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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Advanced research & industry-academia collaboration
A base for advanced research and industry-academia collaboration. It mediates joint research between universities and companies.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Bean snacks & food manufacturing
The factory of a bean snack maker in Yamagata. It is located at the foot of Zao.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Confectionery & rusk manufacturing
A confectionery factory in Yamagata. Visitors can tour the process of baking Cybele's rusks.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Rice crackers & manufacturing experience
A rice cracker factory in Sakata. Visitors can try the process of baking Oranda Senbei.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Pickles & fermentation
A pickle shop in Tsuruoka. It pickles the heirloom vegetables of Shonai, such as Minden eggplant and Fujisawa turnip.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Wine & fruit processing
A winery in Takahata. It makes wine from grapes grown in the town and welcomes visitors for tours and tastings.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Municipal wine & fruit trees
A winery founded in 1944 and funded by the town and agricultural cooperative in 1975 handles apples and grapes.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Sake & brewing culture
A sake brewery in Tendo. It is known as a brewery that put ginjo sake on general sale from early on.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Sake & rice polishing and brewing
A sake brewery in Sakata. It is particular about rice polishing, milling the rice down thoroughly.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Seafood processing & port town culture
An area that conveys the seafood processing of Kamo, Tsuruoka, and life in a port town.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Fruit juice drinks & farm product processing
A fruit juice beverage maker in Yamagata. It processes fruit grown in the prefecture.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Snow and ice & farm produce storage
A facility that stores farm produce using snow. It maintains a low temperature without using electricity.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Precision motors & factory automation
A precision motor plant in Tsuruoka. It makes small motors used in factory automation.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Surface treatment & plating
A surface treatment maker in Yamagata. It works with plating technology.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Precision equipment & integrated production
A Casio production base in Yamagata. It makes precision equipment in an integrated process.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Audio & OLED technology
A company in Tendo with audio and organic EL technology.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Connectors & precision parts
A precision parts factory in Shinjo makes connectors that link electronic devices.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Grinding machines & machine tools
A machine tool maker that builds precision grinding machines. It deals in the accuracy of fine machining.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Agricultural machinery & environmental equipment
It makes agricultural machinery and environmental equipment. It works on dryers and equipment for wood pellets.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Molded plywood & furniture
Tendo Mokko. It makes chairs and furniture with the technology of molded plywood, in which thin sheets are layered and bent.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Handwoven carpets & design
The handwoven carpets of Yamagata. Dantsu carpets, knotted by hand one strand at a time, are woven here.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Casting & crafts
Yamagata cast iron. With the technique of casting thin, it makes kettles for the tea ceremony and iron teakettles.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Woodwork, lacquer & metalwork
Yamagata Buddhist altars. The wooden base, the lacquer and the metal fittings are divided among separate artisans.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
Woodwork, calligraphy & shogi piece making
The shogi pieces of Tendo. Tendo has the largest production of pieces in Japan, and there are several techniques for writing the characters on them.
Hands-on visits and tours: not confirmed
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