Japanology Plus
Season 8 Episode 23 - Chests & Cabinets
6.4 ?
2014
Documentary, Talk
Traditionally, wooden chests and cabinets are built and maintained by master artisans, using time-honored techniques and materials. Items are often passed down through multiple generations of a family, as heirlooms. Our main guest, antique shop owner Yamamoto Akihiro, introduces several unusual examples, and talks about how traditional furniture fits into the lives of young, modern Japanese.
Episodes in Season 8
1
Moss
28 min
2
Libraries
28 min
3
Japanophiles: Sheila Cliffe
28 min
4
Ukiyo-e
28 min
5
Japanophiles: Richard Halberstadt
28 min
6
Cleaning Tools
28 min
7
Lacquerware
28 min
8
Suits
28 min
9
Emergency Goods
28 min
10
Japanophiles: Chad Mullane
28 min
11
Furoshiki: Wrapping Cloths
28 min
12
Japan vs. Epidemics, Part 2: Modern History
28 min
13
Tiny Houses
28 min
14
Watches & Clocks
28 min
15
Plastic Food Samples
28 min
16
Japanophiles: Asa Ekstrom
28 min
17
Cats and Japan
28 min
18
Personal Robots
28 min
19
Scissors
28 min
20
Japanophiles: Marty Friedman
28 min
21
Luck
28 min
22
Tatami
28 min
23
Chests & Cabinets
28 min
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Japanophiles: Nicholas Rennick
28 min
25
Bamboo
28 min
26
Ainu: A National Museum of Ainu Culture
28 min
27
Ainu: A New Generation
28 min
