Bizen Ware
One of the six ancient kilns of Japan. No glaze: the colour comes from clay and flame alone.
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One of the six ancient kilns of Japan. No glaze: the colour comes from clay and flame alone.
The ceramics museum in Bizen. It collects and preserves Bizen ware.
The hariko of Kurashiki. Folk toys made by pasting layers of paper over a mold.
The glass of Kurashiki. Blown glass begun by Kodani Shinzo, it was praised by the mingei folk craft movement.
The school uniforms of Kojima, Kurashiki. Most of Japan's school uniforms are made in this place.
The swords of Osafune, Setouchi. Swordsmiths gathered here from the Kamakura period, and it became a major production center for Japanese swords.
JFE Steel in Kurashiki. It makes steel sheet for automobiles.
Mitsubishi Motors in Mizushima, Kurashiki. It builds finished vehicles in an integrated process.
Mitsubishi Chemical in Kurashiki. It handles petrochemicals and functional materials.
Asahi Kasei in Mizushima, Kurashiki. It makes chemicals and raw materials for resins.
Kuraray in Kurashiki. It makes high-performance fibers and chemical materials.
Petrocokes in Kurashiki. It makes petroleum coke and carbon materials.
Zeon in Kurashiki. It makes synthetic rubber and chemical materials.
Mitsubishi Chemical in Kurashiki. It makes functional resins.
The Mizushima Power Station in Kurashiki. A thermal plant that sends power to the Mizushima industrial complex.
The Tamashima Power Station in Kurashiki. A thermal plant that serves the demand of the Seto Inland Sea area.
Nakashima Propeller in Okayama. It casts ship propellers and holds a high share of the world market.
Nakashima Medical in Okayama. It makes artificial joints. It branched out from propeller machining technology.
Hagihara Industries in Kurashiki. It makes flat yarn, produced by slitting synthetic resin into yarn.
Tazmo in Okayama. It makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment.