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Bizen ware Bizen yaki
- Ceramic
- Okayama
Bizen ware (called Bizen yaki in Japanese) is a form of pottery produced in the area around the city of Bizen in Okayama prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Together with Shigaraki, Tamba, Echizen, Seto and Tokoname, B…
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Mino ware Mino yaki
- Ceramic
- Gifu
Mino ware (called Mino yaki in Japanese) is a ceramic ware produced in the Tono area of Gifu prefecture. It has a long history and tradition but has adapted to modern life style. A notable feature of Mino ware is its wide variety of pottery. Mino …
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Tobe ware Tobe yaki
- Ceramic
- Ehime
Tobe ware (called Tobe yaki in Japanese) is a form of ceramic ware produced around the town of Tobe in Iyo district of Ehime prefecture. Production began in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1868) and it was registered as a traditional craft by t…
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Mino traditional Japanese paper Mino washi
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Gifu
Mino washi is a type of Japanese paper made in Gifu prefecture. Washi is made from paper mulberry which is a plant that grows in the city of Mino, a place of abundant forests. Ancient manuscripts in the Shosoin Repository* indicate the history of …
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Satsuma ware Satsuma yaki
- Ceramic
- Kagoshima
Satsuma ware (called satsuma yaki in Japanese) is a form of porcelain produced in Kagoshima prefecture. There are three types of Satsuma ware: white, black, and porcelain. Then there are six categories: tateno, ryumonji, naeshirogawa, nishimochida…
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Echizen traditional Japanese paper Echizen washi
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Fukui
Echizen washi is a Japanese traditional paper made in the basin of the Okafuto river of the Echizen region, Fukui prefecture. Washi is made mostly from the inner bark fibers of plants such as paper mulberry, paperbush, and ganpi. Echizen washi fea…
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Otani ware Otani yaki
- Ceramic
- Tokushima
Otani ware (called Otani yaki in Japanese) is a form of ceramics that is the most famous product of the city of Naruto in Tokushima prefecture, and is the representative craft for the prefecture. The notable characteristics of Otani ware are its s…
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Echizen lacquerware Echizen shikki
- Lacquerware
- Fukui
Echizen lacquerware (called Echizen shikki in Japanese) is produced in the area around the city of Sabae in Fukui prefecture. Lacquer is at the center of life in the Echizen district of Sabae, which is known as the city of manufacturing. The notab…
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Gifu lanterns Gifu chochin
- Other crafts
- Gifu
Gifu lanterns (called Gifu chochin in Japanese) are produced in the city of Gifu, Gifu prefecture and have a history of over three hundred years. In 1995, their high level of craftsmanship was recognized with a designation as a National Traditiona…
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Sekishu traditional Japanese paper Sekishu washi
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Shimane
Sekishu washi is a traditional Japanese paper produced in the Iwami region of Shimane prefecture. As an ancient craft, it has a history of around 1300 years. The name Sekishu is found in writings from the Heian period (794-1185). There is also a s…
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Echizen ware Echizen yaki
- Ceramic
- Fukui
Echizen ware (called Echizen yaki in Japanese) is a type of pottery produced in the town of Echizen, Fukui prefecture. This traditional handicraft comes from one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan which along with Bizen, Tamba, Tokoname, Seto, and …
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Ichii woodcarvings Ichii itto bori
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Gifu
Ichii woodcarvings (called Ichii itto bori in Japanese) are produced in the Hida region of Gifu prefecture, and made only from the wood of ichii (Japanese yew), the prefectural tree of Gifu. The ichii tree gets its name from a scepter made of Japa…
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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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Unshu abacus Unshu soroban
- Writing tools
- Shimane
Unshu abacuses (called Unshu soroban in Japanese) are produced in the town of Okuizumo, Shimane prefecture. Japanese abacuses are traditional tools that use columns lined with beads that are quickly moved with the fingers to do calculations. They …
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Wakasa lacquerware Wakasa nuri
- Lacquerware
- Fukui
Wakasa lacquerware (called Wakasa-nuri in Japanese) is produced in the area around the city of Obama, Fukui prefecture. It is said to have originated in the early Edo period (1603-1868) when a craftsman serving the Obama domain (now the city of Ob…
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Hida-shunkei lacquerware Hida shunkei
- Lacquerware
- Gifu
Hida-shunkei lacquerware is produced around the city of Takayama in Gifu prefecture. The name is said to come from the fact that the articles produced initially had a similar coloring to Hishunkei tea containers. This craft is notable for having …
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Nara brushes Nara fude
- Writing tools
- Nara
Nara brushes (called Nara fude in Japanese) are brushes produced in and around the neighboring cities of Nara and Yamatokoriyama, Nara prefecture. Nara is considered to be the birthplace of brush making in Japan. The oldest existing brushes in Jap…
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Echizen cutlery Echizen uchihamono
- Metal works
- Fukui
Echizen cutlery (called Echizen uchihamono in Japanese) is produced around the city of Echizen, Fukui prefecture. A double layering technique is used for knives and a rotated steel joining technique for sickles. Double layering is a forging method…
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Awa traditional Japanese paper Awa washi
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Tokushima
Awa washi is traditional Japanese paper made in Yoshinogawa, Naka-cho, and Ikeda-cho in Tokushima prefecture. It is produced using the traditional papermaking methods of nagashisuki (papermaking in flowing water), and tamesuki (papermaking using s…
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Honba oshima tsumugi silk Honba oshima tsumugi
- Woven textiles
- Kagoshima
Honba Oshima Tsumugi is a fabric made on the island of Amami, Kagoshima prefecture. It is one hundred percent plain silk that has been dyed and made on handlooms like shime-bata or te-bata. This textile has deep, muted tones as it is dyed with ye…
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Iwami ware Iwami yaki
- Ceramic
- Shimane
Iwami ware (called Iwami yaki) is a type of pottery produced around the city of Gotsu, Shimane prefecture. Iwami ware is strong, has low water absorbency and is resistant to salt, acid, and alkali which makes it suitable for storing pickled plums …
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Ozu traditional Japanese paper Ozu washi
- Traditional Japanese paper
- Ehime
Ozu traditional Japanese paper (called Ozu washi in Japanese) is a handmade paper made in the town of Uchiko, Ehime prefecture. The history of papermaking of Ozu washi dates back to the Heian period (794-1185), and the current style of Ozu washi e…
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Kawanabe Buddhist altar Kawanabe butsudan
- Household Buddhist altars
- Kagoshima
Kawanabe Buddhist Altars (called Kawanabe Butsudan in Japanese) are made in the Kawanabe area of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima prefecture. There is a specific type of altar called gamado that is unique to this craft. Gama means cave in the Kagoshima dia…
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Nibutani carved wooden tray Nibutani ita
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Hokkaido
Nibutani Carved Wooden Trays (called Nibutani ita in Japanese) are produced in Biratori, Hokkaido. The origin of the town name, is an Ainu language word for cliff, pirauturu. This craft is known for its patterns like a spiral pattern called moreun…
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Nibutani bark cloth Nibutani attoushi
- Woven textiles
- Hokkaido
Nibutani Bark Cloth (called Nibutani-attushi in Japanese) is a bark fiber fabric produced in the region surrounding the the town of Biratori, Hokkaido. The term Nibutani originates from niputai which is an Ainu (indigenous people of north Japan) l…
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Echizen traditional chest Echizen tansu
- Wood, bamboo crafts
- Fukui
Echizen Tansu are lacquer coated chests of drawers made around Echizen City and Sabae City of Fukui Prefecture. They are mainly made of Japanese zelkova and paulownia, and decorated with iron fittings and lacquer. Japanese zelkova is a hard wood w…
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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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Wakasa agate craft Wakasa meno zaiku
- Semiprecious stone craftwork
- Fukui
Wakasa Agate Craft (Wakasa Meno Zaiku in Japanese) is agate craftwork produced around the city of Obama, Fukui prefecture. Agate has been appreciated from olden times as one of the seven treasures that decorated the sublime Buddhist paradise ment…
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Awa-shijira cotton cloth Awa shoai shijira ori
- Woven textiles
- Tokushima
Awa Shoai Shijira Ori is a cotton textile produced in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. Shijira Ori had been produced in Awa since the 18th century, and the Shijira Ori dyed with Awa indigo was referred to as Awa Shoai Shijira Ori. It was desi…
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