Tokyo, which is preparing for the 2020 Summer Olympics in earnest, is making a big play for increased international attention to the theme of Japanese hospitality. Much of the show floor held exhibitors displaying products that bridge traditional Japanese craft, technique, and product methodology with emerging technologies geared toward a more global consumer. Here we see a handcrafted porcelain rest for both Eastern and Western utensils designed by 224 Porcelain, presented by Go X Hachi Products. Photo 2 of 10 in Highlights from the 2015 Tokyo Gift Show by Amanda Dameron

Highlights from the 2015 Tokyo Gift Show

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Tokyo, which is preparing for the 2020 Summer Olympics in earnest, is making a big play for increased international attention to the theme of Japanese hospitality. Much of the show floor held exhibitors displaying products that bridge traditional Japanese craft, technique, and product methodology with emerging technologies geared toward a more global consumer. Here we see a handcrafted porcelain rest for both Eastern and Western utensils designed by 224 Porcelain, presented by Go X Hachi Products.