Hello and Welcome to www.nipponcraft.com,
We have updated the top page slides shows. This time, we include the photos of a traditional Mikoshi festival that were held in September 2012, and the photos of a Kiku flower garden located in Gunma prefecture. Both themes are regional and traditional.
A Mikoshi is a portable shrine. At several coastal regions, there remains traditional festivals in which men carry a Mikoshi into the sea wishing good luck and peace. This kind of festivals are often held even in cold sea in winter time. Travellers from foreign countries may find it hard to reach to this kind of festivals, because all information is often listed in Japanese nor the information may not be listed in travel guide books. The information of the Mikoshi festival we took photos is listed at :
http://www.city.isumi.lg.jp/miryoku/bunka/matsuri/post_53.html
(You may need Google translation to read!)
Thank you for visiting our blog!
December 29, 2012
December 18, 2012
New Chirimen silk mufflers added
Hello and Welcome to www.nipponcraft.com,
We have added three new silk mufflers. They are stripes design with pink, gray and green background. The dimensions are 165cm(Length) x 38cm(Width) (65"L x 15"W). These mufflers are thin, light, smooth, elegant and warm. They are hand-woven and hand-dyed.
These mufflers are manufactured by an authentic Chirimen silk fabric weaver of Kyoto. "Chirimen" is a weaving technique and also a brand name of silk fabric products developed in Kyoto, Japan. The mufflers are not Japanese traditional items, but Chrimen are traditional crafts so we are introducing these mufflers at our web site.
By the way, the Japanese Yen has gotten weaker against US dollars and Euros by 7~8% compared with the exchange rate one month ago. I hope the shopping get easier for international customers.
Thank you for visiting our blog!
We have added three new silk mufflers. They are stripes design with pink, gray and green background. The dimensions are 165cm(Length) x 38cm(Width) (65"L x 15"W). These mufflers are thin, light, smooth, elegant and warm. They are hand-woven and hand-dyed.
These mufflers are manufactured by an authentic Chirimen silk fabric weaver of Kyoto. "Chirimen" is a weaving technique and also a brand name of silk fabric products developed in Kyoto, Japan. The mufflers are not Japanese traditional items, but Chrimen are traditional crafts so we are introducing these mufflers at our web site.
By the way, the Japanese Yen has gotten weaker against US dollars and Euros by 7~8% compared with the exchange rate one month ago. I hope the shopping get easier for international customers.
 |
| Pink stripes |
 |
| Gray stripes |
 |
| Green stripes |
December 7, 2012
New noren curtains added
Hello and Welcome to www.nipponcraft.com,
We have added new noren curtains on our web site. These lineups are casual as compared with other ones.
Please let me add a notice here that you need to confirm the dimensions of noren curtain listed on our web site before placing an order. Especially, the height has several types of length -90cm, 130cm, 150cm and 170cm. The photos don't tell the dimensions, we list them on the web site in "cm" and also in "inches".
We have added new noren curtains on our web site. These lineups are casual as compared with other ones.
Please let me add a notice here that you need to confirm the dimensions of noren curtain listed on our web site before placing an order. Especially, the height has several types of length -90cm, 130cm, 150cm and 170cm. The photos don't tell the dimensions, we list them on the web site in "cm" and also in "inches".
New lineup
 |
| Gourd design |
 |
| A tiger in bamboo forest |
Thank you for visiting our blog!
 |
| Green bamboo forest (Tapestry) |
 |
| Sunflower (Tapestry) |
 |
| Tairyo-bata flag design (Tapestry) |
 |
| Bamboo and sparrows |
December 2, 2012
No delay seen at other airports customs - London, Sydney, Chicago
Hello and Welcome to www.nipponcraft.com,
Currently, I don't see any delays at London, Sydney and Chicago airport customs.
Before London Olympics, it seemed 7 to 10 or more days were taken for customs inspection there, but it is taking only 2 or 3 days to go through customs.
Anyhow, customs inspection at each airport is the longest duration of the shipment from our warehouse to your delivery address. However, the customs inspection at Narita International Airport in Japan only takes several hours to one day at longest.
Thank you for visiting our blog!
Currently, I don't see any delays at London, Sydney and Chicago airport customs.
Before London Olympics, it seemed 7 to 10 or more days were taken for customs inspection there, but it is taking only 2 or 3 days to go through customs.
Anyhow, customs inspection at each airport is the longest duration of the shipment from our warehouse to your delivery address. However, the customs inspection at Narita International Airport in Japan only takes several hours to one day at longest.
Thank you for visiting our blog!
December 1, 2012
Some delay at LA customs
Hello and Welcome to www.nipponcraft.com,
For your information, there seems some delay at Los Angeles Airport until inbound into customs. I presume that the customs is getting busy toward the Christmas season. So, the shipment entering from LAX from Japan (bound to CA, NV, AZ, CO) may take one or more for customs inspection. When not busy, it takes only one or two days based upon our previous experiences.
Thank you for your patience.
- Ken Yoshimura
For your information, there seems some delay at Los Angeles Airport until inbound into customs. I presume that the customs is getting busy toward the Christmas season. So, the shipment entering from LAX from Japan (bound to CA, NV, AZ, CO) may take one or more for customs inspection. When not busy, it takes only one or two days based upon our previous experiences.
Thank you for your patience.
- Ken Yoshimura
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)