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This paper examines thes ignificance and implications of the Sanuki Minguren (people’s tool guild)Movement founded in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, which began in 1963among artists, architects, and designers working together with local craftsmen to take on regional heritage. However, this movement waned a few years later, and it was not even known how long the movement lasted. One of the most successful examples is the collaboration between Sakura Seisakusho in Kagawa and George Nakashima, an American furniture designer. This collaboration continues to these days, and the Sakura Seisakusho remains the only place in the world making Nakashima's furniture under a license contract. This study examines the significance of short-lived association and the lingering effects in regional culture. Since there are no living figures among the main founding members in this movement, the study was conducted based on the autobiographies of Kaneko Masanori, Nagami Shinichi, and George Nakashima. As results, this paper concludes that along with the governmental support Minguren Movement started with the ideal of a sculptor Nagare Masayuki who tried to continue local heritage to contemporary. In a broad sense, Sekishozuku (stone masonry school) by a sculptor Nagare became an essential motivation to expand his ideal to crafts in general. The collaboration between Nakashima furniture and Sakura Seisakusho can be evaluated as the longest-lasting and the most successful example of Minguren movement. Although it was short-lived, Minguren movement was meaningful and some what successful in the sense that pursuing their initial goals that their product executed with the local craftsmanship were sold in Bonniers, New York. Minguren is considered the origin of Kagawa Prefecture's art promotion, and there was a continuous movement to continue its spirit in modern times. This local cultural history remains a tourism resource and visits Kagawa Prefecture.