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Hanspeter KAPPELER HIKITA Mayu SWITZERLAND

With the goal of preserving the traditional arts and crafts of Japan, we at HIKITA-YA are keen to further develop export markets by promoting the values of Japan’s “dentoukougeihin”.


With our international audience-centred website, we would like to promote products that are produced in harmony with nature, designed to last a lifetime, and embody the timeless deep “common” sense of beauty and Japanese spirit.


HIKITA Mayu: research, curator, product selection, text, communication between artisan and consumer.

Hanspeter KAPPELER: Lived in Japan for 47 years; currently resides in both Switzerland and Japan.

logo design: 　 　 MURAI Hitomi (iroha)


website design: 　SOGA Shūichi (SWN-Soga Planning)


English editor:　　David BEETON

guest author:　　　TOMIKAWA Kyōko (K.K. emu)