Handcrafted Japanese handbags.
PHOTO: Chris Bartlett
Note: English is not readily spoken at these first two shops.
Matsuhiro Shoten, near the geisha district of Gion, stocks wonderful clutches (shown), handbags and wallets made from kimono fabrics in an endless array of patterns. Sanjo-dori, Ohashi Higashi-iru 3–12, Higashiyama-ku; 011-81-75-761-5469.
Morita Washi offers exquisite handmade papers in bold prints and colors. Higashinotoin-tori, Bukkoji-agaru, Shimogyo-ku; 011-81-75-341-1419.
Buy a handwrought knife at Aritsugu, one of Japan's oldest knife makers, at the Nishiki Market, and the artisans there may be able to engrave it with your name in Japanese. Kajiya-tyo, Gokomachi, Nishiiru, Nishikikouji, Nakagyo-ku; 011-81-75-221-1091.
Published on 9/1/2006
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