{"id":5128,"date":"2014-09-18T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T01:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2014-12-28T21:41:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T13:41:51","slug":"2k540-aki-oka-artisan-edgy-crafts-heart-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/2k540-aki-oka-artisan-edgy-crafts-heart-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"2K540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN: EDGY CRAFTS IN THE HEART OF TOKYO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\">TOKYO|\u00a0Mystically located underneath the JR Okachinachi railway station,\u00a0<a title=\"2k540 aki oka artisan tokyo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jrtk.jp\/2k540\/\" target=\"_blank\">2K540 Aki-Oka Artisan<\/a>\u00a0is probably one of the quirkiest monuments to craftsmanship. Its neat interiors made of\u00a0white tall metal columns and asphalt pavement reminds of a renovated industrial building. But this is not the typical isolated urban creative spot normally located in the outskirts of big cities. 2K540 Aki-Oka Artisan is located exactly 2 kilometers 540 meters of the center of Tokyo, amidst the noisy and iconic Akihabara district. It works as an art and crafts spot, hosting workshops, coffee shops, galleries and unique shops exclusively selling all sorts of hand-made products.<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><div class=\"nextgen_pro_blog_gallery\" id=\"displayed_gallery_5243\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"width: 800px\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7310.jpg\"\n\t\t   title=\"\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7310.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/thumbs\/thumbs_2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7310.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"2936\"\n           data-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n           data-description=\"\"\n\t\t   class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"5243\">\n\t\t   \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"2k450 aki artisan 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original and sophisticate aprons.\u00a0 With different shapes, fabrics and patterns the designers claim to be devoted to bring extra happiness to\u00a0the kitchens.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"nextgen_pro_blog_gallery\" id=\"displayed_gallery_5229\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"width: 800px\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7325.jpg\"\n\t\t   title=\"\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7325.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/thumbs\/thumbs_2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7325.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"2939\"\n           data-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n           data-description=\"\"\n\t\t   class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"5229\">\n\t\t   \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"2k450 aki artisan 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data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/thumbs\/thumbs_2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7323.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"2937\"\n           data-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n           data-description=\"\"\n\t\t   class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"5229\">\n\t\t   \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-alt=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n                width=\"800\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7323.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7323.jpg\"\n          width=\"800\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"width: 800px\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7324.jpg\"\n\t\t   title=\"\"\n           data-src=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7324.jpg\"\n           data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/thumbs\/thumbs_2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7324.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"2938\"\n           data-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n           data-description=\"\"\n\t\t   class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"5229\">\n\t\t   \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-alt=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n                width=\"800\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7324.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"2k450 aki artisan Tokyo\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/tokyo-2k450-aki-artisan\/2k450-aki-artisan-web-res-7324.jpg\"\n          width=\"800\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\nOf course, the artisan town is also home of very creative artists like <a title=\"Hiroko Takahashihi\" href=\"http:\/\/takahashihiroko.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hiroko Takahashi<\/a>. Takahashi\u00a0mainly uses textile as the base of her colorful creation, which she uses to create her signature combinations of circles and straight lines. One of Takahashi's\u00a0most interesting projects is the \u00a0HIROCOLEDGE where she rethinks the traditional kimono in her own particular way. (Hirocoledge recently moved\u00a0away from 2K540 Aki-Oka Artisan to her own boutique studio in Oshigae).\r\n\r\n\t\t<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script>\n\t\t<fb:post href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/video.php?v=704966246229645&amp;set=vb.158805627512379&amp;type=2&amp;theater\/\" width=\"550\"><\/fb:post>\n\t\t\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">(Photos by Earth to Iris).<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">Address:<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\r\n\r\n2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN\r\n\r\nJapan\r\n\r\n\u3012110-0005\r\n\r\n\u6771\u4eac\u90fd\u53f0\u6771\u533a\u4e0a\u91ce\uff15\u4e01\u76ee\uff19\r\n\r\nSee on <a title=\"2k540 google maps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/2k540+AKI-OKA+ARTISAN\/@35.703583,139.774149,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x1ef510af1a05f92c\" target=\"_blank\">Google maps<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO|\u00a0Mystically located underneath the JR Okachinachi railway station,\u00a02K540 Aki-Oka Artisan\u00a0is probably one of the quirkiest monuments to craftsmanship. Its neat interiors made of\u00a0white tall metal columns and asphalt pavement reminds of a renovated industrial building. But this is not the typical isolated urban creative spot normally located in the outskirts of big cities. 2K540 Aki-Oka [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[271,70,27,166,193,31,233,36,62],"class_list":["post-5128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trends","tag-2k540-aki-oka-artisan","tag-accessories","tag-asia","tag-japan","tag-latest","tag-shopping-2","tag-tokyo","tag-trends-2","tag-urban-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}