There isn’t anyone that fells the timber, cuts out the shape, and finishes them off, and sells them but Mr. Kurosawa wants to be the first and is learning the techniques of all sides

In order to take care of the limited supplies of Aizu paulownia, Kurosawa producing the best with limited materials and puts effort into mending old geta.

To complete his geta, Kurosawa visits a workshop in the town of Aizubange to meet Yamauchi Kazuo, one of the few people in the country that can finish geta by hand. Though machine processing is more common, Kurosawa prefers handcrafting and comes here to learn the technique

He says: "Paulownia geta is a real Japanese tradition. So making them by hand is important to me as a Japanese person. I think it would be a shame to live in a world where they’re all machine-made. That’s the main reason I’ve come here to learn all I can"

Here a young man preserves the tradition and brings it into the future
Aizu Kiri Geta Craftsman: Kurosawa Takahiro (黒澤 孝弘さん)
(The fifth generation of Kurosawa Woodwork)

Teacher: Kurosawa Takashi (黒澤 孝司さん)
(The Fourth generation of Kurosawa Woodwork)

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Kurosawa Kirizaiten (黒澤桐材店)
Address: Japan, 〒966-0849 Fukushima, Kitakata, Ippongiue, 7749
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