Aomori directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 3 entries

• Kanesa Bonju Plant No. 1

  かねさ梵珠第一工場
  Aomori / Aomori ／ Fermentation & miso factory

  A miso factory in Aomori City. It uses soybeans and rice from the prefecture and carries out the long fermentation of a cold region.

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• Hachinohe City Fisheries Science Museum Marient

  八戸市水産科学館マリエント
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Fisheries & marine education

  A facility that presents the fisheries and ocean of Hachinohe. It has a large tank inside.

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• Takasago Foods

  高砂食品
  Aomori / Hirakawa ／ Noodle making & food factory

  A noodle maker in Hirakawa. It makes dried and fresh noodles and accepts factory tours.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 23 entries

• BUNACO Nishimeya Factory

  BUNACO西目屋工場
  Aomori / Nishimeya ／ Woodwork & making experience

  Thin strips of beech are coiled up into vessels. It uses beech from Aomori Prefecture and has its factory in Nishimeya.

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• Akebi Vine Craft, Miyamoto Kogei

  あけび蔓細工・宮本工芸
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Vine craft

  Akebi vines are woven into baskets. A workshop in Hirosaki.

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• Hiba Bentwood Ware

  ひば曲物
  Aomori / Fujisaki ／ Woodwork

  Thin boards of Aomori hiba are bent into containers. Hiba resists rot and has a strong fragrance.

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• Sannai-Maruyama Site Center

  三内丸山遺跡センター
  Aomori / Aomori ／ Archaeology & woodworking and building techniques

  The remains of a large settlement of the Jomon period. The post holes of a large pillar-supported building remain, and it is a World Cultural Heritage site.

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• Shitakawara Ware Clay Dolls, Takaya Pottery

  下川原焼土人形・高谷製陶所
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Clay dolls

  Clay dolls made in Shitakawara, Hirosaki. The pigeon whistle is well known.

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• Yawata-uma Horses

  八幡馬
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Folk toys

  A folk toy of a Nanbu horse painted in colors. It spread as a souvenir of the Sansha Taisai festival in Hachinohe.

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• Hachinohe Nanbu Sakiori Workshop Sumi

  八戸南部裂織工房「澄」
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Nanbu sakiori rag weaving

  Old cloth is torn into strips for the weft and woven again. A Nanbu sakiori workshop in Hachinohe.

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• Hachinohe City Museum and Korekawa Jomon Museum

  八戸市博物館・是川縄文館
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Archaeological techniques & lacquer culture

  It houses lacquered vessels unearthed from the Korekawa Site. It conveys the lacquer techniques of the Jomon period.

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• Hachinohe Ware, Watanabe Pottery Studio

  八戸焼・渡辺陶房
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Pottery

  A pottery studio in Hachinohe that fires Hachinohe ware. The ware was revived in the Showa era after the kilns of the domain period had died out.

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• Hokuyo Glass and Tsugaru Vidro

  北洋硝子・津軽びいどろ
  Aomori / Aomori ／ Glass craft & factory tours

  A workshop that blows Tsugaru Vidro glass. Techniques originally used to make glass floats for fishing moved into craft.

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• Nanbu All-Paulownia Chests

  南部総桐箪笥
  Aomori / Sannohe, Hachinohe ／ Furniture & joinery

  Chests assembled from paulownia boards using joinery techniques. Furniture of the Nanbu region.

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• Nanbu Hanagata Kumiko

  南部花形組子
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Joinery fittings & kumiko latticework

  Kumiko latticework of the Nanbu region. A joinery technique for fittings in which flower shapes are assembled.

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• Nanbu Hishizashi

  南部菱刺し
  Aomori / Hachinohe, Shichinohe, Gonohe ／ Sashiko stitching

  A sashiko of the Nanbu region. Continuous diamond patterns are stitched.

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• Owani Kokeshi and Zuguri

  大鰐こけし・ずぐり
  Aomori / Owani ／ Wooden toys

  The kokeshi dolls of Owani and the spinning top called zuguri. The top is spun on snow.

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• Tsugaru Kites

  津軽凧
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Bamboo and paper crafts

  Kites made of washi paper pasted on a frame of hiba wood. They are painted with warrior pictures and have a distinctive shape that is wide at the top.

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• Tsugaru Lacquerware, Hirosaki Tsugaru Lacquerware Commerce and Industry Cooperative

  津軽塗・弘前津軽塗商工業協同組合
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Lacquer craft & Important Intangible Cultural Property

  Many layers of lacquer are applied and then polished down to bring out the pattern. There are four techniques, including kara-nuri and nanako-nuri, and it is an Important Intangible Cultural Property.

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• Tsugaru Forged Blades, Mikuni Hamono Seisakusho

  津軽打刃物・三國刃物製作所
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Forging & blades

  Forged blades of Tsugaru. Base iron and steel are forge-welded, hammered out and sharpened. Kitchen knives, hatchets and sickles are made.

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• Tsugaru Paulownia Geta

  津軽桐下駄
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Woodwork & footwear

  Geta hollowed out of paulownia. Tsugaru paulownia has a tight grain and is light and resistant to moisture.

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• Tsugaru Ware, Takano Pottery Studio

  津軽焼・高野陶房
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Pottery

  A pottery studio in Hirosaki that fires Tsugaru ware. The ware began in the Edo period as the official kiln of the domain, died out once and was later revived.

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• Tsugaru Bamboo Baskets

  津軽竹籠
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Bamboo crafts

  Bamboo baskets of Tsugaru. Nemagari bamboo and other materials are woven into baskets for daily use.

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• Tsugaru Kumihimo

  津軽組ひも
  Aomori / Goshogawara ／ Braided cords

  Tsugaru braided cords made by braiding silk threads. They are used for obi cords and haori cords.

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• Tsugaru-han Neputa Village

  津軽藩ねぷた村
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Festival crafts & demonstrations and hands-on experience

  A facility in Hirosaki. It displays actual Neputa floats and shows demonstrations of goldfish Neputa and Tsugaru lacquerware.

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• Nuruyu Kokeshi

  温湯こけし
  Aomori / Kuroishi ／ Wooden toys

  Kokeshi dolls handed down at Nuruyu Onsen in Kuroishi. The body is slender and the head is large.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 5 entries

• Andes Electric

  アンデス電気
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Electronic components & environmental technology

  An electronic components maker in Hachinohe. It also works on environmental technology.

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• Technical

  テクニカル
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Ultra-precision optics

  It makes ultra-precision optical components. It has lens polishing technology.

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• Hachinohe Cement

  八戸セメント
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Cement & resource circulation

  A cement plant in Hachinohe. It incorporates resource recycling, using waste as raw material and fuel.

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• Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel PR Center

  六ヶ所原燃PRセンター
  Aomori / Rokkasho ／ Energy & nuclear fuel cycle

  The public information center for the nuclear fuel cycle facilities. It is located in Rokkasho Village.

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• Tamagawa Seiki Hachinohe Plant

  多摩川精機八戸事業所
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Aerospace & precision sensors

  A plant in Hachinohe that makes precision sensors for aerospace.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 1 entries

• Hirosaki Kogin Institute

  弘前こぎん研究所
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Kogin-zashi embroidery

  A Tsugaru sashiko in which hemp cloth is stitched with cotton thread to reinforce it. There are three regional styles.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 5 entries

• Tachineputa Workshop

  五所川原立佞武多 制作所
  Aomori / Goshogawara ／ Crafts & pottery

  Next year's giant lantern is built inside the building all year, from frame to paper, wax and paint.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Nanbu Hishizashi

  南部菱刺し
  Aomori / Hachinohe ／ Dyeing & weaving / Mingei folk craft

  The counterpart to Tsugaru kogin: counted on even threads, so its diamonds are built on a different geometry.

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• Hirosaki Kogin Institute

  弘前こぎん研究所
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Dyeing & weaving / Mingei folk craft

  Kogin stitching filled scarce hemp cloth with cotton thread; the workshop still does it by hand, inside Maekawa's very first building.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Tsugaru Lacquerware

  津軽塗
  Aomori / Hirosaki ／ Lacquer art

  Nicknamed the fool's lacquer for its 48 coats, ground back to reveal a mottling made by eggshell and rapeseed.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Tsugaru Kanayama Ware

  津軽金山焼
  Aomori / Goshogawara ／ Crafts & pottery

  Unglazed stoneware coloured only by wood ash, using local clay and earth dug from a former reservoir.

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