EDITORIALS
Northern style SLOW, the magazine that introduces "exciting Hokkaido," is now available at the store! SLOW living, a select store focusing on Hokkaido, opens in Obihiro!
Lining up in the natural and lovely atmosphere of the store are many wonderful crafts and food products from various parts of Hokkaido that SLOW has covered up to now.
It is a select store where you can see, touch, and buy handmade crafts such as woodwork, ceramics, and candles, as well as bread, cheese, tea, coffee, and other carefully selected delicacies. The world that we have enjoyed in magazines is actually here.
It is a space that Slow fans will love, where the world they have enjoyed reading about in magazines is actually spread out before their eyes.
We asked a member of the Slow editorial staff what prompted Slow, a magazine that has been reporting on life, goods, and people in Hokkaido for more than 18 years, to open the store, and what products they particularly recommend now!
--What was the impetus for the members of the Slow editorial department, who have been producing the magazine, to open the store?
We had always wanted to open a store featuring the products of the makers featured in Slow, but we could not find a suitable location for a long time.
Then one day, a suggestion came up that we could make use of a building on the company's premises that had been used as a warehouse. The building was about 40 years old, but it could be used if renovated! and from there, the process was sped up. We were able to open the restaurant in about six months.
--What products do you recommend for the current season?
The "Umeko Geta Exhibition" is being held as a special exhibition in June.
Umeko Yano, who lives in Shimokawa-cho, has been introducing her handmade geta every year in the magazine since shortly after Slow was first published. She makes all of her clogs by hand, from the lumbering of the wood to the exquisite curves of the soles and softness of the snouts, all with practical usability in mind.
Many modern patterns are available and can be worn with yukata and kimono, as well as with one-piece dresses and jeans. All of the approximately 30 geta are one-of-a-kind. Pick up the actual geta, try it on, and experience the lightness of Umeko geta.
If you visit Obihiro, be sure to stop by!
(Images courtesy of northern style studio SLOW living)
northern style studio SLOW living
A select store that proposes what the SLOW editorial department considers "wakuwaku Hokkaido" (exciting Hokkaido).
We offer the real life (living) of living, living, and feeling from this place.
We deliver the "richness of Hokkaido" to Hokkaido, Japan, and the world with the power of editing and transmission that we have cultivated for about 20 years.
Address: 1-26-1, Nishi 16-jo Kita, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-0046, Japan
Business hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday
Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/n_slowliving/
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