VILLAGE Report #Niigata Prefecture
VILLAGE Report vol.15 Niigata Prefecture | Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware, Vessels Hammered from a Single Copper Sheet
Tsubame Tsuiki copperware is made by hammering a seamless single sheet of copper into teapots and kettles. Passed down for more than 200 years in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, it was designated a national traditional craft in 1981. This article begins our Chubu series.
VILLAGE Report vol.15 Niigata Prefecture | Tsubame Tsuiki Copperware, Vessels Hammered from a Single Copper Sheet
Tsubame Tsuiki copperware is made by hammering a seamless single sheet of copper into teapots and kettles. Passed down for more than 200 years in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, it was designated a national traditional craft in 1981. This article begins our Chubu series.
[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.
Niigata Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide
Rice, and the largest number of sake breweries in Japan. The Sado Island Gold Mines became a World Cultural Heritage site in 2024. We have organized Niigata’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.
Niigata Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide
Rice, and the largest number of sake breweries in Japan. The Sado Island Gold Mines became a World Cultural Heritage site in 2024. We have organized Niigata’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.