Synopsis

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 preserve ancient techniques from Japan, young artists and craftsmen across the globe – from a shamisen luthier in Spain to an indigo dyer in Mexico – find new ways of honoring tradition in a contemporary setting.

This is for you, if:

• you like Japan, art, crafts, music
• you advocate for sustainability, cultural preservation and mindfulness
• you yearn for authentic and meaningful cultural experiences
• you want to support traditional arts and crafts

Over 10 episodes, you’ll discover the essence of Japanese craftsmanship:

🍵 Chado (tea ceremony)

🪑 Sashimono (wood joinery)

👘 Kitsuke (the art of kimono dressing)

🌺 Ikebana (flower arrangement)

🪕 Shamisen (Japanese lute)

🎶 Shakuhachi (the bamboo flute)

👚 Aizome (indigo dyeing)

🏹 Kyudo (traditional archery)

🐲 Tebori (tattoo by hand)

🏺Traditional pottery

🖼️ Woodblock printing

🌾🍶🍣 Japanese sake and cuisine