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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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Yamaguchi

Hagi Ware

Pottery & nationally designated craft

Hagi ware. Because soft clay is fired at a low temperature, tea seeps in through the crazing as the piece is used and the color changes.

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Yamaguchi

Miwa Kiln

Hagi ware & Kyusetsu lineage

Miwa Kiln in Hagi. It has a lineage of applying thickly the white glaze known as Kyusetsu white.

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Yamaguchi

Akama Inkstones

Inkstones & nationally designated craft

The Akama inkstones of Ube. They are carved from a reddish-purple stone called Akama stone. The craft has continued since the Kamakura period.

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Yamaguchi

Ouchi Lacquerware

Lacquerware & prefecturally designated craft

Ouchi lacquerware of Yamaguchi. The Ouchi diamond crest and autumn grasses are painted on vermilion lacquer. It dates from the era of the Ouchi clan.

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Yamaguchi

Yanai Goldfish Lanterns

Bamboo and paper crafts & folk toys

The goldfish lanterns of Yanai. The shape of a goldfish is made from bamboo and washi. They are said to have been started by a merchant who had seen the Nebuta of Aomori.

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Yamaguchi

Iwakuni Stone Dolls

Limestone & local crafts

Stone dolls from Iwakuni. Nests made of pebbles and sand by Ningyo Tobikera caddisflies living in the Nishikigawa River are collected and made into dolls.

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