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Tosa cutlery Tosa uchihamono
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- Kochi
Tosa cutlery (called Tosa uchihamono in Japanese) are hammer-forged blades produced in the eastern to central part of Kochi prefecture, including the town of Ino and the cities of Kami, Nankoku, Tosa, and Susaki. Kochi prefecture was once a provin…
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Higo inlays Higo zogan
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- Kumamoto
Zogan means inlay and Higo Zogan is inlaid metal work produced in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. This craft was formerly used to adorn the gun barrels or sword guards of samurai; today, however, the skills of those more martial times are tran…
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