AchiKochi
Beautiful, sustainable and functional objects, made by japanese craftsmen to embellish your daily life.All our products are made by our Japanese craftsmen with natural and durable materials.Presentation of our craftsmen Pottery craftsman - Hekizan ONIMARU
Master Hekizan ONIMARU's workshop is located in southern Japan. Takatori pottery appeared in 1630 at the instigation of the famous Edo architect and tea ceremony master, Kobori Enshū. Takatori pottery is characterized by thin ceramics, which give it its elegance, and influenced by the idea of beauty as expressed by Enshû according to the principle of kirei-sabi, which designates simplicity, beauty and the natural aging brought about by the work of time.
Hekizan ONIMARU is the third generation of Takatori potters. His Fragrant Cup is typical of the Takatori style, its enveloping shapes highlighting the fragrance of tea, coffee and digestifs. AchiKochi blog - Crafts and Nature
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Japanese summer tradition: Uchimizu and Yukata
Uchimizu refers to the Japanese practice of sprinkling water in dry gardens, but everyone also sprinkles the street in front of their house to cool the air on hot summer days.
Uchimizu came into being during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, when the tea ceremony first appeared. In the tea ceremony, uchimizu is practiced as a form of etiquette.
During the Edo period, uchimizu was described in haiku and depicted in ukiyo-e prints, demonstrating the importance of this practice in Japanese culture.
In addition to providing relief from the summer heat, uchimizu is said to have prevented dust from invading the streets, welcomed guests by sprinkling water over the entrance or street, and purified the air.
For Hanabi and uchimizu, Japanese people often wear Yukata (a lightweight cotton kimono).
YUKATA
Linen was the main material used during the Heian period, and was worn as a bathrobe or nightwear.
Cotton then replaced linen and was generally dyed with indigo. Finally, in the mid-Edo period, the cotton yukata was worn for short outings or festivals, and is still worn today.
When you walk around in yukata and Geta, raised wooden sandals, you can feel that summer atmosphere.
In Japan today, the custom is to write wishes on a Tansaku, a small card with a thread, and hang it from a bamboo branch. There are often Matsuri around 7 July, when many people in Yukata (summer kimono) write and hang their Tansaku from bamboo branches all over the place
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AchiKochi (pronounced "atchi kotchi" and meaning "here and there"), is a "select shop" that imports products made by its Japanese craftsmen spread throughout Japan. These beautiful products are all handmade, of exceptional quality, functional, and made in the respect of traditions often more than a hundred years.
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