Wakayama
Kishu Lacquerware
Kishu lacquerware from Kuroe, Kainan. Begun in the Muromachi period, it is a production area that has supplied everyday lacquerware in volume.
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Kishu Lacquerware Traditional Industry Hall Uruwashi-kan
Uruwashi-kan in Kainan. It exhibits Kishu lacquerware, and visitors can try maki-e.
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Kishu Koya Kumiko Work
Kumiko work from Koya. Thin pieces of wood are fitted together to form patterns.
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Sanji Paper Papermaking Culture
Sanji paper from Kozagawa. Washi paper made by hand.
Wakayama
Village Blacksmithing and Kishu Forged Blades
The village blacksmiths of Kishu. They forge sickles and hatchets used in farming and forestry.
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Kishu Temari Balls
Temari from Kishu. Silk thread is wound, and patterns handed down in the castle town of Wakayama are stitched.
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Shuro Palm Brooms
Shuro brooms from Kainan. They are made by bundling the fibers of the shuro palm. It is said that the more one sweeps, the more the floor shines.
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Kishu Shuro Palm Rope
Shuro rope from Kainan. The fibers of the shuro palm are twisted into rope.
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Kainan Household Goods Industry
Household goods from Kainan. Spreading out from the processing of shuro palm, it became a production area for brushes and cleaning goods.
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Koyaguchi Pile Fabrics
Pile fabrics from Koyaguchi, Hashimoto. Yarn is raised in loops to create a nap. It produces most of Japan's output.
Wakayama
Kishu Timber Woodwork
Woodwork in Kishu timber. Cedar and cypress are sawn and used.
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Kumano Timber Sawmilling Industry
The sawmilling of Kumano timber. The wood is dried to limit warping.
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Nippon Steel Kansai Works Wakayama Area
A steelworks in Wakayama. It produces everything from the blast furnace through to steel pipe.
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Kao Wakayama Plant
The Kao plant in Wakayama. It makes chemicals and household products.
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Kao Eco-Lab Museum
The Kao Eco-Lab Museum in Wakayama. It covers products from the time they are made until they are thrown away.
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Mitsubishi Electric Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems Works
Mitsubishi Electric in Wakayama. It makes compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning.
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ENEOS Wakayama Refinery
ENEOS in Arita. It stopped refining in 2023 and is preparing new businesses such as SAF.
Wakayama
Kansai Electric Power Gobo Power Station
A thermal power station in Gobo. It is operated by Kansai Electric Power.
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Kansai Electric Power Totsukawa No. 1 Power Station Related River System
Hydroelectric power generation on the Totsukawa water system. The Electric Power Development Totsukawa No. 1 Power Station is located there.
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Shima Seiki Head Office Factory
Shima Seiki in Wakayama. It holds a high position in the world in flat knitting machines that knit a whole garment from yarn.
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