Kumamoto Port Harbor Learning
Kumamoto Port. A port built on tidal flats that serves logistics.
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Kumamoto Port. A port built on tidal flats that serves logistics.
The dolphin center in Amakusa. Wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can be seen year-round.
The museum of urushi art in Wajima. It is said to be the only museum in Japan devoted solely to urushi art.
The workshop row houses in Wajima. Visitors can watch artisans at work and try chinkin and maki-e.
A prefectural training institute in Yamanaka. It passes the techniques of lathe woodturning on to the next generation.
The Kutani ware museum in Nomi. As the Gosaikan, it displays works from the production area.
Kutani Pottery Village in Nomi. Kilns are gathered here and sell their works.
The Hakukokan in Kanazawa. It shows the process by which gold leaf is made, and visitors can try applying leaf.
A gold and silver leaf craft maker in Kanazawa. It accepts visitors for hands-on leaf application.
Buddhist altars from Kanazawa. They are decorated with Kaga maki-e and are distinguished by their carved transoms.
Buddhist altars from Nanao. Known for their sturdy construction.
The Kaga Yuzen center in Kanazawa. Visitors can watch the production and try dyeing.
Ushikubi tsumugi from Hakusan. It is woven from thread drawn from double cocoons made by two silkworms. It is said to be strong enough to pull out a nail.
Paulownia woodcraft from Kanazawa. The paulownia is scorched to bring out the grain and made into braziers and boxes.
Embroidery from Kaga. Patterns with depth are stitched in gold thread and silk thread.
Mounting craft from Kanazawa. It mounts calligraphy and paintings and also undertakes the restoration of cultural properties.
Buddhist altars from Mikawa in Hakusan. In a town at the mouth of the Tedori River, they are finished with lacquer and gold leaf.
Fireworks from Noto. They are launched toward the sea, and the bursting shells are reflected on the water.
Strings for koto and shamisen. They are made by twisting silk thread.
Fishing flies from Kaga. Bird feathers are wound onto hooks used for ayu fishing. The craft began as side work for samurai of the Kaga Domain.
Japanese umbrellas from Kanazawa. Washi paper is pasted onto bamboo ribs and oiled to repel water.