Imari ware and Arita ware are both porcelain produced around the town of Arita, in the Saga prefecture. Imari ware and Arita ware are light and delicate and both have excellent durability because their porcelain is produced from porcelain stone. T…

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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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Karatsu Ware (called Karatsu Yaki) is a form of porcelain produced in the Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. This traditional craft has been produced since the 16th century in various forms, including tea bowls. One of the most notable features of Kar…

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Otani Ware is a traditional pottery produced mainly in the Otani area of Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. It is known for its earthy, robust character, created from iron-rich clay, and for a distinctive forming technique called nero-kuro, or the…

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Tosa Washi is a traditional Japanese paper produced mainly in Tosa City and Ino Town in Kochi Prefecture. Using plant fibers such as kozo, mitsumata, and gampi, papermakers have developed a wide variety of papers in an environment blessed with abu…

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Marugame Uchiwa are traditional hand fans produced mainly in Marugame City and the surrounding areas of Kagawa Prefecture. Fan making has long been one of the region’s representative industries, and Marugame Uchiwa were designated as a Traditional…

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Kagawa Lacquerware is produced mainly in and around Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. A wide variety of objects are made, ranging from everyday items such as bowls, trays, tea saucers, and confectionery containers to decorative furnishings and wo…

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Tosa Forged Blades (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 …

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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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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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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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