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Japanese Shoji Screen Exhibit in Shizuoka City Japan

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Uploaded by on Jun 22, 2009

My father-in-law and I attend a weekend exhibit of Japanese shoji screen art at the Granship exhibition center in Shizuoka City, Japan.

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  • Hi, again. Love your videos. A couple of years ago I decided I wanted a Japanese style home but am still pretty ignorant of all styles of things. Until I watched this I'd only ever seen farm house shoji screens.

    Thanks for making this video it was very enlightening.

    -BrishenAlston

  • @BrishenAlston I am so happy to hear that this video was helpful. Thank you for taking the time to let me know. ~Kurt :-)

  • I was good at poking holes in those shoji when I was a kid. ^_^

    Soon I found out that I get grounded if I do.

  • Hello allgoo19, It seems that this was a popular childhood activity for many Japanese people. My wife tells me how she and her siblings would run through the house poking holes in all the screens on the day the family was to repaper the shoji (just before new year). Sounds like great fun (if you don't get in trouble). -Kurt :-)

  • Very beautiful designs...and very detailed too!

    I dont know which one I like among those you've shown...they're all nice =)

  • Hello amydien09, I'm with you as I can't really pick a favorite (my mind kept changing as I was walking through the exhibits). I guess that I will just claim myself to be a fan of the shoji craft in general. -Kurt :-)

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  • Is there a name name for the types of shoji shown?

  • what a surprise!

  • love the 4:54 one!!!

  • Thank you for the video, that is such beautiful work, what a gift!

  • They are so very beautiful. I can only hope to fill my house with these one day

  • That's so amazing...

  • this is 1 of the most amazing things I have ever seen!!! It seems almost impossible to me they they actually exist! Only the Japanese could pull something like this off. I lived in Tokyo for about 6 months, and loved it! My hats off to all these amazing artists. OMG OMG OMG!

  • Wow! I'm so glad I found this video! I just added it to my favorites. The Shoji screens are amazing! I love art, and I especially love art that is utilitarian! Thanks!

    I found this because of your Shoji videos on your train channel.

  • How is it that a modern country like Japan can afford to have 4 generations of families make sliding doors and eat, pay the rent, send the kids to school and have decent roads and health service? What is America doing wrong that we don't have such crafts people able to support themselves and keep traditions alive?

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