Feel Japan / Making Bamboo Crafts at Echizen Bamboo Doll Village in Fukui, Japan

We had a shooting at Echizen Bamboo Doll Village
in Maruoka-cho, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture with two participants.
The participants experienced making bamboo dolls and conducting a few other activities.

This was the first time for both of the participants to do anything with bamboo.
I was worried that they might cut their fingers and/or get hurt when they used knives
to cut the bamboo. They conducted and finished everything safely under the guidance
of the master of making bamboo doll. They even said that they had such a great.
experience and it was an enjoyable challenge. They hope to come back to
Echizen Bamboo Doll Village.


According to the master, he used to be a joiner and then he became
a professional bamboo maker about 45 years ago. He used to make doors
and other things for houses and it was the beginning of his craftsmanship.
Chief Director of Echizen Bamboo Doll Village, Ryuichi Morota who has
such a busy schedule, he came to our shooting gave the participants
advice for how to use knife easily and safely.  With his advice, they seemed more
comfortable using the knives, and started cutting and shaving the bamboos faster.

Overall, we all had a great experience at Echizen Bamboo Doll Village.
Please stay tuned for upcoming video of “Echizen Bamboo Doll Village”!

T.F


Echizen Bamboo Doll Village