VILLAGE Report
[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.
[VILLAGE Report vol.38] Tsumugi Listed by UNESCO | Ibaraki Prefecture
Yuki-tsumugi was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010. Hand-spun thread, hand-tied kasuri, and the izari loom. Together with Kasama ware and Makabe stone lanterns, Ibaraki has 3 items.
[VILLAGE Report vol.38] Tsumugi Listed by UNESCO | Ibaraki Prefecture
Yuki-tsumugi was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010. Hand-spun thread, hand-tied kasuri, and the izari loom. Together with Kasama ware and Makabe stone lanterns, Ibaraki has 3 items.
[VILLAGE Report vol.8] White and Black, Two Types of Pottery | Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma ware comes in white and black. White is delicately painted for feudal lords; black is everyday ware for ordinary people. The same land, the same techniques, different destinations.
[VILLAGE Report vol.8] White and Black, Two Types of Pottery | Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma ware comes in white and black. White is delicately painted for feudal lords; black is everyday ware for ordinary people. The same land, the same techniques, different destinations.