VILLAGE Report #47 Prefectures
[VILLAGE Report vol.7] This Town Makes 90% of Japan’s Bamboo Bows | Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakonojo daikyu bows account for about 90% of Japan’s bamboo bow production. The 200 to 300 steps are done almost entirely by hand, and it takes more than 10 years to become fully skilled.
[VILLAGE Report vol.7] This Town Makes 90% of Japan’s Bamboo Bows | Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakonojo daikyu bows account for about 90% of Japan’s bamboo bow production. The 200 to 300 steps are done almost entirely by hand, and it takes more than 10 years to become fully skilled.
[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.
[VILLAGE Report vol.32] 90% of Copperware Comes from This Town | Toyama Prefecture
Takaoka copperware accounts for roughly 90% of Japan’s copperware production. Inami wood carving, Shogawa turned wood bases, and Ecchu washi paper. It all began when the Kaga domain invited metal casters to the area.
[VILLAGE Report vol.32] 90% of Copperware Comes from This Town | Toyama Prefecture
Takaoka copperware accounts for roughly 90% of Japan’s copperware production. Inami wood carving, Shogawa turned wood bases, and Ecchu washi paper. It all began when the Kaga domain invited metal casters to the area.
[VILLAGE Report vol.31] 98 Percent of Gold Leaf | Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa gold leaf accounts for more than 98% of Japan’s gold leaf production. This is the story of a place where the domain continued investing in crafts — Wajima lacquerware, Kutani ware, Kaga yuzen, and Yamanaka lacquerware.
[VILLAGE Report vol.31] 98 Percent of Gold Leaf | Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa gold leaf accounts for more than 98% of Japan’s gold leaf production. This is the story of a place where the domain continued investing in crafts — Wajima lacquerware, Kutani ware, Kaga yuzen, and Yamanaka lacquerware.
[VILLAGE Report vol.30] More Than 90% of Eyeglass Frames | Fukui Prefecture
Eyeglass frames from Sabae account for more than 90% of domestic production. Fukui also has 7 nationally designated traditional crafts, including Echizen ware, one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Long winters were the starting point for everything.
[VILLAGE Report vol.30] More Than 90% of Eyeglass Frames | Fukui Prefecture
Eyeglass frames from Sabae account for more than 90% of domestic production. Fukui also has 7 nationally designated traditional crafts, including Echizen ware, one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Long winters were the starting point for everything.
[VILLAGE Report vol.6] A Land with 5,094 Hot Spring Sources and Japan’s Largest Output | Oita Prefecture
5,094 hot spring sources and 290,000 liters of output per minute. Both are the highest in Japan. Beppu bamboo craft, the prefecture’s only nationally designated craft, began with baskets for hot-spring visitors.
[VILLAGE Report vol.6] A Land with 5,094 Hot Spring Sources and Japan’s Largest Output | Oita Prefecture
5,094 hot spring sources and 290,000 liters of output per minute. Both are the highest in Japan. Beppu bamboo craft, the prefecture’s only nationally designated craft, began with baskets for hot-spring visitors.