Archipel | The Call of a Japanese Craftsman in Wajima @ArchipelDocumentaries | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
English, French and Portuguese (BR) subtitles are available under the "CC" menu.

While we were in Wajima, located in Ishikawa prefecture, we met Shigeru Kancho, a 5th generation artisan specialized in wan-kiji, a traditional bowl cutting discipline and first step of the renown Wajima lacquerware creation process.

He shared a message on the current state of craftsmen in Japan, and their grim future, as they struggle to find successors to transmit over their ancestral techniques to future generations.

Thanks to SubTube for the Portuguese subtitles!