Jerome Heuze
Interactive designer blending 3D models with storytelling. Japanese Culture Enthusiast.
About the craft
Guardians of Japanese wood joinery.
JapaneseWoodJoints.com documents the knowledge pathways of shokunin artisans and opens the workshop for makers around the world. We blend scholarship, interviews, and visual storytelling to keep temple-grade craftsmanship accessible to modern builders.
Mission
Preserve, teach, and celebrate the timeless ingenuity of tsugite, shiguchi, and kumiko joinery traditions. We gather insights from master carpenters, archive historic scrolls, and translate advanced techniques for today’s craftspeople.
Our editorial team collaborates with Japanese cultural organizations, architectural historians, and working artisans to ensure accuracy and respect.
Core pillars
- Authentic techniques documented alongside modern adaptations
- Interactive models explaining joint geometry and assembly
- Community-driven preservation with apprentices and educators
Fieldwork
From Kyoto studios to mountain shrines.
We capture stories directly from miyadaiku teams stewarding UNESCO sites, documenting the rituals, tools, and timber selection that anchor each restoration cycle.
Partnerships with regional workshops allow us to showcase living apprenticeships, tool maintenance rituals, and seasonal ceremonial builds.
What we publish
- Long-form essays on craftsmanship lineage
- Interviews with temple carpenters and cultural historians
- Field reports featuring detailed photo essays
- Research-backed technique breakdowns
Team
Led by makers, archivists, and cultural liaisons.
Our collective includes bilingual researchers, woodworking instructors, and digital experience designers. Together we translate historical manuscripts into interactive learning tools.