Himeji Leathercraft
Leathercraft from Himeji. It has the technique of white-tanned leather, tanned with salt and rapeseed oil.
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Leathercraft from Himeji. It has the technique of white-tanned leather, tanned with salt and rapeseed oil.
Unka ware from Ako. The flames inside the kiln bring out a vermilion color. It once died out and was revived.
Myochin fire tongs from Himeji. They are forged by a family of armorers, and ring with a clear tone when they touch each other.
The puppet joruri museum in Minamiawaji. It conveys the making of the puppets and the techniques of the stage.
Sugihara paper from Taka. Paper mulberry is bleached on the snow and made into paper.
Western-style furniture from Kobe. It arose from the demand of the foreign settlement.
A museum and crafts center that convey Ainu culture in Biratori Town. They pass on the techniques of wood carving and embroidery.
A furniture maker in Asahikawa. It uses domestic timber and has techniques for bentwood and joinery.
A glass studio in Otaru. It offers glassblowing demonstrations and hands-on sessions.
A glass studio in Abashiri. It uses glass recycled from spent fluorescent lamps to produce the color of drift ice.
Boshu uchiwa from Minamiboso. Its hallmark is the marue round handle, with round bamboo split just as it is to form the ribs. A nationally designated traditional craft.
Hand tools made by Chiba's blacksmiths. Farm tools and carpenter's tools, such as sickles and hoes, are forged. A nationally designated traditional craft.
Tozan-ori from Tateyama. Stripes are woven with fine cotton yarn. It is a domestic copy, made in the Edo period, of imported textiles.
The dyeing of fishermen's festive robes, which were given to celebrate a big catch. Cranes and turtles or treasure ships are drawn by the tsutsugaki method.
A cotton textile from Choshi. Tightly twisted yarn produces the crinkled unevenness called shibo.
A striped cotton weave from Tateyama. It carries on the tozan technique.
Yuzen dyeing in which paste is laid down with a tube and colors are applied with a brush.
Woodwork in which woods of different colors are cut thin and inlaid.
Picks from Kimitsu. They are made by whittling branches of kuromoji spicebush. They are used at tea gatherings.
Ear picks from Sawara. Everyday implements made by whittling bamboo and wood.
Bamboo craft from Inba. Madake bamboo is split and woven into baskets and strainers.
Wazao from Kazusa. Jointed bamboo fishing rods are made.