Kuno, three emerging artists active both in Japan and abroad. Ea...