The Beauty Drawn by the Curves of Japanese Traditional Woodcraft Oke

- Communicate directly with the 4th generation artisan of this shop that was founded in 1882.Learn about tubs and wood.- Get an up close view of the craftsmanship involved in making tubs, which are made one by one according to traditional processes.- Try your hand at shaving wood with a carpenter’s plane.(*Adults only)/ - As “unsealed wooden containers,” tubs were a daily fixture in the lives of Japanese people in Edo period Japan and used for many purposes.Although they are often seen as the same thing, barrels are “sealed wooden containers” that were used to transport and store (ferment) foodstuffs. In Europe, they were used, among other things, to make wine.Made with wood from trees of around 100 years old, tubs were said to last for a hundred years and could continue to be used for many years if repaired. However, in recent years they have been replaced by mass-produced plastic products. There are now very few craftsmen who can make such tubs according to the processes that require over 30 steps, making them extremely precious.