Yamagata
Yamagata Ironware
Cast iron of unusually thin, smooth skin; nine centuries of tea-ceremony kettles.
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Yamagata
Hirashimizu Ware
Iron in the local clay speckles the celadon like a pear's skin - the earth itself becomes the pattern.
Tendo
Tendo Shogi Pieces
Nine in ten of Japan's shogi pieces are made here; writing the characters is calligraphy in miniature.
Yonezawa
Yonezawa Textiles
Begun as a domain-rescue industry by Uesugi Yozan; silk dyed with safflower and gromwell, still yarn-dyed.
YamagataArt & CraftsYonezawa
Narushima Ware
A former Uesugi domain kiln, revived after extinction; known for deep iron-black glazes.
Shirataka
Miyama Washi
Hand-made paper of pure kozo bark, once reserved for the Uesugi domain.
Yamagata
Yamagata Forged Blades
Blacksmithing that grew alongside the casting trade, still forging farm tools and kitchen knives.
YamagataArt & CraftsTsuruoka
Tsuruoka Silk
One of the few places in Japan where silk is raised, reeled and woven in a single district.