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[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.
[VILLAGE Report vol.29] Placing Lacquer on Deerskin | Yamanashi Prefecture
Koshu inden is a craft in which patterns are applied to deerskin with lacquer. There are also Koshu crystal gemstone crafts and Koshu hand-carved seals. All three handle “hard things and soft things.”
[VILLAGE Report vol.29] Placing Lacquer on Deerskin | Yamanashi Prefecture
Koshu inden is a craft in which patterns are applied to deerskin with lacquer. There are also Koshu crystal gemstone crafts and Koshu hand-carved seals. All three handle “hard things and soft things.”
[VILLAGE Report vol.28] Seven Production Areas in the Mountains | Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture has 7 nationally designated items: Shinshu-tsumugi silk, Kiso lacquerware, Iiyama Buddhist altars, Uchiyama paper, Matsumoto furniture, Nagiso woodturning, and Shinshu forged blades. They are scattered across areas of the prefecture divided by mountains.
[VILLAGE Report vol.28] Seven Production Areas in the Mountains | Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture has 7 nationally designated items: Shinshu-tsumugi silk, Kiso lacquerware, Iiyama Buddhist altars, Uchiyama paper, Matsumoto furniture, Nagiso woodturning, and Shinshu forged blades. They are scattered across areas of the prefecture divided by mountains.