Overview
Akita cedar bent with boiling water and stitched with cherry bark; once the side work of poor samurai.
About this place
Odate Magewappa is bentwood ware produced in Odate, Akita Prefecture. It is a traditional craft handed down from the Edo period and is designated a Traditional Craft by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. It is made and sold by each company belonging to the Odate Magewappa Cooperative Association. It is one of the representative specialities of Akita Prefecture, sung of in the lyrics of Akita Ondo as an Akita speciality, and is mainly used for rice tubs and lunch boxes.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1600s Highlights / collection：Lunch boxes of bent Akita cedar, Cherry-bark stitching Genre：Crafts and ceramics, Mingei (folk crafts)
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Before you go
Three questions from the World Question Box that relate to this entry.
More in Art & Crafts
Check before you visit · References
The original sources are listed here. Confirm opening hours, whether visits are accepted, fees and access with the latest official information.
Crafts and specialties of this prefecture
Written by Value Village from public sources. Nothing here is reproduced from another site. Languages: ja / en
Photos of Akita
Reference photos of the region related to this entry. They are not photos of the listed facility or product.
Enlarge ↗
Enlarge ↗Instagram posts from Akita (from official accounts)
There are no posts linked to this place yet. Posts from the prefecture's official accounts are shown, rotating every minute.