Aizuwakamatsu
Aizu Lacquerware
Begun when Gamo Ujisato brought lacquerers from Omi; known for auspicious motifs and sprinkled gold.
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FukushimaArt & CraftsAizuwakamatsu
Akabeko and Aizu Papier-mache
A red papier-mache ox with a nodding head, made to ward off plague - the colour itself is the charm.
FukushimaArt & CraftsAizumisato
Aizu Hongo Ware
One of Tohoku's oldest pottery districts, and rare in firing both earthenware and porcelain.
FukushimaArt & CraftsKoriyama
Miharu Papier-mache
Four workshops making Miharu horses in the same hamlet since the 1700s.
FukushimaArt & CraftsShowa
Karamushi Textile Village
A village that grows, strips, spins and weaves ramie - the fibre behind Niigata's finest hemp cloth.
FukushimaArt & CraftsSoma
Soma Koma Ware
A domain kiln passed from father to single son, its bowls painted with running horses under a crackled glaze.
FukushimaArt & CraftsNamie
Obori Soma Ware
Double-walled cups that stay cool to hold; every kiln was evacuated after 2011 and is rebuilding elsewhere.
FukushimaArt & CraftsKawamata
Kawamata Silk
Weaving thread one-sixth the width of a human hair - a small district holding a world record for thinness.
Shirakawa
Shirakawa Daruma
Its whole face is built from lucky symbols: crane eyebrows, turtle whiskers, and pine, bamboo and plum in the sideburns and beard, to a design commissioned by the local lord.
Aizuwakamatsu
Aizu Cotton
Thick striped cotton the domain spread as farmers' workwear, each district with its own stripe.
Aizuwakamatsu
Aizu Painted Candles
Flowers painted onto candles for altars in winter, when no real blossom could be found.
Mishima
Okuaizu Woven Craft
Three weaving traditions using mountain vines and grasses, kept alive as winter handwork.