Featuring creative works and projects of young artisans inspired by Japanese traditional culture.The theme for this segment is K -- Kimono. After studying kimono-dyeing techniques at university, Hiroko Takahashi started creating her own kimonos. Her work has taken traditional Japanese culture to the next level and attracted wide attention.

Featuring creative works and projects of young artisans inspired by Japanese traditional culture. The keyword of the day is W for Wagashi! Traditional Japanese sweets, known as wagashi, have evolved by getting inspired by other cultures over the years. Japanese learned good things about imported overseas desserts by celebrating them as a new kind of food, not just as sweets, and came up with their own versions that are far more advanced to be simply called a copy. Wagashi is not only tasteful but also appealing to eyes as its appearance reflects the passion of the patisserie. A group named "wagashi asobi" (literally meaning, "play with wagashi") appreciates the tradition, and continues to create a new wagashi that reflects the modern world by thinking outside the box.

Featuring creative works and projects of young artisans inspired by Japanese traditional culture. The keyword of the day is H for Hakone Yosegi Zaiku (a type of traditional Japanese parquetry). Yosegi-zaiku is a type of traditional Japanese parquetry that makes best use of natural fine grains and colors of wood, and has been around for about 200 years. The most famous type of parquetry is called "Hakone Yosegi Zaiku". Kiyotaka Tsuyuki, the fourth owner of "Tsuyuki Mokkousho" in Odawara, is known as the new rising star of "Hakone Yosegi Zaiku".

The keyword of the day is A for Amezaiku. Amezaiku, the traditional Japanese art of candy sculpture, has more than 500 years of history. The beautiful candy sculpture is crafted with heated candy base (starchy syrup) in mere seconds before it cools and hardens. This edible art is sometimes crafted to entertain guests. Shinri Tezuka, who works in Asakusa, Tokyo, is known as an Amezaiku artist who creates the one-and-only candy sculpture.

Today's keyword is "I" for "Ichimatsu doll". "Ichimatsu doll" is a painted wooden doll that has been around for over 300 years. The doll allows children to change kimono and practice embroidery on it. We feature Meisho Yamazaki, who is the only female Ichimatsu doll specialist in Japan.