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Sekishu Washi Center
The Sekishu Washi Center in Hamada. Visitors can try papermaking.
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Hirose Kasuri
Hirose kasuri from Yasugi. It is dyed with indigo and woven into pictorial kasuri. Large designs are its hallmark.
Shimane
Izumo Mingei Paper
Izumo mingei paper from Matsue. A washi paper started by Abe Eishiro, it was valued by the mingei folk craft movement.
Shimane
Izumo Stone Lanterns
Stone lanterns from Matsue. They are carved from Kimachi stone, a tuffaceous sandstone. It is soft and moss grows on it easily.
Shimane
Unshu Abacuses
Unshu abacuses from Okuizumo. Three kinds of wood, smoked bamboo, Japanese apricot and birch, are each put to their own use.
Shimane
Izumo Itto-bori Carving
Itto-bori single-knife carving from Izumo. Subjects from mythology are carved.
Shimane
Wooden Dolls and Izumo Dolls
Wooden dolls from Izumo. Wood is turned on a lathe to make the dolls.
Shimane
Iwami Kagura Masks
Iwami Kagura masks from Hamada. Because they are made by pasting layers of Sekishu washi paper, they are light and withstand vigorous dancing.
Shimane
Tsutsugaki Indigo Dyeing
Tsutsugaki indigo dyeing from Izumo. Paste is applied with a tube, then the piece is dyed with indigo.
Shimane
Oki Woodwork and Obsidian Crafts
Woodwork and obsidian crafts from Oki. Obsidian was carried to the mainland in the Stone Age.
Shimane
Moriya Cutlery Laboratory Head Office Factory
Moriya Cutlery Laboratory in Yasugi. It makes precision blades from specialty steel.
Shimane
Shimane Nakabayashi Hirata Factory
Nakabayashi in Izumo. It handles paper products and bookbinding.
Hiroshima
Miyajima Rice Scoops
Rice scoops from Miyajima. It is regarded as the birthplace of the shamoji rice scoop, whose shape is said to have been borrowed from the biwa lute of Benzaiten.
Hiroshima
Miyajima Turned Woodwork
Lathe-turned woodwork from Miyajima. Wood is turned on a lathe to make vessels.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima Buddhist Altars
Buddhist altars from Hiroshima. Gold leaf is applied thickly, and the work, from the wooden base to the gilding, is divided among seven trades.
Hiroshima
Togochi Kurimono Woodcraft
Togochi kurimono from Akiota. Wood is hollowed out to make vessels.
Hiroshima
Ikkokusai Takamori-e
Ikkokusai takamori-e from Hiroshima. Lacquer is built up thickly to form pictures.
Hiroshima
Matsunaga Geta
Geta from Matsunaga in Fukuyama. The area once made most of Japan's geta.
Hiroshima
Innoshima Murakami Suigun Woodworking Culture
Shipwrights of Innoshima. Woodworking in the lineage of the Murakami Suigun naval force.
Hiroshima
Shobara Woodwork and Kumiko
Woodwork and kumiko latticework from Shobara. They use the area's forest resources.
Tokushima
Awa Shoai Shijira Weave
Awa Shoai Shijira-ori from Tokushima. The tension of the warp threads is varied to create an uneven surface on the cloth, reducing the area that touches the skin.
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Waza no Yakata
Waza no Yakata in Kamiita. Visitors can try indigo dyeing and wasanbon sugar making.
Tokushima
Aizumi Town History Museum Ai no Yakata
Ai no Yakata in Aizumi. It uses the residence of an indigo merchant and presents the process of making sukumo.