Tsubamesanjo Fair in Los Angeles
A special event bringing special crafts and artisans from Niigata Prefecture to California on October 18th and 19th 2025
The Hidden Japan will be hosting a special overseas event in Los Angeles, California in collaboration with Tsubame Sanjo in Huntington Beach on October 18th and 19th this year in 2025.
Tsubamesanjo is one of the heartlands for artisans in Japan that produces over 95% of the metal kitchenware in Japan and is home to many of Japan’s most famous manufacturing companies large and small.
Artisans representing 14 of these companies will be bringing a large range of crafts to Los Angeles for this special 2 day event with many products not sold in America. This will be an excellent chance to pick up crafts and talk with the artisans who made them directly.
In addition to the fair, we will also be hosting a variety of craft and cultural workshops with these artisans which we will detail below.
The Hidden Japan will also be at this event to sell package tours where you can visit Tsubamesanjo during your next visit to Japan to meet these artisans in their workshops and take part in an artisan focused tour in their beautiful area.
Quick Information
Venue
This event will be held at the Huntington Beach Library, details will be announced later.
Time
Sales Fair: 11am to 5:00pm
October 28th and 29th 2023 (Saturday and Sunday)
Workshops: Announcements coming soon
Main Event: Craft Fair
The main event of the Tsubamesanjo Fair will be an open market consisting of over 20 makers selling a wide range of products from Tsubamesanjo.
This will be a rare chance to meet master craftsmen and women from Niigata and browse a selection of thousands of products brought specially from Niigata to LA just for these 2 days.
These artisans will also be hosting a variety of demonstrations on how to use their tools and crafts as well as to be on hand to help answer any questions you may have.
MISE and Market hours: 11:00am to 5:00pm on both days
Sub Events: Workshops with the Artisans (October 28th and 29th)
The artisans from Tsubamesanjo will also be hosting a series of workshops that will be announced later.
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Japan Tour Planning: The Hidden Japan team will have a booth at the crafts fair on both days of the event and will be selling tour packages to Tsubamesanjo and Niigata Prefecture. We will also be on hand to advise on other forms of travel to Japan and offer full service tour planning for your trip around Japan.
Note that we will also be selling a wide selection of Japanese knives as well.
Time: 11:00am to 5:00pm on both days
Free: About 10 minutes per session
