Exhibition Booth "Living" Area (3F) | Monozukuri/Takumi no Waza Expo 2025

Organizations and companies that carry on the tradition of Japanese craftsmanship will showcase their artisan skills. “衣” means Clothing , “食” means Food , “伝文“ means Traditional Culture ,“住” means Living , “工” means Manufacturing , “職業訓練” means Job training , “情報発信” Information dissemination , “伝工” means Traditional Crafts , “全国” means Whole country, “北陸支援” Hokuriku restoration support.

*The contents of the exhibition booth are subject to change. *The photo below is an image.

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Living

1Mounting
- Tokyo hyougu kyouji naisou bunka kyokai
2. Mounting is a craft that has been passed down for more than 1,000 years, and here you can see demonstrations of this craft by highly skilled artisans through the display of their works. Please experience the expressive wonder of this craft that uses glue and Japanese washi paper.
  - Make a karakuri byobu (trick folding screen).
  - Over the course of three days, a two-panel folding screen will be made.
  - Panels that show the production process will be displayed.
2Woodworking painting
- Tokyo Mokkotoso Ginoushikai
2. We specialize in painting wooden products that are part of our daily lives, such as doors, tables, chairs, and other furniture. Visit us for sales of painted wooden products, workshops, and demonstrations.
  - Try painting a daruma doll, decorating a coaster with a stencil, and experience the technique of red lacquerware chopsticks.
  - Watch a demonstration on the process of polishing the lacquer-like finish on a piano.
  - Items made in the Skills Contest will be displayed.
  - Items displayed at the Skills Contest and other items will be sold.
  - Experience Program
3Seal
- Tokyo certified skilled workers of Seal engraving
2. Experience the traditional Japanese skill of stamp engraving and Japan's unique stamp culture through demonstrations of artisan skills and a hanko stamp making workshop.
  - Make a one-of-a-kind stamp.
  - Watch a demonstration on making handmade rubber stamp and wooden stamp making, and seal carving by a master.
  - Works featured in the Technical Grand Prix and the National Seal Grand Prix will be displayed.
  - Cute stamp items and tools for carving stone seals will be for sale. Orders can also be placed for uniquely shaped seals made out of branches, handcrafted rubber stamps, and wooden seals (for artwork).
4Waterproof coating
- Tokyo Coating film waterproof skills test council / Tokyo Waterproof Technician Association
2. Waterproofing protects buildings from water damage. To produce waterproofing technicians with the proper skills, we host workshops and study sessions for those taking the skills certification test. urethane.At the booth, visitors can experience making their own original straps using urethane waterproof material.
  - Make a one-of-a-kind original strap.
  - Watch a demonstration on spraying a finishing pattern and roller brush work for acrylic rubber coating waterproofing of an exterior wall.
  - Models of various urethane waterproofing methods and photographs of urethane waterproofing examples will be displayed along with a video introducing urethane waterproofing techniques.
  - Experience Program
5Mason
- Tokyo Stone Technicians Association
2. Demonstrations of stone processing by past winners of the Technical Grand Prix, who come from all over the country, will be held, and their works will be exhibited and sold.
  - Demonstration of stone processing.
  - We will be exhibiting our hand-crafted works.
  - We sell stone products.
6Bedding
- Tokyo Shingu Ginoushikai
2. Watch demonstrations of cotton bedding making by skilled artisans, see their works on display, and even try your hand at making your own zabuton cushion under the guidance of nationally certified technicians.
  - Make your own handmade personal zabuton cushion together with a master artisan.
  - Make various types of futons and zabuton cushions using environmentally friendly cotton fill.
  - A Medal with Yellow Ribbon and environmentally friendly cotton bedding products made by contemporary artisans will be displayed.
  - Small zabuton cushions and other bedding products made by first-rate technicians will be sold.
7Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- The Tokyo Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment Association
2. Experience and learn about refrigeration and air conditioning technology and the various settings that they are used in.
  - You can experience the flaring process used to join pipes in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
  - We will introduce you to some simple principles of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
  - Experience Program
8Japanese plaster craftsman
- TOKYO PLASTERERS' ASSOCIATION
2. Plasterers make their living painting walls in the traditional Japanese way using familiar natural materials. You can see up close how plastering walls is done, and actually experience it for themselves.
  - Experience making a glowing mud ball and plastering a wall.
  - Demonstration of painted walls andGlowing Earth Ball .
  - Trowel paintings, a fake board that serves as a background for the painted wall experience, humidity control experiment equipment, and booklets and DVDs will be on display.
9Landscaping
- Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors Tokyo Branch
2. This booth offers a wide variety of programs, including LED candle making, sekimori-ishi (barrier stone) paperweight making, and more.
  - Make a bamboo candle, a palm-leaf grasshopper.
  - Experience Program
10Chair upholstery
- Tokyo Association of Chair Upholstery Professionals
2. Chair upholstery techniques will be demonstrated through the making of repairable stools made using natural materials to the greatest extent possible.
  - You can experience a small leather goods workshop and a pillow cushion workshop.
  - Repairable stools made using natural materials to the greatest extent possible will be made.
  - Techniques and materials related to upholstery will be displayed and explanations about them will be provided.
  - Accessories and materials made with techniques and materials repurposed from upholstery will be sold.
11Carpenter
- National Federation of Construcion Workers' Union Tokyo
2. The woodworking class will be available this year as well. We'll strive to make sure all visitors are satisfied.
  - Make a smartphone speaker and wooden coaster in the woodworking workshop.
12Tile art
- Tokyo Tile Ginoushikai
2. A historical construction material used in the Egyptian pyramids before the Common Era, tile continues to make architecture and residential spaces beautiful around the world to this day. At the booth, tile art will be displayed and sold, and visitors can enjoy a mosaic coaster workshop.
  - You can experience tile mosaic art and tiling!
  - Tile mosaic art will be displayed.
  - We will be exhibiting our tile art work.
  - Tile cute mosaic art products will be sold.
  - Experience Program
13Interior
- Tokyo Naisoshiage Ginoushikai
2. Experience making a mini lamp shade or handmade fan at the Tokyo Naisoshiage Ginoushikai booth. Interior decor, sundries, and accessories are also displayed and sold here.
  - Make a mini lamp shade and your own round fan.
  - Watch a demonstration of making extra-large fans.
  - We will have a panel display at showing actual work in progress at the site.
  - Tile carpet, imported wallpaper, curtain cloth and such interior material, pouches, cellphone cases, box-framed art (European scenery), old French/Italian floorplans, sculptures of Marie Antoinette and other interior pieces.
14Wooden fittings
- Tokyo Tategu Kyodo Kumiai
2. We host the Kumiko workshop and display and sell various wooden joinery products. The role of wooden joinery is explained in the panels. A master craftsman will also demonstrate the precision, accuracy, and wonder of woodworking.
  - Make a Kumiko coaster.
  - A hands-on workshop on Kumiko craftsmanship and traditional joinery will be held.
  - A number of charming wooden products created using traditional Japanese techniques will be presented.
  - Charming wooden products handmade by artisans from the traditional beauty of Japan will be sold.
15Tatami
- The Tatami Manufacturers' Association of Tokyo
2. Traditional tatami-doko (base) and tatami-omote (surface) will be on display, rush straw goods will be on sale, and mini tatami mat workshop will be held.
  - Make a mini-tatami mat.
  - We will exhibit miniature tatami wall hangings.
  - Products made from rush will be sold.
16Steel metal
- Tokyo Bankin Kogyo Kumiai／Tokyo Kenchiku Bankin Ginoushikai
2. There will be production demonstrations of pieces that show the malleability and ductility of metal as well as display and sales of products made from processed copper sheets. Visitors can experience the wonder of sheet metal processing by creating a copper whistle and relief using sheet metal tools.
  - You can make handmade whistles, handmade reliefs and nameplates.
  - We will demonstrate the process of folding a copper sheet into a crane using special sheet metal tools, drawing a copper sheet cut into a circle into a sphere, tracing a pattern (such as leaves) on a colored copper sheet with a pen, and polishing the patterned part with sandpaper after making it bulge out with a bamboo stick.
  - We will be exhibiting the official full-size soccer ball and other items made by the members of the Technical Association of Japan.
  - We will be selling copper paper cranes, turtles, dog straps, and other small items.
17Roof tiles
- Tokyo Kawarabuki Ginousuishin Kyogikai
2. Our aim is to preserve the traditions of tile roofing, improve the techniques used, and train the next generation of artisans. Please stop by and see the demonstrations performed by artisans and the exhibits on display.
  - You can actually construct S-shaped roof tiles used for roofing and make cat-shaped paperweights using clay left over from the roof tile production process.
  - Gable roofs are constructed without the use of power tools with clay tiles used on actual roofs.
  - The steps of roof tile making from rack work to finished products will be displayed, along with a variety of tiles types.
  - We will be selling Awaji Ibushigawara coasters and Onigawara and Shachihoko key chains.
  - Experience Program