Japanology Plus
Season 7 Episode 13 - Expert Craft Skills
Throughout Japanese history, expert craft skills requiring dexterity and judgment have enhanced everyday life. These skills are often applied by anonymous local artisans, who have inherited them from generations past. This time on Japanology Plus, we take a close look at expert craft skills, and the value they hold. Our main guest is Fukasawa Naoto, a renowned product designer who is also the director of The Japan Folk Crafts Museum. He talks about his philosophy of simplicity in design.
Episodes in Season 7
Osechi: New Year's Food
28 min
Japanophiles: Thomas Ainsworth
28 min
Sunakku Bars
28 min
Tohoku Nine Years On: Living with Ghosts
28 min
Tohoku Nine Years On: Voices of the Deceased
28 min
Japanophiles: Harold George Meij
28 min
Laundry Services
28 min
Miso
28 min
Japanophiles: Johan Nilsson Bjoerk
28 min
Japan vs. Epidemics
28 min
Wasabi
28 min
Geisha: A Sunset Trade?
28 min
Expert Craft Skills
28 min
Japanophiles: Kim Seungbok
28 min
Aloha Shirts
28 min
Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile
28 min
Rice Snacks
28 min
Urban Workshops
28 min
Tokyo Rooftops
28 min
Tokyo Stories #1: Josh Grisdale
28 min
Tokyo Stories #2: Mateusz Urbanowicz
28 min
Japanophiles: Anna Bugaeva
28 min
Mushrooms
28 min
Kamishibai: Paper Theater
28 min