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2025.06.29news

LONG LIFE DESIGN 4 @d47 MUSEUM

LONG LIFE DESIGN 4
Design Bussan 2025
Designs of Ingenuity from
Japan’s 47 Prefectures

Dates: July 4 (Fri) – October 19 (Sun), 2025
Time: 12:00 – 20:00 (Last admission: 19:30)
Venue: d47 MUSEUM (Shibuya Hikarie 8F)
Admission: Donation-based (at the venue reception)

Organized by: D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT Special Sponsorship: Tokyu Corporation, Creative Space 8/ Sponsorship: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

For the latest updates, please check the official d47
MUSEUM website or social media channels.

From July 4, the d47 MUSEUM (Shibuya Hikarie 8F), which showcases craftsmanship from Japan’s 47 prefectures, will host “LONG LIFE DESIGN 4: Design Bussan 2025.
” This exhibition views the systems and ingenuity that sustain local manufacturing and landscapes—as part of daily life and deeply rooted in regional identity—as “design,” and introduces them from each of Japan’s 47 prefectures.

From Tottori Prefecture, our store’s project “YANANAGIYA REPRODUCT” will be featured, showcasing reproductions of traditional local toys. We also plan to exhibit newly designed pieces as part of this occasion.

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Nine-sided polygon stand

Body: Umbrella part/Chestnut material
Leg part/Zelkova material
Finish: Natural lacquer (wipe-applied lacquer) finish
Japanese paper: Insyu Japanese paper

Tottori Folkcraft Woodworking
The first-generation owner, Fukada Akira, studied under Torao Masaji and received guidance from folk craftsman Yoshida Shoya, and took the path of folkcraft woodworking. The second-generation owner, Fukada Yutaka, inherited the spirit of folkcraft and the “Tottori Folkcraft Woodworking” of natural wood and natural lacquer, and strives to create works that will please the users.

 

2025.05.28news

The Inaba Five Foxes

The Inaba Five Foxes

YANAGIYA REPRODUCT

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We are pleased to announce the reissue of a new Inaba Gogitsune.

Here’s the English translation of the folk tales from Tottori Prefecture featuring the Inaba Five Foxes:

**Keizobou**
He was tasked by the lord to make a round trip between Tottori and Edo in three days. However, he fell victim to a trap set for mischievous foxes and died in the Chugoku region. The lord, feeling pity for him, honored him with a shrine on Kyusyou Mountain.

**Oton Jyorō**
A parent fox living at Tachimi Pass was quietly taking a little bit of oil from an oil shop to raise her cubs. As her offspring grew, she transformed into a woman, sold herself, and used the money to help the poor oil merchant get started in business as a way to repay the kindness.

**Onji no Kitsune**
An old fox from the Onji area, encountered on the way to Iwai Onsen, was clever and used lanterns to deceive the villagers, causing trouble for them.

**Shoro Shoro Kitsune**
At the foot of Shichi Mountain, by the place where water flows down beautifully, this fox transformed into a beautiful girl and deceived people.

**Onashi Kitsune**
An old fox from the Nagao Mountain in Aoya transformed into an older woman to mislead people; it was an extremely clever fox.