A Tully’s Coffee shop in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture has transformed industrial metal waste into art using traditional local craftsmanship. The design directed by design studio ROLE in collaboration with a team of local artisans...
The “Re-Bear Project,” led by a company in Toyama Prefecture, is upcycling carved wooden bears to give these forgotten figures a new purpose. Once popular souvenirs from Hokkaido that now gather dust in homes across Japan, are being...
Araki Shokai Co., Ltd. is addressing Toyama Prefecture’s waste issues and environmental burden with the opening of ROKA STYLE, a retro warehouse in Takaoka City. This place aims to give discarded items a second life by restoring and reselling...
Himi, a small town in Toyama Prefecture along Sea of Japan is known for its 400-years-old fishing culture. Because of its abundance of fish, the locals call the region a “natural fish tank.” Particularly famous is its winter “buri...