MONO JAPAN Fair
MONO JAPAN started as an organisation that introduces carefully curated selection of modern Japanese artisanal products and makers to the Dutch and European audience. Its activities consist of organising a yearly artisanal design fair from products of Japanese craftspeople and (small) companies as well as holding workshops, lectures and discussions to initiate and facilitate collaboration between Japanese and European artists and designers.
The first MONO JAPAN Fair took place in 2016 at the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam.
Since then, more than 100 Japanese participants have exhibited—many for the first time in Europe—leading to numerous collaborations between Japan and the Netherlands.
In September 2024, the seventh edition was held in Rotterdam.
In January 2026, MONO JAPAN Fair returned to Rotterdam to mark its 10th anniversary. This edition also became the final fair in its current format, as we begin preparing for the next phase of MONO JAPAN.
For our previous events, see our archives.
Pasts participants of MONO JAPAN fair
All 135 exhibitors (2016 - 2026)
2016/ Arita | 830 design lab | acoya l AISHITERU l Aizu Creative Japan | ALIMANO | Asemi Co. | atelier One2 l Awaji City Society of Commerce and Industry | AZMAYA | Based on Roots | BLUEVOX! | BP. | C& | CERANIS | Chushin Kobo l COCOROSTORE | Coelacanth Shokudo | Connecting the dots -Tradition and Creativity of Saga- | COQ KANAKO KAJIHARA l deidei l EN TEA | Fukumono shop | gift by gifted l HARADA SHOKODO | HARIO l Haruka Matsuo | HiHiHi | Hyogo Prefecture Incense Cooperative l Hiroshima Artist Brush Manufacturing Co., Ltd. l Ichiro Mori | Idea Books | ideaco l IFJ Tradings | In Praise of Shadows | i ro se | ISSHINDO | IZUMONO l Japanesque Lab. | Kamakurabori SanSuiDo l KAMEOKA MIZUNOKI CRAFTS l KANAI KOUGEI | kapoc | KATALOKooo | KATAYAMA BUNZABURO SHOTEN | KIRIORI l kiko+ & gg* l KIMURA` | KIRIEBIJOU l kiten.kyoto l Kitpas l kitta l “K” KUROZOME REWEAR FROM KYOTO | knot | KODA l KODAMA TOKI | Kyoto Craft Session | KYO-TO-TO l Kyoto Karasuma Rokuhichido | Tokyo Zokei University - Shiori Ono - | Laku Terai | List: | LOCAL CRAFT JAPAN l MAKER KAMER l marru | Maeda Woodworks | MAORI KIMURA l Maruhiro | mature ha. / BOXED HAT by mature ha. | MGNET | Mio Heki | Misc-Store | MORITA l MUJUN | Nagasakirinne | Nagasaki Prefecture | Nankei Pottery | NISHIGUCHI KUTSUSHITA | nombre l NORI NORI LIFE | N STORE. | Nychair X l OKURU | Okamotoya Monzaemon | Onland l Ooyama Seichaen | Oita Future Bamboo Project Japan | orit. | Pfütze | POLS | PULL PUSH PRODUCTS. l PYYLE organic | RIFATTO l Ryui l Saga Prefectural Tourism Federation Craft Tourism | Saga Prefecture | sasimonokagu takahashi | schop | Seiko YOSHIMURA l SHAO XUAN + Nakashoshiko l Shimpei Arima | SHINTO TOWEL l Snow Peak | Studio Chikufusha l STUDIO SHIKUMI | SUKIMONO l Sweet Hirado | Synergiez | SyuRo | Taguchi Craftec | TAKARAJIMA SENKOU | TAKUMI Craftworks | tamaki niime | Tatsumi Europe l The Mindful Collective l TIME & STYLE | Toki Yuite l TOKU / Everyplan l Transcape Supply | Tsubouchi Towel | TSUNAGU SONOGI TEA FARMERS | Ukiha City | Unagi no Nedoko | Utte l Utsuwa Shoken | YAMACHIKU l Yamanashi Textile Association | Yama no Katachi | YAMAKOSHI | Yamatsu Pottery l Yamma Sangyo & Harappa | Yoko Negi l Yorai washi l Yurai l WATABUN
Mission and Vision
MONO JAPAN facilitates the discovery of authentic Japanese crafts and design in Europe through the creation of a fair business model that enables craftspeople and their techniques to survive. Our vision is to connect the cultural sectors in Japan and Europe through the celebration of contemporary craft and design.