VILLAGE Report #Yamagata Prefecture
VILLAGE Report vol.6 Yamagata Prefecture | Tendo Shogi Pieces, the Town That Makes About 90% of Japan’s Total
Tendo City in Yamagata Prefecture is responsible for about 90% or more of Japan’s total shogi piece production. It began in the late Edo period as side work to help samurai retainers in financial hardship. It was designated a national traditional craft in 1996.
VILLAGE Report vol.6 Yamagata Prefecture | Tendo Shogi Pieces, the Town That Makes About 90% of Japan’s Total
Tendo City in Yamagata Prefecture is responsible for about 90% or more of Japan’s total shogi piece production. It began in the late Edo period as side work to help samurai retainers in financial hardship. It was designated a national traditional craft in 1996.
[VILLAGE Report vol.43] 90% of Japan’s shogi pieces | Yamagata Prefecture
Tendo shogi pieces account for most domestic production. The industry began as side work for samurai. Together with Yamagata cast metalwork and Oitama tsumugi silk.
[VILLAGE Report vol.43] 90% of Japan’s shogi pieces | Yamagata Prefecture
Tendo shogi pieces account for most domestic production. The industry began as side work for samurai. Together with Yamagata cast metalwork and Oitama tsumugi silk.
Yamagata Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide
Cherries account for about 70% of Japan’s total production, and Western pears are also number one in the country. Yamadera, Zao’s snow monsters, and Ginzan Onsen. We have organized Yamagata’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.
Yamagata Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide
Cherries account for about 70% of Japan’s total production, and Western pears are also number one in the country. Yamadera, Zao’s snow monsters, and Ginzan Onsen. We have organized Yamagata’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.