Hasami Ware
Porcelain & nationally designated craft
Porcelain from Hasami. Everyday vessels were made in large quantities through a division of labor, supplying the tables of the common people of Edo.
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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Nishinohara Workshop Complex
Porcelain & reuse of industrial heritage
Nishinohara in Hasami. The site of a former pottery works was remade into shops and workshops.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Hakusan Porcelain Head Office Showroom
Porcelain & product design
Hakusan Porcelain in Hasami. Known for vessels designed by Mori Masahiro.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Maruhiro HIROPPA
Porcelain & design experience
Maruhiro in Hasami. It makes design-led porcelain and has a park attached.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nakaoyama Denshukan
Porcelain & passing on techniques
The Nakaoyama Denshukan in Hasami. It is responsible for passing on techniques.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Mikawachi Ware
Porcelain & nationally designated craft
Mikawachi ware from Sasebo. Known for the fine brushwork of its underglaze blue and for openwork carving.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln
Openwork carving & porcelain
The Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln in Mikawachi. It makes porcelain with openwork carving.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Kakusho Kiln
Kenjo karako design & porcelain
The Kakusho Kiln in Mikawachi. It carries on the kenjo karako design, a motif of Chinese children.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Utsutsugawa Ware
Pottery & hakeme brushed slip
Utsutsugawa ware from Nagasaki. Pottery with brush-mark decoration. It once died out and was revived.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nagasaki Tortoiseshell Work
Personal ornaments & nationally designated craft
Tortoiseshell work from Nagasaki. Hawksbill turtle shell is laminated and shaped. It took root through the trade at Dejima.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nagasaki Embroidery
Embroidery & festival crafts
Embroidery from Nagasaki. Costumes for the Kunchi festival are thickly stitched with gold thread.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nagasaki Hata Kites
Washi paper and bamboo crafts
Kites from Nagasaki. Called hata, they compete by cutting each other's lines.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Koga Dolls
Clay dolls & folk toys
Koga dolls from Nagasaki. Folk toys made of clay. They depict foreign figures such as Acha-san.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Sasebo Spinning Tops
Wood lathe & folk toys
Spinning tops from Sasebo. Wooden tops with a distinctive shape, turned on a lathe.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Tsushima Mitsuyama Fishhooks
Forging & fishing gear
Mitsuyama fishhooks from Tsushima. Hooks for fishing gear are made by forging.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Tsushima Wakata Stone Inkstones
Inkstones & stonework
Wakata stone inkstones from Tsushima. Local stone is carved into inkstones.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Iki Ondako Kites
Bamboo and paper crafts & island culture
Ondako kites from Iki. Kites painted with the face of an ogre.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Goto Baramon Kites
Bamboo and paper crafts & folk toys
Baramon kites from Goto. Large kites painted with pictures of warriors.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Goto Coral Work
Coral & jewelry making
Coral working in Goto. Precious coral is carved and polished.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Shimabara Japanese Candles
Candles & plant wax
Japanese candles from Shimabara. Plant wax is applied to the wick in layers.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Shimabara Cotton
Textiles & dyeing
Cotton from Shimabara. Cotton is woven and dyed.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Hirado Bamboo Crafts
Bamboo material & basketry
Bamboo craft from Hirado. Bamboo is split and woven.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nagasaki Shipwright Techniques
Woodwork & shipbuilding culture
The shipwrights of Nagasaki. The techniques of building wooden ships.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Nagasaki Prefecture Large-Scale Shipbuilding Industry Cluster
Shipbuilding & marine technology
The shipbuilding industry of Nagasaki. It forms a cluster of shipbuilding and marine technology.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
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