I was notified that my article & video about “Zokin” comes to the top when we use Google Search. This is a great achievement & example of sharing stories “before” it happens – something I should have done 20~30 years ago (noted that there was no Internet & I was…
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The word, “Sashiko (and Boro)”, is quite simplified and romanticized in translat
The word, “Sashiko (and Boro)”, is quite simplified and romanticized in translation – some intentionally, and then majority unintentionally, to mold “it” into something comfortable & convenient in Western Culture. Sashiko and Boro aren’t the only case: “Ikigai”, “Pechakucha”, “Kombucha”, “Kakeibo”… I can list numbers of Japanese words in English…
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[Please mute the sound since BGM isn’t somehow working. I am sorry. Umm.] ☆☆☆ (Main Caption ↓) The word, “Sashiko (and Boro)”, is quite simplified and romanticized in translation – some intentionally, and then majority unintentionally, to mold “it” into something comfortable & convenient in Western Culture. Sashiko and Boro…
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One ordinary yet beautiful morning with my daughter. When I was about to clean t
One ordinary yet beautiful morning with my daughter. When I was about to clean the toilet with the Zokin I made, she came in and asked if she could help. It was probably an ordinary scenery for our ancestors, yet it is probably an extraordinary picture to find in these…
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ZOKIN. While sharing the Sashiko we practice, I occasionally come across the wor
ZOKIN. While sharing the Sashiko we practice, I occasionally come across the word “Zokin”. Have you ever heard of Zokin? It is a piece of fabric for miscellaneous purpose – which is well known for a cleaning rag. It is nothing fancy about Zokin. Even today, parents make (or purchase)…
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The concept of “Value” is so interesting and fragile. When we look at “an item”
The concept of “Value” is so interesting and fragile. When we look at “an item” from the different angle, it will have the different (sometimes completely opposite) view. When I make Boro, I always wonder how the Japanese (in 300+ years ago) would think to the fact we are now…