VILLAGE Report #Traditional Crafts
[VILLAGE Report vol.33] 17 Items: Cloth, Blades, and Paulownia | Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture has 17 nationally designated items. Ojiya-chijimi is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Tsubame-Sanjo is a center of metalworking. Heavy snowfall was the starting point for all these industries.
[VILLAGE Report vol.33] 17 Items: Cloth, Blades, and Paulownia | Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture has 17 nationally designated items. Ojiya-chijimi is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Tsubame-Sanjo is a center of metalworking. Heavy snowfall was the starting point for all these industries.
[VILLAGE Report vol.32] 90% of Copperware Comes from This Town | Toyama Prefecture
Takaoka copperware accounts for roughly 90% of Japan’s copperware production. Inami wood carving, Shogawa turned wood bases, and Ecchu washi paper. It all began when the Kaga domain invited metal casters to the area.
[VILLAGE Report vol.32] 90% of Copperware Comes from This Town | Toyama Prefecture
Takaoka copperware accounts for roughly 90% of Japan’s copperware production. Inami wood carving, Shogawa turned wood bases, and Ecchu washi paper. It all began when the Kaga domain invited metal casters to the area.
[VILLAGE Report vol.31] 98 Percent of Gold Leaf | Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa gold leaf accounts for more than 98% of Japan’s gold leaf production. This is the story of a place where the domain continued investing in crafts — Wajima lacquerware, Kutani ware, Kaga yuzen, and Yamanaka lacquerware.
[VILLAGE Report vol.31] 98 Percent of Gold Leaf | Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa gold leaf accounts for more than 98% of Japan’s gold leaf production. This is the story of a place where the domain continued investing in crafts — Wajima lacquerware, Kutani ware, Kaga yuzen, and Yamanaka lacquerware.