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"At this Toyama headquarters devoted to Kumiko woodworking, visitors can tour the factory and even try their hand at assembling the delicate, nail-free patterns made from thinly slit wood strips. The visit reveals how these intricate interlocking designs become decorative panels, ceiling lattices, and other finely crafted objects rooted in an 8th-century tradition tied to the arrival of Buddhism in Japan." - Nicole Kliest