Japan is home to a thousand different regional traditional crafts. Those industries attract domestic and international tourists and revitalize rural areas struggling with depopulation. But, the life of a traditional artisan is losing its appeal in modern Japan. From west Japan, Thisanka Siripala takes us on a tour of three towns making proactive efforts to train a new generation of traditional artisans.
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