As a commemorative gift for the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture in April, the ministers of each country will be presented with "Kumiko Zaiku" wall clocks, which are being produced at a factory in Nagano City. increase.
"Kumiko Zaiku" is a traditional technique that expresses various patterns by combining finely cut wood without using nails, and is designated as a traditional craft of the prefecture.
At the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, it will lead to the appeal of Shinshu. Using Japanese cypress from Japan, work is underway to create a hemp leaf pattern.
Completion is scheduled for early next month.
Mr. Setsuo Matsubayashi, a joinery craftsman who is in charge of the production, said, "I want the ministers of various countries to feel that wood can be used to create such a beautiful design and the high level of Japanese technology. I think," he said.