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Must-visit in Hokkaido: CondeHouse Headqaurters Furniture Shop
I think we can devide business organizations into two types by hiring method: job-description type and membership type. The former organizations clearly define the tasks that they want their employees to fulfill. Accordingly, employees f... -
My First Impression of Hokkaido: Biei Blue Pond
What comes to your mind when you hear Hokkaido? Freezing snow, lavender fields, the ginkgo street of Hokkaido University? For me, it's the Blue Pond in Biei town. When deciding to work in Hokkaido, I made some preliminary research and sa... -
The Anatomy of Japanese Craftspeople of Swordsmith and Furniture
【Something in common between Japanese knives and furniture】 Just before entering the furniture business, I worked in the fishery industry and often took overseas clients to the biggest fish market in Tokyo. It was now-closed Tsukiji ma... -
Facing Challenges? A Strong Mission Can Help
【What would you do?】 Do you know the TV program "What would you do?" (WWYD for short) from the US? It's a situational hidden-camera program starting from 2008. I really like it, but I know it's not anything new. That kind of programs a... -
Tsuru (Crane) In Hokkaido
In the early spring of Hokkaido, when all living things come back to life, I drove a car down a country road and happened to see two cranes. They, without being afraid of me pulling over and other cars passing by, seemed to wait for some... -
What Makes Camping So Appealing to Everyone Today?
People who like camping will say “It’s for extraordinary experiences,†but what people actually do in camping are boiled down to super-ordinary things, like preparing meal, eating, clearing up after meal, and sleeping. I know it’s important to do such everyday routines in nature. -
The Morgan 4/4 Elegy: Is Your Free Will Just a Myth?
Morgan 4/4 survived for 80 years only to be killed by a spreadsheet. Join me as I deconstruct the "irrational" beauty of the wooden car frame, argue against the myth of free will in neoliberalism, and explain why the survival of the Morgan is a mirror for the future of the wooden furniture industry. -
September in Sapporo
Sapporo in September, completely different from the main land of Japan where people still suffer from lingering summer heat. The capital city of Hokkaido has a population of two million, but has such a big natural park in the center of t... -
The Sound of Silence: Do You Have the “Ninja Ears” of the Japanese?
My sister thinks my personality is "Tofu," but my brain thinks insect noises are a language. Join me as I explore the bizarre world of Japanese onomatopoeia—where we can talk only in "fluffy" sounds—and discover the "Ninja Ears" that allow our craftsmen to hear the silent voices of Hokkaido trees. -
What Makes Expensive Goods Look Expensive?
【Are we just tricked by price tags?】 Why do expensive goods look expensive, and vice versa in most cases? Do high price tags or brand names just hypnotize us into believing so? I sometimes even suspect makers intentionally make low-pri...