Yashu Temari
Temari from Yashu. They are wound with thread from a hemp-producing area and stitched with chrysanthemum and tortoiseshell patterns.
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Temari from Yashu. They are wound with thread from a hemp-producing area and stitched with chrysanthemum and tortoiseshell patterns.
Equipment for Japanese archery. Bows are made by laminating bamboo and wood.
Japanese drums from Tochigi. Drums used in the festivals of Nikko are made.
Iki-ningyo from Sano. Life-size dolls made to look as if alive.
Warrior-picture banners from Sano. The banners raised for the Boys' Festival are dyed.
The Ashio copper mine in Nikko. Visitors can walk through a mine tunnel and see how mining was done. It is also the starting point of pollution in Japan.
Furukawa Kakemizu Club in Ashio. A building that was the mine's guesthouse, it conveys the company's history.
The environmental learning center in Ashio. It presents the effort to replant trees on mountains lost to smoke damage.
The prefecture's children's science museum. It conveys science through hands-on experience.
The Bandai Museum in Mibu. The corporate museum of a toy maker.
Honda's collection and exhibition in Motegi. It preserves motorcycles, automobiles and racing machines in running condition.
A circuit in Motegi. Besides racing, it has a facility that teaches safe driving skills.
Tobu World Square in Nikko. The model-making skill of building the world's architecture at 1/25 scale.
The ropeway at Kinugawa Onsen. The machinery of the cableway supports tourist transport.
A railway running along the Watarase River from Ashio to Kiryu. It took over a line laid for carrying copper.
The steam locomotive exhibition hall of Moka Railway. It preserves a Class 9600 steam locomotive and runs it on compressed air.
Tsuzure tapestry weaving. The weft threads are raked into place with the fingernails to weave out pictures.
Onigawara of smoked ibushi tile. At the end of firing they are smoked to turn them silver.
Koto ware from Hikone. A porcelain that flourished as a domain kiln, then died out and was revived.
Japanese candles. Wax taken from the fruit of the haze tree is applied in layers to the wick with bare hands.
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.