Replacing the Paper on the Shoji Screens & Meeting One of Japan's Youngest Tatami Craftsmen

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3 жыл бұрын

Spent the last few days washing the shoji screens to remove the old paper, measuring and cutting Mr Okuno's handmade paper to fit the screens, pasting them on... It's been quite repetitive and I'm only half done! You'll also get to see Mr Ushiro's son at work. At 22, he's probably one of the youngest tatami craftsmen in Japan.
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@adriannacostello3873 Жыл бұрын

I think that rolling the paper into twine at night would be quite relaxing.

@PetrKiskaPE-kneTR-uhlarstvi 6 ай бұрын

Nice video, i love shoji and kumiko. This house is beautiful 👍 good job by the way.😉

@manjufrodo 3 жыл бұрын

I loved watching you re-paper the shōji! Your videos are very meditative and calming. Thank you!

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoy watching shoji getting repapered. If you come volunteer you’ll be in charge of shoji maintenance. 😁

@manjufrodo 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ryunohara it's a long flight from California, but I'll see what I can do! 😉

@misssometing 3 жыл бұрын

the tatami maker's socks are cute!

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Okay I’ll let him know lol

@joanleenakayama7939 3 жыл бұрын

U did the doors washing & pasting all by yourself AGAIN!! U R super !!! 😍🥰👍👍👍

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks

@dariasiebert9291 21 күн бұрын

Dear Ryunohara, What clay did you use? I didn’t figure out 🤔very interesting!

@SofiaGonzalez-ty8yt Жыл бұрын

すごい😆⤴️

@markpark2713 3 жыл бұрын

He's perrrfect!

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@roxanaemanuela6668 3 жыл бұрын

My, that’s a lot of shoji! But the texture of the new paper looks great. Incidentally, I volunteer the two of us for twine making and whatever other natural tea packaging (some fancily folded paper bags for the teas, for instance. You’d need to talk with Wim about that, he’s the more artistic and handy of us). I’m thinking you could make it into the workshop part of the visitor experience. 😉 Incidentally, the EU is to add Japan next week to the very short list of trusted non-European countries for non-essential travelling. Depending on what Japan decides too, leisure travel may resume sooner than expected. 😊

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Hooray!! It’ll be interesting to see what Wim comes up with on a whim.

@shizuokaBLUES Жыл бұрын

Great video and thanks for making it. This year I did five of my 14 screens. But I used the two sided shoji tape instead of glue/ nori this year. I think that was a mistake. The paper is already separating from frame because the tape doesn't adhere that well. I think taking the tape off next time will be a real pain too. So, I will go back to the original style and use glue. Your paper looks really really nice. WOW!!

@Ryunohara Жыл бұрын

Glue works well and is pretty cheap. 14 screens is quite a lot, ganbatte!

@plantkingdom6880 Жыл бұрын

Nice ambience and the dog is so cute. Do Shoji screens have paper on just one side or both sides?

@Ryunohara Жыл бұрын

Hi! Shoji have paper only on one side.

@shaneyee934 Жыл бұрын

Have you been to Singapore? You sound like a Singaporean! I use Shoji paper to cover model airplanes. How do I find the lightest paper grade? There used to be this paper called Esaki paper but it's no longer available. Where would I find the lightest grade of mulberry paper that remains strong while wet?

@debbiek9067 3 жыл бұрын

Is your lovely dog still young and keen to run away, so that you have to keep him tied up? Or are there other animals around he likes to chase after?! Looks like you will soon need to make him a bigger table to hide under!

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Mori used to be a wild dog so she has run away 6 times and the last time she ran away she stayed away for 5 days. Also she likes to eat cat poop so she has to be tied up. She gets two long walks a day though!

@Ryunohara 3 жыл бұрын

Also she isn’t getting any bigger - she’s 5.

@ellisbell8578 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! What breed is your dog?

@Ryunohara 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Ellis! Mori is a kind of spitz, and she was born in Okayama Prefecture. All the wild dogs there look the same but they have not been assigned a breed name.

@h.r.9563 2 ай бұрын

She is beautiful! Wild dogs in japan remind me of shiba inus. They're so lovely