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VILLAGE Report #Iwate Prefecture

A Nanbu ironware kettle

VILLAGE Report vol.3 Iwate Prefecture | Nanbu ironware and its two sources, Morioka and Mizusawa

Nambu ironware is not the name of a single production area. Morioka developed from tea ceremony kettles, while Mizusawa grew from everyday cast-metal goods. Two traditions with different histories and origins stand side by side under the same name.

VILLAGE Report vol.3 Iwate Prefecture | Nanbu ironware and its two sources, Morioka and Mizusawa

Nambu ironware is not the name of a single production area. Morioka developed from tea ceremony kettles, while Mizusawa grew from everyday cast-metal goods. Two traditions with different histories and origins stand side by side under the same name.

An iron kettle

[VILLAGE Report vol.44] Iron kettles are crossing the seas | Iwate Prefecture

Nanbu ironware kettles are now used overseas as well. And Joboji is a major production area for domestically produced Japanese lacquer.

[VILLAGE Report vol.44] Iron kettles are crossing the seas | Iwate Prefecture

Nanbu ironware kettles are now used overseas as well. And Joboji is a major production area for domestically produced Japanese lacquer.

The approach to Chusonji Konjikido

Iwate Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Sightseeing | 47 Prefectures Guide

Nambu ironware kettles are used overseas as well, and Joboji is a major production area for Japanese lacquer. Hiraizumi is a World Cultural Heritage site. We have organized Iwate’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.

Iwate Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Sightseeing | 47 Prefectures Guide

Nambu ironware kettles are used overseas as well, and Joboji is a major production area for Japanese lacquer. Hiraizumi is a World Cultural Heritage site. We have organized Iwate’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.