WISDOM TOOLKIT
Your accessible guide to Japanese culture and philosophy to elevate your day
Wisdom from modern Japan
For those who need a little guidance in their life decision-making, want to be more tuned with their own senses or inner knowings, or are looking for the perfect elegant gift for a loved one.
Welcome to your usable, accessible, and authentic Japanese culture and philosophy guide.
What’s New in the Toolkit
Tangible Japanese Craft & Wisdom in Your Hand
Sarasa – Traces of Cultural Confluence in Japan
Imagine how vivid the patterns must have looked then. So, as we usually do, the Japanese tried to recreate it
How to Break The Pattern No Longer Serving You
From that practice, though, something was starting to manifest. He realised what he had learnt in his high school time was the pattern to win a high school tournament. He perfectly fitted himself into the mould. But at the university and for the world-level competition, he had to break out of it. And he had to do it by himself.
You see? You see?
“No,” I said. No point in faking. He knows.
He started walking, through the corridor, into the kitchen, then to the hearth room. Then he asked, “You see?” I didn’t understand what I was supposed to “see.” So I remained silent.
The Only Way to Be Better, Is to Better Yourself.
It’s something that’s been said many times in the past, common sense, one may say. However, I don’t know any maker who has said the word with such depth and richness.
Walk on the Wild Side.
I grew up being told that handicrafts wouldn’t make money; that It’s the industry of Migi Kata Sagari – right shoulder down.
Your Handwriting Is Terrible.
What was I trying to achieve or get done by saving a few seconds of my life, neglecting my own name?
Accessible eastern wisdom to offer you tools and inspirations to keep moving forward
About
I’m Tomo, and it’s my pleasure to be your cultural bridge. I believe wisdom is passed down through generations and stored within our bodies. Many of us have forgotten the ways to tap into it. Craftspeople, who constantly work with their hands and five senses, seem to have better access to that wisdom. Wisdom Toolkit seeks knowledge directly from these hand thinkers and bridges the freshly acquired wisdom from modern Japan to the rest of the world.