Akita Hachijo Silk Eyeglass Case: Plant-Dyed Kariyasu Silk [2026]
Akita Hachijo is a rare plant-dyed silk from the old Satake domain, its kariyasu golden-yellow hira-ori woven into…
Akita Hachijo is a rare plant-dyed silk from the old Satake domain, its kariyasu golden-yellow hira-ori woven into…
One of Tohoku's oldest clay-doll traditions, Akita's Yatsuhashi ningyo blends Kyoto Fushimi style with Satake-clan castle-town Tenjin worship…
The Ani matagi's Fukuro Nagasa is a hand-forged Akita hunting knife whose hollow socket handle mounts onto a…
Akita Hachijo is a hand-woven silk dyed with local kariyasu grass for its signature glowing yellow. Woven by…
Openwork lace twisted from hair-thin pure silver wire, rooted in the Satake clan's Edo-era silver mines. A look…
Shiraiwa-yaki is Akita's oldest ceramic, born in 1771 under the Satake clan's Kubota domain. Its signature namako-yu glaze…
From the samurai town of Kakunodate in Akita, kabazaiku wraps polished wild cherry bark around a tea caddy…
Ōdate magewappa (大館曲げわっぱ) is the **hand-bent cedar tradition** of Ōdate, in northern Akita Prefecture — splitting boards of…