Kenji -Japanese hand-crafted furniture, a wood workshop in Auroville, South India

Japanese carpentry stems from a deep love of and respect for wood as a living organism.

When the Japanese woodcutter cut a tree down for wood, he expresses both a reverence and gratitude to the tree, and sincere apologies for causing it pain.

Japanese woodcraft

Background image: Traditional Japanese carpenter tool, which is very precise and superior. One of the essential tools in Kenji’s workshop