Takayama ･ Nagoya

shirakawa

Shirakawa is a furniture manufacturing company that takes orders for semi-customized items. One can easily order an original table at the shop’s counter, where the finest of Japanese elm, oak, chestnut, horse chestnut, and other domestic materials are displayed on par with the imported red sandalwoo

Museum HIDA

Inside Hida Earth Wisdom Center, a museum exhibits living and culture ware with a focus on furniture making in the Hida Takayama Region. The history of Hida’s craftsmanship goes back to the Asuka period, when artisans engaged in the construction of palaces and Buddhist temples as a substitute of lan

Nissin Furniture Crafters

There are many furniture masterpieces created by Motomi Kawakami and other Japanese furniture designers to be found at Nissin, which is renowned for its design and outstanding technology and is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The company embraces craftsmen of kumiko woodcraft and “Hida S

KASHIWA

Kashiwa is one of the rare furniture makers that employ Toyota Production System at its furniture factories. For instance, they possess a production and shipping system that enables Kashiwa to swiftly deliver a monthly output of over 20,000 interior doors to each of the households that have placed a

Hida Sangyo

The technology of bentwood was introduced to the Takayama Region nearly 100 years ago by Western craftsmen who then visited Hida. Hida Sangyo initially emerged as a bentwood furniture manufacturer that utilized the primary forests of the Japanese beech densely covering the surrounding mountains and

Oasis21

Oasis21 is a bus terminal domed by a massive oval roof. It is usually illuminated in blue during events. The building makes its presence known amidst the nighttime scene of a large city that is Nagoya.

International Design Center NAGOYA

Architectural design: Nagoya City Construction Bureau & DAIKEN Co. / 'creators shop Loop' interior design: Nomurakougei Co.