Craft Chronicles

Twice a week, one Japanese craft

Where it started, how it is made, and who is still making it.

Twice a week we publish Craft Chronicles, a media research and archive project on Japanese craft.

Every episode gets verified against primary and secondary sources in Japanese, then translated into a format people actually consume. The research behind the series is the same research we run for clients. The series is public. The sourcing isn’t.

56,000+: Instagram
20,000+: TikTok
13,000+: YouTube
135+: Episodes

Polished ornaments and small carved accessories made from hardened deer antler.

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Shikatsuno Zaiku: Nara Antler Craft

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Craft Chronicles reaches people who care about how things are actually made.

We work with a small number of partners each season, and we are always open to makers and institutions with a craft worth documenting.

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