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A craftsman from Komiya Shoten will appear on the popular TV program "Wafuku Souhonke (9/8 19:00~)"!
Komiya Shoten was also featured on the show in 2013, which has the concept of "Japan is great," and received a tremendous response.
This time, the spotlight is on an umbrella maker in training.
We take a closer look at the determination of a young craftsman as he trains to preserve traditional techniques!
The theme of this program is "The Craftsmen Supporting Nihonbashi."
Besides umbrella craftsmen, you can also get a glimpse behind the scenes of famous shops that have been in business since the Edo period.
We will be introducing the "unsung heroes" that you don't normally get to see.
Please come and watch it from 9pm on Thursday, September 8th!
From the official Wafu Souhonke website
Nihonbashi, Tokyo. We focus on the craftsmen who support this historic town, which is lined with many long-established stores.
Go behind the scenes of long-established department stores and famous shops that have been in business since the Edo period.
There was skill and spirit to preserve tradition.
There are now almost no people making handmade umbrellas, but this artisan wholesales his products to a long-established umbrella store in Nihonbashi.
Two years ago, a woman became an apprentice at this workshop where a husband and wife continue to make umbrellas. We take a closer look at the determination of this young craftsman as he trains to preserve traditional techniques!
Furthermore, what are the distinctive red and black tools that are popular in Nihonbashi, which has been the center of modern culture since the Meiji Restoration?
We'll visit a long-established Osaka local factory that continues to make these tools! We'll also visit the finest wooden boxes from a long-established tsukudani store that preserves techniques passed down from father to son, and a charcoal wholesaler that supplies binchotan charcoal to the kitchens of many long-established stores.
Take a look behind the scenes of Nihonbashi, a place we think we know but don't usually see!
