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Oku-aizu braided crafts Oku aizu amikumi zaiku
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Fukushima
Okuaizu Amikumi Zaiku is basketry produced in the Mishima Town area, Onuma County, Fukushima Prefecture. This mountainous area in the Okuaizu region has much snow and during winter farmers are unable to work in the fields; as handwork in the snowy…
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Takayama tea whisks Takayama chasen
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Nara
Takayama Chasen are tea whisks produced in Takayama Town, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture; each one is completely handmade and contributes to taking a phenomenal 90% share of the Japanese tea whisk market. A tea whisk, made of bamboo, is one of the te…
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Oku-Aizu Showa Karamushi Textiles Okuaizu showa karamushi ori
- Woven textiles
- Fukushima
Oku-Aizu Showa Karamushi Textiles (Oku-Aizu Karamushi Ori in Japanese) are a textile fabric produced in Showa Village of Ohnuma, Fukushima Prefecture. It is made from ramie, which is an urticaceous plant also known as China grass. Fine hemp cloth …
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