I met a Kabazaiku producer in Paris. And I had some update about the industry in Kakunodate, Akita, where Kabazaiku comes from. It was a surprise, but somehow I knew it would come sooner or later. It was a sad news, but it made me determined on my mission. Firstly, let me share the story… More Kabazaiku now
Kabazaiku -Samurai craft- In the north of Japan, in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, they produce one of well-known Japanese crafts with wild cherry tree bark: Kaba-zaiku. The bark surface is very rough in the beginning. The maister polishes it, and it reaches silver colour first, and later crimson colour. Then, they stick the thin bark to the base… More Kabazaiku: Wild Cherry tree Bark crafts