Concept
「季節の食の楽しみで、地域の暮らしを紡ぐ」
English is below
海と山の豊富な自然資源を持つ島国の日本という地域には、今もなおそれぞれの地域に深く根付く豊かな食文化があります。
南北に長い日本列島には様々な味覚が広がり、美しい四季を持つ日本の気候は私たちに豊かな食を与えてくれます。冬には身が引き締まった海の幸を、春にはちょっと苦い山の幸を、梅雨から夏になれば梅仕事や夏の涼を楽しむ食卓を、秋になればたくさんの美味しい果物を。日本には、季節の移ろいを楽しみながらそれらを長く楽しむための知恵にあふれた暮らしがあります。
Weave は、そんな美しい日本の食文化を楽しむライフスタイルを共通の趣味とするクリエイターのコミュニティであり、私たちの暮らしを集めたメディアブランドです。
拠点とする北陸は日本海側という立地柄、歴史的に大陸との交流や加賀百万石に支えられた伝統文化の中心地としての役割もあり、今もなお人々の暮らしの中に伝統的な食文化が息づく地域です。
私たちはそんな背景を持つ北陸(石川県小松市)を拠点に、現代のテクノロジーの先端で日々仕事をしながらも、週末はローカルのお気に入りの日本酒を片手に旬の海や山の幸を友人たちと楽しんでいます。こうした、千年以上に渡って続く日本の食文化を現代にフィットした形で楽しむライフスタイルを探求し、世界に向けて発信するとともに、未来へと紡いでいきます。
weave 編集長
“Weaving together Japanese lifestyle with seasonal food.”
The islands of Japan are blessed with an abundance of plants and animals from the land and sea. Over centuries, unique food cultures have taken root and thrived across the archipeligo.
The four distinct seasons of Japan’s climate have led to a great diversity of ingredients and flavors used according to the season. Winter brings the fresh firmness of delicious seafood in. Bitter ascents awaken the taste buds in spring. The rainy season, which takes it’s name from the cultivation of plums, gives way to the long, hot days of summer. In this season, the sun ripens many fruits which are enjoyed through the cool, autumn days. The Japanese have perfected the art of making the most each season’s gifts.
weave is a lifestyle community of creative people brought together by their passion for enjoying good food culture. As a media brand it aims to showcase daily life in it’s many forms. Hokuriku, facing west along the sea of Japan, has long enjoyed a more intimate relationship with the culture of mainland Asia. As a result of these historical ties, the area is considered one of Japan’s leading centres of traditional culture. For this reason, a more traditional food culture still enriches the lives of those living along it’s rugged shores.
We are based in Komatsu, Ishikawa in the heart of Hokuriku. Every day we work in the fast paced world of modern technology, but in our free time we are able to indulge our senses in pursuit of traditional food from the land and sea. We enjoy the 1000 year old history of Japanese food culture in the comfort of the modern world and in this way, will weave it into the future.
weave chief director