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ABOUT

Armor Craftsman Tomomi Kato

“Armor Craftsman Tomomi Kato” is headed by Tomomi Kato, who is one of Japan’s finest craftsmen of traditional decorative armor, and has inherited the techniques and beliefs from generation to generation. We are a producer of top quality Japanese “Edo armor”.

The size of the armor was reduced so as to be able to display it as a seasonal decoration, and the armor was reproduced using the current materials and techniques to match the real thing as much as possible.

Armor Craftsman Tomomi Kato
“Armor Craftsman Tomomi Kato” is headed by Tomomi Kato, who is one of Japan’s finest craftsmen of traditional decorative armor, and has inherited the techniques and beliefs from generation to generation. We are a producer of top quality Japanese “Edo armor”.

The size of the armor was reduced so as to be able to display it as a seasonal decoration, and the armor was reproduced using the current materials and techniques to match the real thing as much as possible.

ONLINE SHOP

ONLINE SHOP 「TOMOMI KATO」

An armor brand created by armor craftsman Tomomi Kato.

Based on the concept of “bringing Edo armor closer to you, a traditional Japanese craft”, we sell compact armor and sundries that can be used as interior decorations.

How about a top quality interior armor that was painstakingly crafted piece by piece by one of Japan’s leading craftsmen?

ONLINE SHOP
「TOMOMI KATO」

An armor brand created by armor craftsman Tomomi Kato.
Based on the concept of “bringing Edo armor closer to you, a traditional Japanese craft”, we sell compact armor and sundries that can be used as interior decorations.

How about a top quality interior armor that was painstakingly crafted piece by piece by one of Japan’s leading craftsmen?

GALLERY

We introduce many pieces that armor craftsman Tomomi Kato has worked on in the past.

[Technology]
Armor craftsman Tomomi Kato’s armor has been researched with reference to the real armor, and even if it is reduced in size, it does not lose its weight, and powerful atmosphere, and is precisely reproduced down to the smallest details.

Collaboration with fashion brand Louis Vuitton in 2019.

Louis Vuitton launched the “Kabuto Trunk,” which is a special trunk made by Louis Vuitton that houses armor made by Tomomi Kato.

We introduce many pieces that armor craftsman Tomomi Kato has worked on in the past.

[Technology]
Armor craftsman Tomomi Kato’s armor has been researched with reference to the real armor, and even if it is reduced in size, it does not lose its weight, and powerful atmosphere, and is precisely reproduced down to the smallest details.

Collaboration with fashion brand Louis Vuitton in 2019.
Louis Vuitton launched the “Kabuto Trunk,” which is a special trunk made by Louis Vuitton that houses armor made by Tomomi Kato.

MEDIA

TV放映
2023.11.28
・テレビ東京「東京交差点ONE MOMENT」
2022.02.09
・TOKYO MX 「バラいろダンディ」
2019.09
・ディスカバリーチャンネル(CS放送)
「アットホームPresents 明日への扉~日本の伝統・文化を継承する若者たち~」

YouTube
2024.11.01
・PHABRIQ「古の技と現代の感性を融合!若き甲冑師が切り拓く伝統の未来」
https://youtu.be/5-9PUnocgHQ?si=drIRGOmlGT-H5x64
2023.11.28
・テレ東公式「東京交差点ONE MOMENT#241 江戸甲冑 三代目・加藤鞆美」
東京交差点 ONE MOMENT #241「江戸甲冑」-三代目・加藤鞆美 (youtube.com)
2019.09
・「アットホームPresents 明日への扉~日本の伝統・文化を継承する若者たち~ #120 甲冑師 加藤拓実」
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=47OL0wC5tXM

WEB記事
2023.05.03
・産経新聞
「伝統工芸」残す道模索 「端午の節句」五月人形制作の甲冑士一家 – 産経ニュース (sankei.com)
2022.12.23
・PAPERSKY 「弟子入り 加藤拓実」
弟子入り – Armorer – PAPERSKY
2021.05.04
・中川政七商店の読みもの
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=47OL0wC5tXM
2020.04.22
・Lidea(リディア)powered by LION
https://lidea.today/articles/002430

記事
2024.03
・扶桑社 雑誌「MAMOR(マモル)」

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