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Tanabe Art Museum
Tea utensils of a family enriched by ironmaking, in the town shaped by the tea-master lord Fumai.
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Meimean Tea House
Built by the tea-master lord whose taste is why this town still has its tea and its sweets.
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Fujina Ware
Its slip technique resembles English country pottery; Bernard Leach came here, and the exchange went both ways.
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Sekishu Ware
Great water jars fired so hard they resist salt and acid, sold to kitchens and pickling sheds all over Japan.
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Iwami Kagura
Gold-embroidered robes and a serpent built from rolled paper - costume, mask and beast all made by local craftsmen.
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Shussai Kiln
Started by five young men, guided by the mingei leaders, and still making unsigned everyday ware by policy.
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Sweets and Tea of Matsue
A tea-master lord's taste made this one of Japan's three great confectionery towns; the moulds are carvings in themselves.
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Red Tiles of Izumo
Glazed with a local stone that fires red, and tough enough for snow and sea wind - the tile that coloured this whole coast.
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Boatbuilding of Oki
Boats built from island timber, the curve of the hull adjusted to the sea each village works.