The Chakuno family have been tending gardens and bonsai for 400 years. Once reserved for the samurai, they are bringing bonsai back down to earth.

When Kazuma Iwata decided to apply the skills of a craftsman to the kendama, he transformed the traditional wooden toy that helped it turn from plaything to lifestyle sport.

Japanese brush makers Bunshindo have been creating the nation’s best calligraphy brushes on the coast of the Inland Sea for around 100 years.