VILLAGE Report #47 Prefectures
[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.
[VILLAGE Report vol.42] This shore makes 90% of Japan’s inkstones | Miyagi Prefecture
Ogatsu inkstones have accounted for most domestic inkstone production. Together with Miyagi traditional kokeshi, Naruko lacquerware, and Sendai chests, Miyagi has 4 items.
[VILLAGE Report vol.42] This shore makes 90% of Japan’s inkstones | Miyagi Prefecture
Ogatsu inkstones have accounted for most domestic inkstone production. Together with Miyagi traditional kokeshi, Naruko lacquerware, and Sendai chests, Miyagi has 4 items.
[VILLAGE Report vol.9] 16 Nationally Designated Items, 4th in Japan | Okinawa Prefecture
Of Japan’s 244 items, Okinawa has 16. That places it 4th nationwide by number of items. Why have so many techniques survived on islands so far away?
[VILLAGE Report vol.9] 16 Nationally Designated Items, 4th in Japan | Okinawa Prefecture
Of Japan’s 244 items, Okinawa has 16. That places it 4th nationwide by number of items. Why have so many techniques survived on islands so far away?
[VILLAGE Report vol.41] The last of the three great lacquerwares | Fukushima Prefecture
Aizu lacquerware is one of Japan’s three great lacquerwares, alongside Yamanaka and Kishu. Obori Soma ware continues its kilns even after evacuation.
[VILLAGE Report vol.41] The last of the three great lacquerwares | Fukushima Prefecture
Aizu lacquerware is one of Japan’s three great lacquerwares, alongside Yamanaka and Kishu. Obori Soma ware continues its kilns even after evacuation.
[VILLAGE Report vol.40] Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east | Gunma Prefecture
Kiryu is a textile town once compared as “Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east.” Seven techniques are collectively designated as one craft.
[VILLAGE Report vol.40] Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east | Gunma Prefecture
Kiryu is a textile town once compared as “Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east.” Seven techniques are collectively designated as one craft.
[VILLAGE Report vol.39] The production area of the word “mingei” | Tochigi Prefecture
Mashiko ware became known nationwide through the Mingei movement led by Shoji Hamada and others. Together with Yuki-tsumugi silk, Tochigi Prefecture has 2 nationally designated items. Tenmyo cast metalwork and Nikko carving are prefectural traditional crafts.
[VILLAGE Report vol.39] The production area of the word “mingei” | Tochigi Prefecture
Mashiko ware became known nationwide through the Mingei movement led by Shoji Hamada and others. Together with Yuki-tsumugi silk, Tochigi Prefecture has 2 nationally designated items. Tenmyo cast metalwork and Nikko carving are prefectural traditional crafts.