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Kinjo Jiro and Okinawan mingei（金城次郎と沖縄の民藝）

きんじょうじろう Jiro Kinjo and Okinawan Mingei

Photo: 金城典子 / CC BY-SA 4.0 ／ Source

Known for fish and shrimp cut in line; found by the mingei leaders, he became Okinawa's first Living National Treasure.

Type	Workshop or kiln
Genre	Crafts / Ceramics / Mingei folk crafts
City / town	Yomitan
Area in the prefecture	Central Okinawa Island

FAQ

Where is Jiro Kinjo and Okinawan Mingei?: It is in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a craft workshop.
What can I see at Jiro Kinjo and Okinawan Mingei?: Known for fish and shrimp cut in line; found by the mingei leaders, he became Okinawa's first Living National Treasure. The focus is crafts and ceramics, mingei folk crafts.
When was Jiro Kinjo and Okinawan Mingei established?: It dates from the 1950s.

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