1st Edition
Crafting Rural Japan Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization
By Shilla Lee
Copyright 2025
186 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book discusses the place of creative village policy in the revitalisation of rural Japan, highlighting how rural Japan is moving from a state of regional extinction to regional rejuvenation.
Using the case study of Tamba Sasayama in Hyogo Prefecture, where collective initiatives by local government and the role of the local traditional potters are invested in fostering an aura of... Read more
Introduction Part One: Tamba Sasayama 1. From the Great Heisei Amalgamation to the Sōzō Nōson Campaign 2. From Bean to Pottery 3. The Ambiguity of Rural Creativity 4. Enacting Creativity Part Two: Tachikui 5. The Taskscape of Tachikui 6. The Secular Side of Craftsmanship 7. Whose Tamba Pottery? Conclusion: The Rurality of Post-Growth Japan Epilogue
Biography
Shilla Lee is a Departmental Lecturer in Japanese Social Anthropology at the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies at Oxford.
