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.
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Synchrotron radiation & advanced research
A large synchrotron radiation facility on Aobayama in Sendai. It accelerates electrons to produce intense X-rays and reveals the structure of materials and medicines at the level o…
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Fisheries research & aquaculture
A fisheries research institution of the prefecture. It covers aquaculture and resource management.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Rocket engines & space
It carries out research and testing of rocket engines. Firing tests of liquid-fuel engines have continued in Kakuda.
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Space science education
A space exhibition facility in Kakuda. A model of a rocket stands here, and the facility conveys space science.
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Electronic components & mobility
Development bases for electronic components and in-vehicle equipment. They are located in Sendai and Furukawa.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Household goods & automated logistics
A factory for household goods in Kakuda. It has automated warehouses and a logistics system.
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Health tech & international collaboration
A base for the health field linking Sendai and Finland. It covers technology for an aging society.
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Whisky & distilling
A distillery opened in 1969. Using the water of the Nikkawa River, it makes a soft whisky that forms a pair with that of Yoichi.
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Seafood processing & kamaboko experience
A hands-on facility attached to a sasa-kamaboko fish cake factory. Visitors can try the grilling process for themselves.
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Seafood processing & kamaboko fish cake
A kamaboko fish cake factory in Tagajo. Fish paste is kneaded in a stone mortar.
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Seafood snacks & manufacturing experience
A factory for seafood confectionery in Shiogama. Visitors can try the process of baking shrimp crackers.
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Soy sauce & miso fermentation
A soy sauce and miso brewery in Sendai. It handles the fermentation process.
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Canned seafood & recovery
A canned seafood maker in Ishinomaki. It washed and sold the cans swept away in the earthquake disaster, which led to its rebuilding.
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Oysters & seafood processing
An oyster processor in Minamisanriku. It does everything from farming to processing.
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Deep-sea fishing & market logistics
A base for deep-sea fishing. Its landings of bonito are among the largest in Japan, and its landings of shark are the largest in Japan.
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Marine resources & shark utilization
A museum covering shark resources and their use. Kesennuma is a producer of shark fin.
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Food distribution & markets
The central wholesale market of Sendai. Catches landed on the Sanriku coast and fruit and vegetables from the prefecture are put up for auction.
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Wooden toys & painting experience
The Japan Kokeshi Museum in Naruko. It brings together the five lineages of Miyagi's traditional kokeshi dolls, and visitors can try painting one.
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Lacquerware & woodwork
The lacquerware of Naruko. Lacquer is applied to a wooden base, and the makers excel at kijiro-nuri, which lets the wood grain show.
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Furniture & joinery fittings
Sendai tansu chests. Lacquer is applied to a zelkova base, and hammered iron fittings are attached.
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Silk textiles & hakama cloth
Sendai-hira. A silk fabric for hakama, it is designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Pottery
Pottery that has been fired in Tsutsumimachi, Sendai. White and black glazes are applied in separate areas.
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Clay dolls
Clay dolls of Tsutsumimachi. Foot soldiers of the Sendai Domain began making them as a side job in the Edo period.
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Papier-mache & folk toys
Papier-mache daruma dolls of Sendai. They are distinguished by the blue painted around the eyes.
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