Fujikawaguchiko
Yo Yuki Museum
Cloth dolls of such density they read as sculpture, by a maker who works only in cotton.
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YamanashiArt & CraftsKofu
Koshu Inden Deerskin
Lacquer patterned onto deerskin, and a smoke-dyeing method kept as oral secret for four centuries.
Kofu
Koshu Crystal Carving
Crystal from the local gorge carved and polished by hand; the stone ran out but the skill founded a jewellery industry.
Kofu
Yamanashi Jewelry Museum
A third of Japan's jewellery is made here; cutting and setting are demonstrated in front of visitors.
YamanashiArt & CraftsNirasaki
Nirasaki Omura Art Museum
Founded by a Nobel laureate with his own funds, and collecting women artists exclusively - rare in Japan.
YamanashiArt & CraftsMinobu
Nishijima Washi
Paper for calligraphy, made since the 1500s and still varied sheet by sheet to control how ink bleeds.
YamanashiArt & CraftsIchikawamisato
Paper and Fireworks of Ichikawa
A paper town that also makes fireworks - the shells are wound from paper, so the two trades grew together.
Koshu
Stonemasons of Enzan
Stone that weathers to rust-red, quarried for gardens; the craft includes choosing and setting it, not only cutting.
Minobu
Buddhist Implements of Minobu
A temple-gate trade in Buddhist implements, the beads turned and the tassels braided by separate hands.
Kofu
Jewellery Quarter of Kofu
A jewellery quarter grown out of crystal carving, its cutting, setting and lapidary studios packed into the city.
Kofu
Joinery of Kai
Mulberry from the silk fields was worked into furniture once the trees were finished - a cycle of material and craft.