Kokontozai: KASHIYUKA’s Shop of Japanese Arts and Crafts / Igusa basket

Searching all of Japan for handcrafted items that express its heart and soul, our proprietor, KASHIYUKA, presents things that bring a bit of luxury to everyday life. Her travels took her on this day to the city of Kurashiki in Okayama prefecture, known for the grassy plant igusa, a soft rush growing there that is best known as the material from which tatami mats are woven. There she met a young artisan, a weaver of the simple, humble handcraft called “ikago”.