About two years ago I visited Echizen with my parents, specifically to buy lacquerware from Shitsurindo (漆琳堂). Talking to the owner and successor of the family business we heard about all of the other crafts people in the region and I remember how it felt like a movement was about to happen.
Two years later the Renew Fukui crafts exhibition, of which Shitsurindo has been a crucial part of, has won the 2019 Good Design Award. The exhibition itself takes part this weekend, October 12 – 14 from 10am – 5pm. They even have this beautiful map of all the places you can visit:
A selection of the crafts that you can see up close:
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