Value Village
Kilns, weavers, breweries, blacksmiths, small local workshops — we have gathered the makers of each region. Large mass-production factories, power plants and dams, public research institutes and museums are not shown here (you can find them in the full list of entries).
2,805 craft and industry entries. Industries other than traditional crafts are included. This is not a list of hands-on programs; whether visitors are accepted, fees and booking contacts have not been confirmed.
56 entries / Page 1 of 3
Shibori tie-dyeing & nationally designated craft
Tie-dyeing handed down in Arimatsu and Narumi in Nagoya. Cloth is bound with thread to resist the dye, and there are more than a hundred shibori techniques.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Ceramics & nationally designated craft
One of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. It is known for teapots of red shudei clay, and in the Meiji period it was also a major production center for clay pipes.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft
Buddhist altars from Nagoya. They are made with the work divided into eight trades, covering the wooden base, carving, lacquering, gold leaf application and maki-e.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft
Buddhist altars from Mikawa. The roof-shaped inner shrine, called the kuden, is tall, and undulating pillars are used.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Brushes & nationally designated craft
Brushes from Toyohashi. They keep to a process called nerimaze, in which weasel, horse and other hair is soaked in water and blended.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Ceramics & nationally designated craft
Pottery fired in Akazu, Seto. Seven kinds of glaze, including ash glaze, iron glaze and Ko-Seto, are used for different purposes.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Stonework & nationally designated craft
Stonework from Okazaki. Granite is carved into lanterns and guardian lion-dogs. It developed in the castle town of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Paulownia furniture & nationally designated craft
Paulownia chests from Nagoya. Thick paulownia boards are assembled by joinery and fitted with metal hardware. They have been made as wedding furnishings.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Dyeing & nationally designated craft
Nagoya Yuzen. A subdued yuzen that draws designs in shades of a single color, it forms a counterpart to the brilliance of Kyo-yuzen.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Dyeing & nationally designated craft
Black crested kimono dyeing from Nagoya. An underdye called beni-shita or ai-shita is applied before the black, producing a deep black.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Cloisonne & nationally designated craft
Cloisonne from Shippo-cho in Ama City. Partitions of silver wire are set up on a metal body, glaze is filled in, and the piece is fired.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Ceramics & nationally designated craft
Sometsuke blue-and-white ware from Seto. Pictures are painted in gosu and covered with a transparent glaze. Mass production of porcelain began in the late Edo period.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Buddhist altar fittings & nationally designated craft
Buddhist altar fittings from Nagoya. The skills of several trades, including gold plating, metal chasing and lacquer work, come together.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Roof tiles & nationally designated craft
Onigawara ridge-end tiles from Sanshu. Clay is carved by hand and smoked to a silver finish. Mikawa is Japan's largest tile-producing area.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Seasonal festival dolls & nationally designated craft
Sekku festival decorations from Nagoya. Accessories for hina dolls and warrior dolls are made.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Pottery
Pottery from Inuyama. It is known for unkinde, a style of painting that depicts cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Lacquerwork
Lacquerware from Owari. Lacquer is applied in layers to wooden bases from Kiso.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Paper & bamboo crafts
Folding fans from Nagoya. Paper is pasted onto bamboo ribs. A production area that ranks alongside Kyoto fans.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Paper lanterns & paper and bamboo crafts
Paper lanterns from Nagoya. Washi is pasted onto thin bamboo strips, and family crests or lettering are added.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Candles & hand-dipping
Japanese candles from Nagoya. Wax taken from the fruit of the haze tree is applied in layers to the wick with bare hands.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Cotton textiles
A cotton textile from Chita. It flourished as a cotton-producing area in the Edo period, and bleaching techniques developed.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Clay dolls
Clay dolls from Okkawa in Handa. Folk toys of painted unglazed earthenware.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Wood carving
Itto-bori carving from Mikawa. Wood carving finished with the chisel marks left as they are.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Japanese candles & hand-dipping
Japanese candles from Okazaki. Haze wax is applied by hand, and the candles are finished thick.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
This app does not send inquiries. Saving is a note for your own consideration, not a booking.
Open your saved trips