Ourland Makers in Kyushu

Kyushu in western Japan has a long history as an island of incredible craftspeople, but it is also quickly becoming a hub for young creatives and makers looking to escape Tokyo for a slower, more affordable pace of life.

Agency: Taichi Yoshii, ADK
Production: Keisuke Futakuchi, NIRO & Co, Ltd.
Photography: Parker Fitzgerald, Parker Woods
Design: Maiko Okawara
Special Thanks: Moonstar, Arita Porcelain Lab

Ransom partnered with IMS Tenjin in Fukuoka in order to highlight just a small number of the diverse talent in the region—Sotaru Matsumoto, a seventh-generation porcelain artist, Chiharu Ohogomori, an indigo dyer, Moonstar, one of Japan's oldest footwear manufactures, Kenichi Konomi, a fourteenth-generation green tea roaster, Chiharu and Kouichi Hatakeyama, farmers, and many many more.