Hiyori News Update: "The Current State of Confectionery Molds"
Wooden confectionery molds are essential for making Wasanbon.
Carefully hand-carved using traditional techniques and design, these pieces combine practicality, beauty, and playfulness.
In recent years, wooden molds have become more resinous and the process has become more mechanized, so the number of craftsmen who make wooden molds using traditional methods has decreased significantly.
However, it is also true that even today, people who are fascinated by the excitement that can only be experienced through handcrafting are embarking on the path to wooden mold making.
This time we spoke with wooden mold maker SEN.
The Hiyori staff will bring you information that you normally wouldn't get to hear about, as well as what goes on behind the scenes at the site.
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