I visited Echizen, a small city 75 minutes by train from Kyoto. It had none of the crowds but a lot of the traditional culture, from handcrafted paper (washi), to cabinets (tansu), to knives (hamono).
LWIF EP140: Hands-on with Japanese Paper, Cabinets, and Knives
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