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VILLAGE Report #47 Prefectures

Night cherry blossoms and Hirosaki Castle

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.

A train running through the hills of Furano

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

Raw milk accounts for more than half of Japan’s total, and potatoes for about 80%. We have organized Hokkaido’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.

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

Raw milk accounts for more than half of Japan’s total, and potatoes for about 80%. We have organized Hokkaido’s specialty products, souvenirs, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.

A roll of Kurume kasuri fabric

[VILLAGE Report vol.2] Across the Strait to Hakata | Fukuoka Prefecture

Cross the Kanmon Strait from Shimonoseki and you arrive in Moji. Hakata-ori textiles, Kurume kasuri, Koishiwara ware, Yame tea—we visit the villages of Fukuoka, where craft has been refined as a gateway to Asia.

[VILLAGE Report vol.2] Across the Strait to Hakata | Fukuoka Prefecture

Cross the Kanmon Strait from Shimonoseki and you arrive in Moji. Hakata-ori textiles, Kurume kasuri, Koishiwara ware, Yame tea—we visit the villages of Fukuoka, where craft has been refined as a gateway to Asia.

The townscape along the Kanmon Strait seen from a mountain

[VILLAGE Report Inaugural Issue] The First Village Begins in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a Strait Town

Bringing Japan’s finest products, services, and technologies to Japan and to the world. The journey “47 Prefectures + 1 VILLAGE” begins. The first village is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the author’s hometown.

[VILLAGE Report Inaugural Issue] The First Village Begins in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a Strait Town

Bringing Japan’s finest products, services, and technologies to Japan and to the world. The journey “47 Prefectures + 1 VILLAGE” begins. The first village is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the author’s hometown.