JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEK (JTCW) 2024 to Be Held

The JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEK (JTCW) is a 14-day event to be held from October 18 (Fri.) to 31 (Thu.) to connect “creators” of traditional crafts and us “users” through “sellers” of 28 lifestyle shops in Tokyo. During the event, you can meet crafts from various parts of Japan, which you usually don’t have an opportunity to come into contact with, while visiting each city.

From the Ginza area, 16 shops will participate. Each shop selects a traditional craft by itself, visits the production area, consults with the craftsmen, and during the period, exhibits and sells products selected and created for the event. In addition, craftsmen are invited from production areas to hold demonstrations and workshops, and joining them is one unique way to enjoy the event. In the Ginza area, such demonstrations and workshops will be held at a total of six locations, including GINZA ITOYA Main Store, GINZA FUJIYA, HAKUHINKAN TOY PARK Ginza Main Store, and other stores. Please check the official website for the details of the contents and participation methods.

Regarding the stamp rally* described in the JTCW pamphlet, as it is well-received every year, we have prepared a JTCW’s original pouch, as this year’s gift. The first 500 people can receive the gift. Since the number is limited, please join the rally early. Gift exchange locations are set up at Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square and the G Info Ginza Tourist Information Center.
*Stamp collecting. After collecting stamps, you can receive a gift in return.

Official website : https://jtcw.jp/2024/en

GINZA TANIZAWA TOKYO

Hand-making each item one by one
NAMBU-TEKKI (ironware from Iwate Prefecture)

Introducing you with iron kettles from Kamatetsubin Kobo Saaki Chuzosho in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. Saaki Chuzosho is a workshop that manufactures NAMBU-TEKKI ironware, a traditional artifact, using classical techniques. From traditional items to those with designs suited to modern life, we propose products, allowing you to enjoy your life through various types of iron kettles.

KURASHI NO KAORI Main Store Ginza

Tradition of color: KUTANI-YAKI from Ishikawa Prefecture
KUTANI-YAKI (porcelain from Ishikawa Prefecture)

KUTANI-YAKI — Japan’s leading porcelain decorated with colored paints. It is handed down from the Edo period, with its vivid painting being a feature.
This time at KURASHI NO KAORI, we have selected two cups of different designs with a modern impression. They are products from KABURAKI SHOHO, which has maintained a good name for as long as around 200 years.

GINZA ITOYA Main Store

MIKAWACHI-YAKI —the beauty of white and indigo that colors everyday life
MIKAWACHI-YAKI (porcelain from Nagasaki Prefecture)

Selling beautiful dishes of MIKAWACHI-YAKI porcelain that boasts more than 400 years of history, focusing on mamezara small plates.
Enjoy the world of hand painting at home, as if visiting a small museum.

MATSUZAKI SHOTEN
(GINZA MATSUZAKI SENBEI Main Store)

Hoping to convey the warmth of metal
TAKAOKA-DOKI (bronze casting from Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture)

Boasting 400 years of history, TAKAOKA-DOKI copperware has been created in line with the times, living on in our lives. Figurines featuring twelve zodiac signs and tin accessories produced by Ootera Kohachiro Shoten accentuate our modern lifestyles with techniques cultivated over history, designers’ sensibilities, and forms elaborated in details.

GINZA FUJIYA

Humans, thread, and earth
HONBA-OSHIMA-TSUMUGI (textile from Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture)

OSHIMA-TSUMUGI manufactured through dozens of processes is one of the terminal points reached by honing the techniques for kasuri orimono (a textile with splashed patterns). Complex processes due to division of labor and dyeing closely linked to the locality…. Take a look at the textile made through dialogues among humans, thread, and earth.

HAKUHINKAN TOY PARK Ginza Main Store

Redesigning “Japanese light” in a modern style
YAME-CHOCHIN (lantern from Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture)

“cocolan” is a miniature lantern made by redesigning YAME-CHOCHIN, a traditional artifact, in a modern style. While maintaining the mellow light of the chochin lantern, the size is reduced to a palm size, making cocolan suitable for daily use. Keep the lantern close at hand and cherish it however you like.

GINZA NATSUNO

Unparalleled and rustic natural beauty that nurtures traditional techniques
KABA-ZAIKU (cherry bark work from Akita Prefecture)

KABA-ZAIKU is an unparalleled traditional artifact made using the bark of wild cherry trees; the craft is handed down only in Kakunodate in Akita Prefecture. In addition to functionality excellent in moisture and dryness prevention, it has luster unique to bark and a subdued hue. Enjoy the world of KABA-ZAIKU rich in individuality.

TOKYO KYUKYODO Ginza Main Store

Beauty brought about by various techniques
TAKAOKA-SHIKKI (lacquerware from Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture)

Peculiar luster of lacquerware that emanates beauty and warmth.
Skillful workmanship that achieves three-dimensional carving and beauty of mother-of-pearl inlay that sheds brilliant light…. Take this opportunity to see the works created with techniques passed down from the Edo period and cultivated through tradition.

KYOBUNKWAN

A hand-made folkcraft with a rustic feel made with clay mixed with paper
ETCHU-WASHI (Japanese hand-made paper from Toyama Prefecture)

ETCHU (Gokayama) is well-known as a production site for quality washi paper. Using such washi, letter supplies and dolls of characters from old Japanese tales such as Kintaro and Momotaro are made. With each item having a rustic feel, the washi paper brings comfort to daily life.

GINZA TANAGOKORO

EDO-KIRIKO X Kishu Binchotan Charcoal
EDO-KIRIKO (Japanese cut glass from Edo (present Tokyo))

EDO-KIRIKO made by Kazutoshi Ohba—a traditional craftsman pursuing new forms suited to modern life using elaborate techniques. Enjoy a high-quality and modern worldview achieved by combining EDO-KIRIKO with the highest-quality Kishu-Binchotan charcoal.