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A factory in Chiba. It makes seasonings for commercial use.
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A factory in Chiba. It makes seasonings for commercial use.
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.
Braided cords of Boso in the tradition of Edo kumihimo. Obijime sash cords and haori cords are braided.
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.
Floats used for herabuna crucian carp fishing. Materials such as peacock feathers are shaved and adjusted with extreme fineness.
Sode-dako kites from Kazusa. A kite shaped with sleeves extending to the left and right.
Shibara dolls from Chonan. Clay dolls of simple form, they once died out and were later revived.
Hariko from Sawara. Washi paper is pasted in layers onto a mold and painted.
Hina dolls from Yachiyo. Decorations for the seasonal festivals are made.
Dolls dressed by carving grooves into a body of compacted paulownia sawdust and tucking cloth into them. Doll making took root in Boso as well.
Lion heads from Kazusa. The heads of the lions that dance at the festivals of Boso are carved from paulownia.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.