PICK UP

  • camp

Study Trip on Forestry and Regional Cultures for Graduate Students from Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Sixteen graduate students majoring Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management at Norwegian University of Life Sciences came on a study trip last June, aiming to learn about the Japanese regional fores...
  • hiking

Let’s walk in the forest of Hida! – Forest’s Wonders Q & A

All Hida bear staff went to Hida no Mori “Forest of Dong District” “Ikahigahara Mogara”. This time we will introduce the wonders in the forest of Hida in the Q & A format, taught by...
  • COLUMN

17 amazing Kumiki (Joinery) heritage invented by artisans in Hida called as “Hida-no-Takumi”

More than 1,300 years’ of Tradition The master craftsmanship of Hida dates back more than 1,300 years, known as “Hida-no-Takumi”which was certified as the Japan Heritage in 2016. They went all the way to Kyoto (...

  • Kumiki (Joinery)

Why Kumiki (Joinery) attracts a lot of people? Let’s deep dive into the world of Kumiki

Hello! I am Hide, the chief craft man of the wood-workshop at Hidakuma / FabCafe Hida.A 30-second walk away from the FabCafe Hida, there is a museum of kumiki (interlocking wooden building blocks), one of few in...
  • camp

Message from Leslie for the Creative Writing Retreat in March

Creative Writing Retreat   People have asked me what kind of writing happens in my workshops Fiction, nonfiction and poetry are equally helped. In the group dynamic, everyone gives feedback, everyone says ho...
  • designers-in-residence

Designers in Residence Program

Hidakuma offers Designer-in-residence Program to any world designer at FabCafe Hida located in Furukawa, Hida, Gifu, Japan. Once selected as a chosen designer or architect, he/she can stay in Furukawa for a set p...
  • retreat

Creative Writing Retreat in March

Origin Stories: A Creative Writing Retreat and International Diversity Project at Fab Cafe in Hida Furukawa, Japan Program Period: March 22nd – 25th, 2018Application period: Through March 15thTicket can be purcha...
LOAD MORE