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Kiso lacquerware Kiso shikki
- Lacquerware
- Nagano
Kiso lacquerware (called Kiso shikki in Japanese) is produced in Kiso district, now the city of Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture. The area where this craft is produced is a plateau approximately 900 meters above sea level. The climate has cool summers…
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Matsumoto furniture Matsumoto kagu
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Nagano
Matsumoto kagu is a type of Japanese traditional furniture made in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture and has been produced for over three hundred years, since the Edo period (1603-1868). The Second World War led production of this craft t…
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Suruga bamboo crafts Suruga takesensuji zaiku
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Shizuoka
Suruga bamboo ware (called Suruga take sensuji zaiku in Japanese) is produced in the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka prefecture. High quality bamboo has grown wild in the basin of the upper reaches of the Abe River in Shizuoka since ancient times. Bamb…
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Naruko lacquerware Naruko shikki
- Lacquerware
- Miyagi
Naruko lacquerware (called Naruko shikki in Japanese) is a form of lacquerware produced around the city of Osaki, Miyagi prefecture. Lacquerware is a craft coating layers of lacquer on wooden tableware and other utensils. Lacquerware is produced i…
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Uchiyama Japanese paper Uchiyama gami
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Nagano
Uchiyama Gami is a type of traditional Japanese paper made in the Oku-shinano region of northern Nagano prefecture. As a region that gets heavy snowfall during the winter, papermaking production developed to provide supplementary income. This craf…
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Kasukabe traditional paulownia chest Kasukabe kiri tansu
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Saitama
Kasukabe traditional paulownia chests, called Kasukabe Kiri-tansu in Japanese, are traditional woodwork made around Saitama City and Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture. Kasukabe Kiri-tansu are distinguished by their simple design based on the strai…
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Katsuyama bamboo crafts Katsuyama take zaiku
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Okayama
Katsuyama Take Zaiku are bamboo baskets produced in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture. Bamboo ware products are made in many areas across Japan from a variety of bamboos such as thick stemmed bamboo and black bamboo. However, Japanese timber bamboo …
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Takayama tea whisks Takayama chasen
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Nara
Takayama Tea Whisks, called Takayama Chasen in Japanese, are tea whisks produced in Takayama Town, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture. Each tea whisk is completely made by hand and they have a top class share in the total Japanese tea whisk market. The t…
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Nagiso woodturning Nagiso rokuro zaiku
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Nagano
Nagiso Rokuro Zaiku are completely handmade woodwork items made in the area around Nagiso Town, Kiso-gun, Nagano Prefecture. This traditional craft originated in the first half of the 18th century and is known for a special skilled manufacturing c…
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Gyoda Tabi Socks Gyoda tabi
- Other textiles
- Saitama
Gyoda Tabi Socks, known as Gyoda Tabi in Japanese, are produced in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, which is the largest production center of tabi socks in Japan. Gyoda is surrounded by two large rivers, Tonegawa River and Arakawa River, and has an abun…
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Sendai traditional chest Sendai tansu
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Miyagi
Sendai tansu is a type of chest of drawers made in the city of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Usually they are made of Japanese chestnut, cedar, and zelkova wood, and renowned for their highly ornamented iron fittings and three different types of beau…
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