Kyo textiles are dyed textiles made throughout Kyoto prefecture that feature a wide range of vivid colors and a technique of pictorial designs of animals, nature and daily items called yuzenmoyo. The dyeing method is very unique as artisans put gl…

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Nagoya yuzen is a cloth that is dyed and painted through a range of traditional techniques that are unique to the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. The designs used for this craft range from monochromatic, color gradation, or classical motifs, but…

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Kyo Komon are fine-patterned textiles produced in Kyoto Prefecture. Kyoto, a center of dyed textiles from olden times, is renowned for its superb fabrics resulting from exceptional dyeing and stencil making. Kyo Komon are characterized by their qu…

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Nagoya Butsudan refers to Buddhist altars which are produced in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. A base of an altar usually uses Japanese cypress, zelkova, sandalwood or equivalent. It is characterized by a high platform outfitted with Mitsumakuri (…

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Kyo Butsudan refers to Buddhist altars which are produced in Kyoto City and Kameoka City, Kyoto. Most of the Kyo Butsudan altars are intended for temples, instead of households, because they are professionally handcrafted by a number of respective…

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Arimatsu Narumi Shibori is a tie-dye fabric produced in the area surrounding Midori Ward in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Most of the tie-dye products in Japan are produced here. The tie-dye products are designated as a traditional national craft…

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Mikawa Butsudan refers to Buddhist altars which are made in the Mikawa area of Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. In the Mikawa area, the practice of placing a Buddhist altar in the closet has caused a pedestal to be lower for easier everyday service…

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Kyo Butsugu refers to a Buddhist altar and altar fitting which are made in Kyoto. Studded with temples of various sects, Kyoto has always prospered as the center of Buddhism, inevitably leading to increasing demand for altar fittings for memorial …

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Kyo Kanoko Shibori is a dyed textile produced in Kyoto Prefecture. Shibori is one of the tie-dye techniques that create patterns by tying the textile before dyeing so that the tied parts remain white. This particular Shibori resembles fawn spots a…

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Nagoya Kuromontsuki Zome is a dyed and woven textile produced in the region surrounding Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Kuromontsuki is the kimono worn at weddings or funerals and it has been popular since the Edo period in Nagoya among the samurai…

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Kyo Kuromontsuki Zome is a dyed fabric produced in the areas including Kyoto City and Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture. The characteristic of Kyo Kuromontsuki Zome is the high quality and graceful black color. The kimonos that are worn for funera…

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Owari Buddhist altar equipment is made in the prefecture of Aichi. More specifically in the city of Nagoya and its suburbs, called the Owari suburbs. Owari Buddhist altar equipment was first founded as a religious craft by the missonaries of the f…

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