Kyoto

Spirit of Kyoto

Where Kyoto craft is born.

Browse 8 crafts and stories rooted in Kyoto — selected for international buyers and shipped directly to the U.S.

All crafts from Kyoto

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Japanese Craft

Kyo Sashimono is Kyoto's nail-free joinery, refined over centuries by the imperial court and the tea ceremony. This…

Japanese Craft

A hand-painted Kiyomizu-yaki side-handle kyusu from Kyoto's Gojozaka kiln district, built for brewing sencha and gyokuro. Here is…

Japanese Craft

Kyoto's Kyo-shikki lacquer, refined in the old imperial capital, reaches its peak in maki-e gold-painted jubako stacking boxes…

Japanese Craft

A Kyoto Yuzen-dyed furoshiki turns one square of cloth into reusable gift wrap, a bento cover, or a…

Japanese Craft

The folding fan was invented in Heian-era Kyoto, and Kyo Sensu still carries that courtly refinement—here is how…

Japanese Craft

From Heian-era looms to post-Onin War weavers in west Kyoto, Nishijin-ori carries 1,200 years of silk craft into…

Japanese Craft

A hand-spun tin tea caddy from Kaikado, the Kyoto chazutsu house that has refined a 130-step process since…

Ceramics

Kyō-yaki (京焼) and Kiyomizu-yaki (清水焼) are the named ceramic traditions of Kyoto — overlapping terms for the painted-porcelain…