Tosa Tengujo-shi Paper
Tengujo-shi of Tosa. The thinnest washi in the world, which can be made as thin as 0.03 mm, it is used in the restoration of cultural properties.
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Tengujo-shi of Tosa. The thinnest washi in the world, which can be made as thin as 0.03 mm, it is used in the restoration of cultural properties.
The cutlery distribution center of Tosa. It gathers and sells the blades of the production area.
Toyokuni Blacksmith Workshop in Tosa. It forges Japanese swords and forged blades.
Kurotori Forging Workshop in Tosa. It forges hatchets and kitchen knives.
Kodai-nuri of Tosa. A distinctive lacquering in which egg white and pine soot are mixed into the lacquer.
Plaster of Tosa. Burnt lime is mixed with straw and kneaded. It protects walls in a land of many typhoons.
Coral of Tosa. Precious coral taken off the coast of Tosa is carved and polished. It continues as a production area in Japan.
A private museum of precious coral in Kochi City. It presents the processing and culture of precious coral.
Furafu of Tosa. Large banners raised for the Boys' Festival in May are dyed by hand.
Torafu bamboo of Susaki. A bamboo on which a tiger-stripe pattern appears because of fungi, it grows only in the valleys of this area.
Yanase cedar of Umaji. Woodwork is made from cedar with tight growth rings.
Kumiko and joinery of Tosa. Wood is assembled to make fittings.
Nippon Kodoshi Corporation in Kochi. It makes battery separators and holds a high share worldwide.
A factory in Aki. It makes functional paper that insulates electricity.
Hirose Paper in Tosa. It makes wet-laid nonwoven fabric.
Sansho Shigyo in Tosa. It makes nonwoven fabric and sanitary materials.
Kinsei Seishi in Tosa. It makes nonwoven fabric and filters.
Kawano Paper in Kochi. It makes household paper such as moisturizing tissues.
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.