Neo Bamboo Craft

In Beppu, located in Oita Prefecture, traditional bamboo craftsmen and modern artisans collaborate to create innovative, non-traditional works. This collaboration is possible because Beppu hosts Japan’s only vocational training school for bamboo crafts, where tuition is free! Inexperienced craftsmen attend this school to learn how to handle and weave bamboo, develop product creation ideas, and gain opportunities to produce innovative products.

大分県別府では伝統的な竹細工職人と現代の職人がコラボして自由で斬新な作品を作りだしている。別府には日本で唯一竹細工の職業訓練校がある。しかも授業料は無料!経験の浅い職人などが通って、竹の扱い方や編み方を習ったり、商品開発の考案から実際の作成を行ったりする。

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