Author Archives: Blue Jordan

Introduction: While researching Ito-sensei, I discovered that he actually inspired Vicky Tsai, the founder of Tatcha, one of the world’s most famous beauty brands. She described her encounters with Ito Toryo in a blog post, writing that: “One of the … Continue reading →

Introduction: Sachiko Takamuro is interested in the concept of “shokunin”, a word that is somewhat difficult to translate into other languages. To give a simplistic definition, a shokunin can be viewed as an artisan, but even among shokunin communities, what … Continue reading →