I am planning a trip along the San'in Coast of Japan (north coast of
western Honshu) and I want to find woodworkers to visit along the way.
Thanks to a recent posting here on the wreck, I now know about Yazawa in
Miyazaki and he is definitely on my list but I am looking for others.
I seem to remember a book that was available years ago, back when I
lived in Japan, that described crafts (woodworking, textiles, pottery,
etc.) and craftsmen by geographic region. Can anyone tell me the title
and author of such a book? It does not have to cover all of Japan - a
concentration on Kansai, Chugoku or San'in would be preferable but less
likely. In any case, any reasonably on-target book or other resource
would be good.
Cheers,
Larry
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:27:48 +1300, Larry Spitz
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am planning a trip along the San'in Coast of Japan (north coast of
>western Honshu) and I want to find woodworkers to visit along the way.
>Thanks to a recent posting here on the wreck, I now know about Yazawa in
>Miyazaki and he is definitely on my list but I am looking for others.
>
>I seem to remember a book that was available years ago, back when I
>lived in Japan, that described crafts (woodworking, textiles, pottery,
>etc.) and craftsmen by geographic region. Can anyone tell me the title
>and author of such a book? It does not have to cover all of Japan - a
>concentration on Kansai, Chugoku or San'in would be preferable but less
>likely. In any case, any reasonably on-target book or other resource
>would be good.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Larry
Larry,
You might contact Palomar College. They have extensive contacts in
Japan with woodworkers.
In addition, if you have time on your trip consider a trip to taiwan's
central western coast to the village of SanYi.
Flights from Narita go to Taipei daily and then about 1.5hrs in a car.
Good Luck,
J
http://www.palomar.edu/woodworking/