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Shokunin: Japanese Arts and Crafts Across Borders

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While Japan’s pop culture has taken the world by storm, traditional Japanese arts and crafts are facing a perilous decline. As the country’s population ages and shrinks, many artisans find themselves without successors. To revitalize ancient techniques from Japan, young artists and craftsmen around the globe find new ways of honouring tradition in a contemporary setting.

 

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