KumamotoArt & CraftsArao
Shodai Ware
Shodai ware from Arao and Kumamoto. A straw-ash glaze is poured over iron-rich clay.
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Shodai Ware Fumoto Kiln
Shodai Ware Fumoto Kiln in Arao. It fires in a climbing kiln.
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Amakusa Ceramics
Ceramics from Amakusa. Using Amakusa pottery stone, both porcelain and pottery are fired.
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Amakusa Pottery Stone Mining and Ore Dressing Industry
Amakusa pottery stone. It yields most of Japan's raw material for porcelain. Of high quality, it can be fired into porcelain even when used alone.
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Takahama Ware Juho Kiln
Takahama Ware Juho Kiln in Amakusa. It fires white porcelain from Amakusa pottery stone.
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Higo Zogan Inlay
Higo zogan from Kumamoto. Gold and silver are hammered into an iron ground, which is blackened with rust. It began as decoration for arms and armor.
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Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center
The traditional crafts center in Kumamoto. It collects and exhibits the crafts of the prefecture.
KumamotoArt & CraftsYamaga
Yamaga Lanterns
Lanterns from Yamaga. Using only washi and paste, with no wood or metal fittings, buildings and helmets are assembled.
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Yamaga Lantern Folk Craft Museum
The lantern folk craft museum in Yamaga. It shows demonstrations of the making.
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Kutami Uchiwa Fans
Kutami uchiwa fans from Yamaga. Washi is pasted onto bamboo and coated with persimmon tannin.
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Isshochi Bentwood
Isshochi bentwood from Kuma. Thin cedar boards are bent to make containers.
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Hitoyoshi Kijiuma and Hanatebako
Kijiuma and hanatebako from Hitoyoshi. Folk toys carved from wood and painted.
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Obake no Kinta
Obake no Kinta from Kumamoto. A mechanical doll that sticks out its tongue and rolls its eyes.
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Kawashiri Blades
Blades from Kawashiri, Kumamoto. Kitchen knives are made by forging.
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Aso Susuki Grass Craft
Susuki grass craft from Aso. The resources of the grasslands are made into tools for daily life.