Matsuzaki cultery Co.「松崎刃物製作所」
This factory established 150 years ago.Based on the Satsuma’s firewood culture, They always provide family cutleries.They are made by burning charcoal in traditional way, then they make cutleries by iron and stainless one by one with great passion. Master Matsuzaki also has two apprentices under him, and the path continues for future generations.
Kiraku-toen Pottery workshop「生楽陶苑」
Second generation of head craftsman Mr. Kuya Sonoda in Kiraku-to-en Pottery workshop makes traditional and modern,fascinating pottery with British method called “Slipware”.Using pottery that he makes, You might make beautiful dishes in your table.
Haruaki Pottery workshop「春秋陶工社」
Mr. Kuwahata who has workshop in Mimata Miyazaki prefecture Japan is potter, but he has another aspect as painter.His potter is very light. Because he is focusing on more commonly used pottery.He use the special glaze and express useful and only one products. The more you use it, the more you feel it becomes beautiful.His pain is powerful and energetic like feeling the power of human.
Kamimizu-en「上水園」
In the town of Mimata in Miyazaki Prefecture, with the beautiful Kirishima Mountains in the background, and in a basin suitable for tea cultivation, Sosuke Kamimizu, the first generation of the family, set out to start a tea business in 1896 and has been producing tea for over 120 years. The tea is grown without pesticides, and the soil is carefully cultivated by the current president, Mr. Susumu, who believes that the best thing to leave to the next generation is a safe and fertile land.
Nakanishi Tatami Mat Shop「中西畳店」
Nakanishi Tatami Mat Shop is a tatami mat store that has been in business for over 80 years in Mimata-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, and has been in operation for four generations.
Family owned and operated, everyone has a good personality and is loved by the people of the community. Nakanishi Tatami is a reliable tatami mat store with national qualifications as a first-class tatami mat technician and a tatami ambassador.
Nakanishi Tatami Shop uses domestically produced, pesticide-free rushes from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Since it is pesticide-free, it is safe and secure for children. The demand for domestically produced rushes is decreasing due to cheaper foreign production. The demand for domestic rushes is decreasing due to cheaper foreign products, and as a result, the amount of rushes produced is also decreasing, and the farmers who used to grow good quality rushes in Japan are quitting. Nakanishi Tatami Mat Shop uses domestically produced rushes because we want farmers to be healthy.
