VILLAGE Report #Aomori Prefecture
VILLAGE Report vol.2 Aomori Prefecture | Tsugaru lacquerware, the 40-plus rounds once called “foolish lacquering”
Polish, then lacquer; lacquer, then polish. Tsugaru lacquerware repeats this process more than 40 times and takes over two months to complete. This is the story of lacquerware designated a traditional craft in 1975 and Aomori Prefecture’s first Important Intangible Cultural Property in 2017.
VILLAGE Report vol.2 Aomori Prefecture | Tsugaru lacquerware, the 40-plus rounds once called “foolish lacquering”
Polish, then lacquer; lacquer, then polish. Tsugaru lacquerware repeats this process more than 40 times and takes over two months to complete. This is the story of lacquerware designated a traditional craft in 1975 and Aomori Prefecture’s first Important Intangible Cultural Property in 2017.
[VILLAGE Report vol.46] Just 1 item, but 48 processes | Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture has only 1 nationally designated item: Tsugaru lacquerware. But it involves more than 40 processes and takes several months to complete.
[VILLAGE Report vol.46] Just 1 item, but 48 processes | Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture has only 1 nationally designated item: Tsugaru lacquerware. But it involves more than 40 processes and takes several months to complete.
Aomori Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Sightseeing | 47 Prefectures Guide
Apples account for about 60% of Japan’s total production. Aomori is a prefecture with both the World Natural Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi and the World Cultural Heritage Sannai-Maruyama Site. We have organized Aomori’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.
Aomori Prefecture Specialty Products, Souvenirs, Shrines and Temples, and Sightseeing | 47 Prefectures Guide
Apples account for about 60% of Japan’s total production. Aomori is a prefecture with both the World Natural Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi and the World Cultural Heritage Sannai-Maruyama Site. We have organized Aomori’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.