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COVID-19 measures for customers to use FabCafe Hida with an ease of mind.

At FabCafe Hida, as before, we will continue to consider the health and safety of our customers and team members (employees), and will do our very best to respond flexibly. Currently, in order for customers to co...
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For the forest of 100 years in the future: The Hidakuma Brand Film 2020 is complete! Behind the scenes of the shoot

The Hidakuma Brand Film for 2020 is complete. It asks, “What can we do now for the Hida forest of 100 years in the future?” Hear the thoughts of various people involved with Hidakuma alongside beautiful backgroun...
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Tokyo 2200: Neri Oxman collaborates with FabCafe and Hidakuma creatives for Mori Art Museum’s ‘Future and the Arts’ exhibition

It’s Tokyo 2020, and there’s never been a better time to look at the future of Japan – and the future of living, in the face of climate change, automation, urbanization and aging demographics. So goes the idea be...

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Why Do We Want to Invite Architects to the Forest? The Answer Lies in the Miracles They Bring into the Forest.

”Very few trees generate profit, and they are useless” – is what people might say about the Japanese hardwood. To prove them wrong, Hidakuma has been working hard to come up with the best use of the wood al...
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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...
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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 (...
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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...
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