Boshu Uchiwa is a traditional type of hand fan produced mainly in Tateyama and Minamiboso in southern Chiba Prefecture. On March 17, 2003, it became the first craft from Chiba Prefecture to be designated as a Traditional Craft by the Japanese gove…

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Chiba Artisan Tools are cutlery and hand tools made in the Boso Peninsula of Chiba prefecture, using traditional techniques. Their main products are sickles, hoes, knives and western style scissors. As iron sand was mined in the Boso Peninsula fr…

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