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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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Niigata

Niigata Lacquerware

Lacquerwork & bamboo-style lacquering

Lacquerware from Niigata. It has a technique called take-nuri, in which bamboo joints are depicted in lacquer.

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Niigata

Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum

Western tableware & tsuiki hammered copperware

The industrial materials museum in Tsubame. It traces the path of a production area that moved from Japanese nails to Western tableware and hammered copperware.

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Niigata

Marunao

Woodwork & chopsticks

Woodworking in Sanjo. Ebony and rosewood are shaved to make chopsticks.

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Niigata

Gyokusendo

Tsuiki hammered copperware & workshop

A hammered copperware workshop in Tsubame. Founded in 1816, it still hammers copper with mallets today.

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