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- 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...
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- 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
Contribution activities to the community and society can be done that can immerse in production while staying in the conflict of Japan, Hida Kagawa river ヒダクマでは、世界のデザイナーに向け、岐阜県飛騨市古川町に...

- 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...

- camp case
Past Design Camp Cases introduction
イベント概要 / Event descriptionhttp://www.loftwork.jp/news/2016/05/20160527_scsh2016.aspx Weekly reporthttps://hidakuma.com/blog/scs2016-recap-of-the-1st-week/https://hidakuma.com/blog/scs2016-recap-of-the-2nd-...