Tag: #akjapan
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Our Best-Selling Sponge Comes From Gunma. So Does a 150-Year-Old Silk Story
From a Vancouver trade show to Gunma, Japan, discover the 150-year-old story of Japanese silk, Tomioka Silk Mill, craftsmanship, and the people behind this remarkable natural fibre.
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Who Loves Japanese Konjac Sponges? What We’ve Learned from Over 20 Markets and Trade Shows
Over the past two years, we’ve brought our small table to more than twenty markets, festivals, and trade shows across the Lower Mainland. And every time, we discover something new. There are still so many people who have never heard of a konjac sponge. Some stop at our table and ask, “What is a konjac…