Readings
お米、袋のまま放置していませんか？桐の米びつに変えたら、ごはんがちょっとおいしくなった話。
Are you still leaving your rice in the bag? My story about how switching to a Kiri rice dispenser made my rice taste a little better.
Introducing the charms of kiri (paulownia) rice bins. These three functions - humidity control, anti-oxidation, and pest prevention - effortlessly protect your rice. Read more...
桐の米びつのお手入れ方法。思っていたより、ずっと気楽。
How to care for a paulownia rice box. It's much easier than I thought.
For those who had given up on using a paulownia rice bin, thinking it would be too difficult to care for. We will carefully explain, step by step, the correct... Read more...
群馬最後の桐タンス職人、伝統を現代に変化させるモノづくり──桐匠根津・根津安臣＜後編＞
Gunma's Last Paulownia Tansu Craftsman: Modernizing Tradition Through Craftsmanship – Kirisho Nezu, Yasutomi Nezu (Part 2)
A craftsman in a four-generation family business who, despite criticism, incinerates dressers that cannot be planed down and remakes them into rare kiri wood snowboards: his challenge and resolve. Read more...
国産桐「2％の危機」を苗から救う。種から30年、耕作放棄地に植える未来──桐匠根津・根津安臣＜前編＞
Saving Domestic Paulownia from a "2% Crisis" Starting from Seedlings. Planting the Future on Abandoned Farmland After 30 Years from Seed - Yasumi Nezu, Kirisho Nezu
Facing the crisis of only 2% domestic paulownia production, we plant 400 saplings annually to cultivate timber. This is a long-term manufacturing philosophy that connects lives 100 years into the... Read more...