For centuries, Japanese craftsmanship has been passed down from one generation to the next. Today, however, many traditional skills face extinction as aging artisans retire without successors.
Rather than simply preserving craft, MUJUN explores how craftsmanship can evolve to meet the challenges of the present. Working alongside blacksmiths, woodworkers, ceramic artists, farmers, designers, and local communities, we seek new relationships between people, nature, culture, and industry.
Crafting Succession is more than a book about Japanese craft. It is a record of questions, experiments, failures, and discoveries made while building a new model for succession.
Through stories from workshops, forests, villages, and collaborations around the world, the book introduces MUJUN's philosophy that craftsmanship is not only about creating objects—it is about creating culture, communities, and futures.
Whether you are a maker, designer, collector, researcher, or simply someone curious about Japan, this book offers an intimate look into the people and ideas shaping a new generation of craftsmanship.

Topics

• Japanese craftsmanship
• Blacksmithing
• Satoyama culture
• Rural innovation
• Design and sustainability
• Craft succession
• Community building
• The philosophy behind MUJUN
  
  

Featured in the South China Morning Post
MUJUN's activities and philosophy have been featured in the South China Morning Post, introducing our approach to craftsmanship and succession to readers around the world.
 
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