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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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Prefectures in Kyushu & OkinawaFukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa
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Kagoshima

Honba Oshima Tsumugi

Silk textiles & nationally designated craft

Tsumugi of Amami Oshima. Thread dyed with techigi is soaked in mud, where it binds with iron and turns black. The kasuri is made on a shimebata loom.

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Kagoshima

Satsuma Ware

Ceramics & nationally designated craft

Satsuma ware. It has two streams: white Satsuma, made for the domain, and black Satsuma, vessels for the common people.

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Kagoshima

Chin Jukan Kiln

Satsuma ware & climbing kiln

The Chin Jukan Kiln in Miyama, Hioki. The family of potters brought over from Korea has continued for fifteen generations.

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Kagoshima

Satsuma Buttons

Ceramics & fine painting

Satsuma buttons. Pictures are painted on ceramic buttons with an extremely fine brush. They were made as export goods.

Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed

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