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“I’m honoured to have this piece chosen for the cover, especially as this is my first feature and I have followed and admired KUDEN for a long time.”
— Alastair Chuah
“I’m honoured to have this piece chosen for the cover, especially as this is my first feature and I have followed and admired KUDEN for a long time.”
— Alastair Chuah
Your creative will be featured in the magazine
Alastair, based in London, posted his work on the forum, and it was selected as the cover of digital bulletin 'SUKI' Vol.1.
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Learn More About Co-Creation arrow_forwardWhat is rinlife Magazine?
From Nikko to the world. A bilingual media that carefully documents and delivers Japanese craftsmanship and culture.
From Nikko to the World
A Japanese-English bilingual cultural media launched in January 2026. We carefully cover and document Japanese craftsmanship and traditional culture, delivering it to the world.
Why We Started
Our founder Sato has a son with autism. Creating a place where people with disabilities can work through culture and craftsmanship. That is the origin of rinlife Magazine.
Ambassadors
Kabuki actor Hashigo Nakamura and Bunraku narrator Sakijudayu Takemoto serve as ambassadors, bridging Japanese traditional performing arts to the world.
文楽
歌舞伎
KUDEN Village
Goal: 5,000
When membership reaches 5,000, we will open a "KUDEN physical store and Type B Continuous Employment Support facility" in Nikko City. Your monthly subscription is a direct investment in building new social infrastructure.
We are just getting started. But the commitment of 27 people is right here.
rinlife Magazine
Volume 01
Launched January 2026 / Japanese-English Bilingual
Feature: Kimono
DNAPassing the DNA of tradition to the future. How the techniques and spirit of kimono are inherited in modern fashion.
Discovering Bunraku Puppet Theater
The soul of traditional performing arts, as told by Sakijudayu Takemoto.
Anime & Manga: The People Creating Japanese Pop Culture
An up-close look at the Bonsai Brothers live painting at the sci-fi convention "Kamacon.”
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Takahiro Sato
"Fashion that doesn't sacrifice anyone, and media that connects cultures across borders."
A fashion designer who moved from Tokyo to Nikko and founded KUDEN. Publisher of rinlife Magazine. In his Journal, he records the people he meets through interviews, the cultures he discovers, and the questions that have no answers.
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