Oni, which means ogre, has been known for keeping away evil spirits and daruma is a symbol of bringing happiness to you. These two symbols are usually two different entities, but the oni-daruma is a unified version of these two. The size is W10 x D10 x H11cm and the price is 8,000yen excluding tax…
Bowls and vases by Yoh-ichi Yajima
Mr. Yajima was born as a male, but he now dresses with female clothes, but he also has a female partner to spend his life with. The reason why I like his works is he has continuously been trying new methods of pottery and his creations are often very beautiful and stylish. He doesn’t live…
MA by So Shi Te promotion movies
I have been busy updating my Japanese blog and Instagram lately, so I haven’t had time to write new blog here…. I hope you have been doing well. I have recently been making short movies to introduce new items and also my store visually. This is the short movie I recently made to introduce what…
Yosegi marquetry mouse pad and round tray
I have been introducing many yosegi marquetry products in the past that is because I also personally like them and use them at home. Yosegi marquetry is a traditional crafts of Kanagawa prefecture, Japan and they have been making them for more than 100 years. They come in numerous designs, but my favorite is Asanoha-kikko…
Yosegi marquetry Mt. Fuji sake cup
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Layered glass works by Ms. Aki Tanigawa of Rasiku
Rasiku is based in Chiba prefecture of Japan, where Ms. Tanigawa has been creating her beautiful glass works with her husband, Mr. Yasutaka Sudo. The layered glass works are her specialty and one of the most popular series of her creations. The glass cups come in three different sizes. The smallest one is generally for…
Hakone inlaid cat design small wooden box
Hakone is famous for yosegi marquetry and himitsubako puzzle boxes, it is also famous for inlay wood works, which are called Moku-Zohgan (木象嵌）. The cats are not printed, but inlaid. The box size is very small with the width of 7.4cm. It’s a box, so you can store whatever you like in it, although it…
CMY cube by Keiichi Miyazaki
Mr. Keiichi Miyazaki has been known for a creator of Lucky Cube puzzle produced by Hanayama Puzzle. This ingeneous puzzle comes with two polyhedron and using these two parts, you can create various shapes and it’s been said that the activity of chansing the shapes will be an excercise of your brain….
Bamboo Chopsticks The best chopsticks I personally like in Tokyo
There are numerous types of chopsticks available in Japan and there are those speciality stores only selling chopsticks. When you visit the chopsticks stores, there are too many of them to choose from and sometimes it is rather hard to pick the one you really like. At MA by So Shi Te, we mainly provide…
Arrival of Autumn design – Hand painted Yuzen kimono fan from Kyoto
It was really hot summer this year again, but it has finally been cooling down a bit and in few weeks it will be autumn color season. Ms. Junko Kirino, who is a professional yuzen kimono fabric dyeing artist from Kyoto, has prepared the autumn version of the yuzen kimono fan for us. For the…
Iwatemo series Handcrafts from Iwate Japan with Harri Koskinen design
Iwate is located in the north of mainland Japan and there are still many craftsmen living in that area. That area is especially famous for sand casting products called Nanbu-tekki (南部鉄器). Internationally renowned Finnish designer, Mr. Harri Koskinen, collaborated with a company in Iwate to create new products from the local crafts. The Iwatemo project started in 2016 from the research…
Turquoise blue bowls and plates by Yoh-ichi Yajima
Summer in Tokyo can be very hot due to the high humidity as well as the heat and we have invented various ways of cooling down the heat by not only the physical attempt to cool ourselves down but also by the use of visual image and auditory sound for feeling cooler at least. For…
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