According to the oldest history book in Japan (Kojiki古事記), the goddess married a grandson of the great God of Sun (Amaterasu天照大御神). Here the beautiful goddess representing Mt Fuji, “Praise for Cherry Blossoms” (Kono-hana-sakuya-hime 木花開耶姫命) gave birth to her three kids in the middle of fire. One of the kid is…
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Materials collected from various old wooden Japanese houses are carefully selected with the owner, marked and curved in a sophisticated technique by our Daiku carpenters. At last, they are ready for assembly. Because it is such a big project, and all the adjustment needs to be completed prior to…
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NEET: Not in Education, Employment or Training Freeter: part-time worker Two Japanese-English words often used to despise people who are capable of working full-time, but don’t for various reasons. Two types of people Akimoto is allergic to, had a debate at TV recording studio in Tokyo to be broadcast…
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Nihon University student who is scheduled to graduate next March, visited our company to hear stories from one of our Japanese Lacquer meisters. She will be writing a thesis on “Japanese Lacquer and Architecture”. Because her father is a Japanese Lacquer artist, her dream is to blend Japanese Lacquer into…
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Whenever I attend the reserve Japan Self Defense Force (“JSDF”) training, I have always felt similarities between JSDF and my company, especially our craftsman division. 1.Very labor intensive. Works long hours outside as a team. The circumstances, the weather can be very severe and the whole process can be…
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This song is originally designed to coordinate the power of the workers when carrying a very heavy wood or stone materials e.g. the sacred pillar festival at lake Suwa. The Sacred Pillar Festival Because the song demonstrates the collaborating spirit of Daiku carpenters, we dedicated the song to our…
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The purpose of this class is twofold: 1-Sharing the knowledge and techniques of our carpenter Daiku with the participants 2 Carpenter Daiku learning to have good communication with their clients The class will be held two times a year on spring (Mar to Jun) and autumn (Oct to Dec)….
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Another TV interview by a major TV program. They ask, “Why bachelor or master degree is important to become a Daiku carpenter” “Why?” “I want to build a house with my own hands. It is not in any textbook.” “Why?” “There are so many things to master….
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Office environment is very important, because business people spend most of their time there, however, most office buildings are box-shaped and mechanical. This new office building is broken into four blocks to blend in natural light and air from outside. It is like working in nature, and this…
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Akimoto was invited to speak at Junior Chamber of Asaka area, Saitama. It is very close to Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) Camp Asaka. JGSDF Camp Asaka is the place where Akimoto spent one of best times in his life as a candidate for the Olympics in Weight-lifting….
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