About Wayuan
The breath of the craftsman is felt the moment you touch it .
The handiwork,
Feel it with your eyes, hands and heart .
What Noyori's craftsmen have always valued is
Not just the form, but the thought and culture that goes into the technique.
We have sublimated the techniques that have been passed down as engraving for Buddhist altars into forms that are suited to modern life, and are now making jewelry, accessories,
It is made as an interior accessory.
All Wayuan products are individually handcrafted by artisans.
We are Noyori, a workshop that has been making decorative metal fittings for the traditional craft of Owari Buddhist altar equipment.
Owari Buddhist altar equipment has a history of over 300 years.
However, due to changes in lifestyle,
As people move away from Buddhist altars and religion, the demand for Buddhist altar implements and the number of artisans are decreasing year by year.
The inheritance of traditional techniques is in danger.
In particular, the Buddhist altar equipment we have manufactured for temples is
The general public rarely has a chance to see them up close.
How can we preserve this technology for the future?
From that question came the
Wayuan is a company that "wishes for the eternal harmony."
"The artisan's skilled handiwork
Feel it with your eyes, hands and heart.”
1. With thoughts and prayers
Metal ornaments are symbolized by Japanese patterns,
It is filled with thoughts and prayers for people's happiness and peace.
"We want you to cherish it and use it for a long time."
With this in mind, we never cut corners, even in the parts that cannot be seen.
That is Noyori's standard for manufacturing.
2. Craftsmanship
The skills of traditional craftsmen have supported the traditional craft of Owari Buddhist altar equipment.
The softness and depth that can never be produced by machines are only possible through handwork.
3. Modernizing traditional techniques
We not only preserve tradition,
I continue to think about how I can apply this to my current life.
Not limited to Buddhist altar fittings,
By learning and incorporating various techniques, we fuse "tradition, Japanese and modern"
It has been incorporated into modern products.
Quietly and reliably, it adapts to the user's time.
Eventually, it will take on an expression that is unique to that person.
Get excited with your hands, and get excited with your future.
2020 [nanako] Selected as "Nagoya Artisan Souvenir"
2021 [nanako] Selected as "Nagoya City Hometown Donation Return Gift"
2021 [nanako] Selected for the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition
2022 Certified as an "Aichi Prefecture SDGs Registered Company"
Katsuhiko Noyori
Traditional craftsman of Owari Buddhist altar fittings, metal ornaments, traditional craftsman
Born in Nagoya in 1966, he graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education at Chukyo University and took over the family business of manufacturing decorative metal fittings for Shinto and Buddhist altar fittings. He has incorporated the latest technologies, such as CAD software and NC engraving machines, into his traditional hand-made production. He has also learned metalwork techniques other than Buddhist altar fittings, such as hammering, inlay, and cloisonné, acquiring a wide range of advanced skills. He has produced decorative metal fittings for the Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle, as well as for head temples and famous temples across the country, and for festival fittings such as floats. In recent years, he has also begun manufacturing and selling accessories and interior accessories that utilize his skills under the brand name "Wayuan."
1988: Became a metal ornament craftsman to succeed the second generation
2005: Selected for the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition (four times since then)
Selected for the 2005 National Traditional Crafts Exhibition (two times since then)
2006: Selected for the " Traditional Japanese Metalwork Exhibition" (2 times since then)
2010: Appointed Representative Director
2014: Founded the Owari Buddhist Altar Art Preservation Society and became its first chairman
2014 Participated in the restoration of Nagoya Castle Honmaru Palace
2019: Launch of "Wayuan" as an accessory sales department
2020 Certified "Traditional Craftsman"
2020 "Excellent Skilled Worker and Successor Development" Award
Yuzuki Noyori
Traditional craftsmanship "Owari Buddhist altar fittings" metal ornament craftsman
Born in Nagoya in 1991, he is a third-generation metal ornament craftsman who explores new possibilities in traditional crafts, building on the metal ornament techniques of Owari Buddhist altar fittings he inherited from his grandfather and father. Rather than simply viewing tradition as something to be "preserved," he values updating it into a form that "lives in the present," and explores expressions where technique and sensibility intersect. Through the production of accessories, jewelry, and interior accessories, he has elevated the handicraft of metal ornaments that has been passed down through the generations into manufacturing that is in harmony with modern life. Rather than viewing tradition as something fixed, he continues to update his techniques and sensibilities while facing it as something that continues to change with the times.
2021: Becomes a metal ornament craftsman to succeed the third generation
In 2021, the sales department "Wayuan" was renamed to "Wayuan Wayuan."
2022 Enrolled in the Nagoya branch of the Japan Jewelry Craft Institute (currently enrolled)
Appearance at "NAGOYA CONECT" in 2022
Selected for the 2023 "Jewelry Brand Startup Support Project"
2023: Participated in the Nagoya 100-person meeting
Selected as a finalist for the 2023 BeautyJapan Central Japan Tournament
2023: Participating in the "100-person meeting"
2023 Japan Jewelry Academy Admission
2023: Winner of the Otonami Award 2023
2024 "TSUNAGU Cafe" appearance
2024: Appeared at the "Beauty Japan Central Japan Tournament 2nd Inspection"
2024: Appeared at the "BeautyJapan Japan Tournament 2nd Inspection"
2024: Presentation at "IgniteX"
2024: Winner of the Otonami Award 2024
2025 "Tochigi Traditional Crafts SNS Utilization Seminar"
Appeared at the 2025 BeautyJapan Japan Tournament 2nd Inspection