Traditional crafts find new energy in hands of women
In early January in Arita, Saga Prefecture, Mikiko Shirasu (pictured below) was rapidly turning out rice bowls on an electric potter’s wheel. “A true craftswoman can create the same object […]
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Food: You say Kobe, I say Saga
Have you ever heard of Saga beef? Most of us haven’t. Many of us, though, are familiar with Kobe beef – if not with its fabled flavor, than at least […]
Saga JET Programme 