{"id":27270,"date":"2023-09-13T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/?post_type=makers&p=27270"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:30:22","slug":"kazuho-shimomoto","status":"publish","type":"makers","link":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/makers\/kazuho-shimomoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazuho Shimomoto"},"template":"","makers_category":[86],"acf":{"kana":"","introduction":"Born in 1978 in Kochi Prefecture. He is affectionately known as \u201cIppo,\u201d a play on an alternate reading of the kanji in his given name. At the age of 23, he established a charcoal kiln in Kagamiyoshihara, Kochi City, a place connected to his grandparents, and began working as a charcoal maker. The pieces he created alongside his charcoal production gained recognition, and at 31 he shifted to working as a bamboo craftsperson. He harvests bamboo himself, smokes it to prepare his materials, and creates tools for everyday life.","related_posts":false,"official":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makers\/27270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/makers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"makers_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arts-science.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makers_category?post=27270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}