I took these photos last week at Shinagawa Station. They were having a small lacquerware exhibition sort of thing and were selling goods from I suppose Naraijuku as is written on the cloth, but I don't remember if there was anything else to the setup. They had a lot of really cool lacquerware pieces though and I managed to pick up a couple of spoons and some extra chopsticks. I would have liked to buy more, but unfortunately am not in the need for much tableware at the moment lol. They also had some traditional children's toys and I was considering getting a Jacob's Ladder since I hadn't seen one in years, but decided to pass lol. The Wagasa on the top of the stall were also for sale too. Only ¥1500 and they're handmade! It was a cool exhibit though, I'm not sure if it was just a one day thing or if they're still going for a while but definitely drop by if you're at Shinagawa Station and see it open.

This looks so awesome. I always love seeing food art, especially in Japanese lacquer dishes, they just go so well together. The coloring is really nice too! I've seen a couple videos on here about food cutting and they were pretty cool, but I don't think I have the patience to cut cucumbers so thinly like the ones in this photo lol! This makes me want to eat some sushi, maybe I'll order some tonight or head over to some revolving sushi this weekend. Been a while since I went to a revolving sushi restaurant but last time I went my friend ate around 40 dishes😂 I should really get some lacquer dishes though, even just for decoration. They'd probably look good on my shelf. Anyways, I'm just rambling at this point, but I guess I just really liked this photo because it showed Japanese craftsmanship in both the lacquer and the sushi and they both look like artwork