MINASE EXPLORE

This is an in-depth travelogue of Mr. K. Kawakami who specializes in writing reports on various factories.
He takes a look at the fundamental value of MINASE, with incisive insight and observation refined over the years, as a seasoned expert on the watch industry.

K. Kawakami

K. Kawakami is a professional writer specializing in exploring diverse factories, reporting on their unique manufacturing practices in Japan and around the world. He travels to the factories of many manufacturers that operate on the principle of perfection, including watches, electrical appliances, shoes, fashion items, buildings, foods, confections, and traditional crafts.

Chestnut Tiger

#6. Chestnut Tiger

While looking at the seashore on the way to the Noto Peninsula, I was reminded of remarks made by an expert that bowls made in the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603) have a gently curved and stable shape ...

#5. State-of-the-art cutting tools: drills

Why not come visit the festive exhibition of cutting tools? This past November I went to JIMTOF, an exhibition of cutting tools and machine tools in Japan, at the invitation of Kyowa, the creator of MINASE ...
HORIZON of the country where the sun rises

#4. HORIZON of the country where the sun rises

The HORIZON surrounds the globe. The word evokes different images of landscapes depending on the topography and culture of each country ...
Kawatsura lacquerware

#3. Words from Mr. Hiroki Settsu

According to Mr. Settsu, a master craftsman in Kawatsura lacquerware ...
#2. MADE IN YUZAWA

#2. MADE IN YUZAWA

Many of Japan’s traditional craftworks arose in the country’s inland basins ...
Garden of the FIVE WINDOWS

#1. Garden of the FIVE WINDOWS

At the bottom of Mount Hiei sits a temple called Ruriko-in ...

#0. Watches that the Swiss are talking about

I first came across the name MINASE during my previous trip to Switzerland ...