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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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Okayama

Bizen Ware

Pottery & the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan

The pottery of Imbe in Bizen City. No glaze is used, and effects such as hidasuki and goma are brought out by the way straw and ash strike the clay. One of the Six Ancient Kilns of…

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Okayama

Sakazu Ware

Pottery & mingei folk craft

Sakazu ware of Kurashiki. It follows in the line of the mingei folk craft movement.

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Okayama

Kurashiki Glass

Blown glass & mingei folk craft

The glass of Kurashiki. Blown glass begun by Kodani Shinzo, it was praised by the mingei folk craft movement.

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Okayama

Kojima Denim

Jeans & dyeing and sewing

The denim of Kojima, Kurashiki. The birthplace of Japanese-made jeans, it has everything from dyeing to sewing.

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Okayama

Bizen Osafune Swords

Japanese swords & forging

The swords of Osafune, Setouchi. Swordsmiths gathered here from the Kamakura period, and it became a major production center for Japanese swords.

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