Akita Nairiku Jukan Railway
Local railway & sightseeing services
A regional railway 94.2 kilometers long linking Takanosu and Kakunodate. It passes through inland villages and mountain valleys.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Value Village
A trip to get close to how things are made.
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.
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Mitsubishi Materials Akita Smelting
Nonferrous metals & zinc
A smelter in Akita. It extracts zinc from ore and recycled raw materials.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Sato Yosuke Main Store
Inaniwa udon & manufacturing experience
A long-established maker of Inaniwa udon. Visitors can watch and try the process of twisting the dough by hand and stretching it thin.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Kanbun Gonendo
Inaniwa udon & hand stretching
A maker of Inaniwa udon. It keeps to the hand-stretching process.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Kodama Brewing
Miso and soy sauce & sake
A brewery in Katagami. It brews three things: miso, soy sauce and sake.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Ishimago Honten
Miso and soy sauce & fermentation
A brewery in Yuzawa. Its Meiji-era buildings remain, and it brews miso and soy sauce.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Yamamo Miso and Soy Sauce Brewing Company
Fermentation & brewery tours
A miso and soy sauce brewer in Yuzawa. It accepts visitors on tours of the brewery.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Takashimizu Akita Shurui Seizoh
Sake & brewing
A sake brewery in Akita City. Known for the Takashimizu brand, it was jointly established by breweries in the prefecture.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Aramasa Shuzo
Sake & wooden-vat fermentation
A sake brewery in Akita City. It is committed to wooden vats and the kimoto method, and is also the birthplace of No. 6 yeast.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Yamamoto Sake Brewery
Sake & local revitalization
A sake brewery in Happo Town. It grows its own rice and ties its work to the revitalization of the area.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Tenju Shuzo
Sake & local rice
A sake brewery in Yurihonjo. It brews with local rice grown under contract.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Hiraizumi Honpo
Sake & yamahai
A sake brewery in Nikaho. Said to have been founded in 1487, it continues the yamahai method.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Hokushika
Sake & brewing
A sake brewery in Odate. Known for the Hokushika brand, it uses water from the Shirakami mountains for brewing.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Akita Meijo Ranman
Sake & brewing archives
A sake brewery in Yuzawa. Under the Ranman brand, it exhibits materials on brewing.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Odate Kogeisha
Odate magewappa bentwood ware
Magewappa from Odate. Thin boards of Akita cedar are bent and stitched with cherry bark.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten
Odate magewappa bentwood ware
A magewappa workshop in Odate. It makes vessels finished as plain, uncoated wood.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Kabazaiku Yatsuyanagi
Cherry bark craft & workshop
A kabazaiku workshop in Kakunodate. Visitors can see the process of applying the bark.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Akita Prefecture Lacquerware Industry Cooperative
Kawatsura lacquerware & production area
A production-area association for Kawatsura lacquerware. It covers the processes for magnolia, horse chestnut, and other wood bases, and lacquer.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Akita Silver Filigree
Metalwork & silver filigree
Silver filigree from Akita. Fine silver wire is twisted and coiled to make openwork patterns.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Honjo Gotenmari
Thread craft & local culture
Gotenmari from Yurihonjo. Handballs wound with silk thread and embroidered with patterns.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Itaya Maple Craft
Woodwork & baskets
Baskets woven from split young itaya maple. The craft began as off-season handwork for farmers in Senboku.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Akita City Folk Performing Arts Heritage Center
Kanto & bamboo lantern techniques
A center that passes on Akita's folk performing arts. It exhibits the lanterns and techniques of Kanto and gives demonstrations.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum and Namahage Museum
Folk techniques & straw craft
The Namahage of Oga. It presents the techniques for making the straw garments and masks, and the New Year's Eve ritual.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
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