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Craftsmen

In Kanagawa, Japan, there exist remarkable craftsmen often referred to as having "divine hands." Woodturning, wood joining, Yosegi wood crafting, and wood inlaying, using their extraordinary skills and precision, they create unparalleled wood crafts and artworks that are truly a “divine work.”

斎藤木工所 斎藤久夫

Hisao Saito

Skilled in fine woodturning with the "Kuseganna" handplane, Hisao Saito creates miniature tea sets and traditional Japanese wood toys. He is the sole craftsman in Odawara today capable of crafting these miniature tea sets.

伝統技術で木を削り出す熟練の挽物師・白鳥博之氏。轆轤と向き合う白鳥工房での真摯な製作風景。

Hiroyuki Shiratori

Hiroyuki Shiratori inherits traditional hand-turning techniques using a potter's wheel and woodturning lathe, and produces wooden toys such as spinning tops and kendama (cup-and-ball game), as well as tableware.

小林木工 小林じゅんの

Junno Kobayashi

Junno Kobayashi specialize in marquetry, particularly joinery using solid wood planks, and creating everyday items that showcase the beauty of marquetry.

乾木工 乾靖史

Yasushi Inui

Excelling at creating small wood turned crafts that can be mass-produced using automatic lathes, Yasushi Inui creates charming wood turned items.

木工房千舟 岩宮千尋

Chihiro Iwamiya

Chihiro Iwamiya specialize in wood inlay and woodturning, and creating fantastical artworks and other imaginative pieces.

まつもと木工所 松本育

Iku Matsumoto

Uniquely skilled in creating complex-shape woodturning crafts built with angled surfaces, Iku Matsumoto creates sophisticated polyhedral wooden containers and more.