Published in 2012 "Fudebako"
Fudebako No. 26 (issued in November 2012)
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- ・ Special feature "Tool shop"
- "Art Tools Manichi" Good living in Kyoto
- "I like people and I like containers" Utsuwa Akando
- "Culture of silverware that symbolizes the house" sentence, British antique Ohara Chiharu Ohara
- "Digging here Nyan Nyan Tenjin-san special edition" sentence, Kai Mitori
- "Tsuchiraku master, Masatake Fukumori and the neighborhood of Kyoto Teramachi"
- "Continuing to seek the tools of the mainstream" Craft shop Yobi Ms. Keiko Maki's thoughts
- ・ Welcome to the British Antique Forest
- Tokyo Meguro Swallowdale Antiques
- Written by Yuka Sano Photographed by Eri Tatara
- ・ Fudebako Archives "vol.6 Mizuhiki Kanazawa / Sento Semizuhiki"
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- ・ Unnohira Sanso Monogatari / Makoto Kemizaki
- ・ Hands and their surroundings / Kozaburo Sakamoto
- ・ Dreams come true / Yuuo Hashimoto
- ・ Kyoto Aesthetics from the Japanese Mind / Chiso Collection Yuriko Kato
What kind of store do you imagine when you hear the word "tool shop"? There are tea ceremony tool shops such as bowls and kettles, and there are also art antique dealers who sell old Buddha statues and ceramics. Just as the word "tool" has a very wide range, the image of the word "tool shop" is also true.
In the first place, the word "tool" was a word that refers to what Zen Buddhist monks need to practice = "things that have a way", that is, Kasaya and Dhutanga. It was gradually expanded and interpreted as it is today, but it should be remembered that the underlying meaning was "an important instrument to achieve that path."
This time, I interviewed Fudebako mainly at a tool shop that sells antiques. There are many different types of antiques, but here, for example, tools that are no longer used due to the passage of time, or elaborate containers that cannot be made if efficiency is prioritized, are the main focus. It's easy to buy anything, but there are many things that can only be obtained from antiques, and the message they send was quiet but very hot. What is the convenience, comfort, and fun that tools bring? What is the depth of Japanese culture symbolized by tools? What is the importance of using tools for a long time? What is the job of the "tool shop" for that purpose? Because I visited a tool shop, I would like to think about how to live a rich life. ――― This is a special feature on page 130.
By the way, it was during the Muromachi period that a business called a tool shop dealing with antiques appeared. The Muromachi period was an era in which technologies such as wood processing were developed and it became possible to make goods cheaply and in large quantities (of course, at that time). By that amount, the number of people who make things poor has increased, and it was during the Muromachi period that youkai with ghosts of old tools were drawn on picture scrolls to warn them. It can be said that the background to the appearance of the tool shop was the spirit of "valuing things and using what can be used for a long time."
- Fudebako No. 26
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price:1,800Yen + tax
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Fudebako No. 25 (issued in May 2012)
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- ・ Special feature "vinegar"
- ・ Nostalgic and new buying vinegar by weight Bun ・ Yuka Sano Photo ・ Eri Tatara
- ・ The story of Japanese sounds to the world
- ・ Fudebako Archives "vol.5 Rape blossoms bloom in Tohoku, the work of the workshop ground oil"
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- ・ Unnohira Sanso Monogatari / Makoto Kemizaki
- ・ Hands and their surroundings / Kozaburo Sakamoto
- ・ Dreams come true / Yuuo Hashimoto
- ・ Kyoto Aesthetics from the Japanese Mind / Chiso Collection Yuriko Kato
- ・ Digging here Nyan Nyan / Kai Mitori
This special feature is "vinegar". We explored the appeal of vinegar from various angles, such as the history, types, production area reportage, and taste of vinegar.
There is an image that it is quiet in the shade of salt and soy sauce, but it has a long relationship with human beings and is said to be the oldest seasoning. Vinegar is made by oxidizing sake and making it sour, so "where there is sake, there is vinegar." Rice vinegar is a traditional Japanese tradition, but there are wine vinegar in the wine producing areas, apple cider vinegar in areas with a lot of cider (apple cider vinegar), and coconut vinegar and sugar cane vinegar in the southern islands.
No matter what the raw material, vinegar is made by the action of a microorganism called acetic acid bacteria. There are tremendous types of acetic acid bacteria, and many of them are floating in the air, especially at vinegar factories. When making vinegar, we usually use several types of cultivated bacteria, but it is said that the bacteria that live in the brewery (factory) are also mixed in, and vinegar unique to the brewery is created. Therefore, when the vinegar maker renews the building, only the acetic acid fermentation brewery is left as it is. By the way, in such a brewery, it becomes sour immediately just by leaving sake. On the contrary, it is illegal to bring acetic acid bacteria into a sake brewery.
There are various fermented foods such as miso and soy sauce in Japan, but vinegar also has a lot of power unique to fermented foods. The effect has been clearly confirmed to eliminate the metabolic syndrome that is of concern. In the special feature, there are many tips on how to use vinegar deliciously, as well as mixed vinegar and cooking recipes. Please incorporate vinegar into your daily diet.
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- Fudebako No. 25
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price:1,800Yen + tax
The payment method for this item is [Cash on Delivery "other than"]. If you purchase only each Fudebako issue, it will be posted to the mailbox by Kuroneko Mail, so you cannot specify the delivery date. note that.
