Asakichi Tsutsumi Lacquer Shop / Perspective Co-Chairman
The fourth generation of a lacquer shop established in 1909. He is the fourth generation of a lacquer shop established in 1909, and he produces various types of lacquer to meet the needs of the field, such as restoration of cultural assets and traditional crafts, by making full use of traditional methods inherited from the collected lacquer sap and newly developed high-dispersion purification methods. He is promoting activities to expand the possibilities of lacquer beyond traditional boundaries and the circle of planting, such as “SURF x Urushi”, “BMX x Urushi”, and “SKATE x Urushi”.