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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 20 entries

• Yamato Takahashi Tsuruga Kombu Hall

  ヤマトタカハシ敦賀昆布館
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Kelp & food processing

  The kombu hall in Tsuruga. It shows kombu processing. The kombu culture carried by the Kitamae ships has taken root here.

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• Ippongi Kubo Honten

  一本義久保本店
  Fukui / Katsuyama ／ Sake & Okuetsu water

  Ippongi Kubo Honten in Katsuyama. It brews with the water of Okuetsu.

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• Satsukigase Main Store Funayose-an

  五月ヶ瀬本店・舟寄庵
  Fukui / Sakai ／ Confectionery & manufacturing technology

  Satsukigase in Sakai. It bakes senbei.

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• Nanbu Sake Brewery Hanagaki

  南部酒造場花垣
  Fukui / Ono ／ Sake & basin brewing

  Nanbu Sake Brewery in Ono. Under the Hanagaki brand, it brews using the cold of the basin.

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• Yoshida Sake Brewery Hakuryu

  吉田酒造白龍
  Fukui / Eiheiji ／ Sake & rice growing

  Yoshida Sake Brewery in Eiheiji. It grows its own rice and brews with it.

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• Okui Kaiseido

  奥井海生堂
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Kelp & storehouse aging

  Okui Kaiseido in Tsuruga. It practices kuragakoi, resting kombu in a storehouse for several years.

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• Uno Sake Brewery Ichinotani

  宇野酒造場一乃谷
  Fukui / Ono ／ Sake & spring water

  Uno Sake Brewery in Ono. Under the Ichinotani brand, it uses spring water.

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• Komaki Kamaboko

  小牧かまぼこ
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Fish paste products & factory tours

  Komaki Kamaboko in Tsuruga. It makes yakiita kamaboko, fish cake grilled on boards, and its factory can be toured.

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• Iwao Soy Sauce Brewery

  岩尾醤油醸造元
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Soy sauce & natural brewing

  Iwao Soy Sauce in Fukui. It makes soy sauce by natural brewing.

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• Tokoyama Sake Brewery

  常山酒造
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Sake & breweries

  Tokoyama Sake Brewery in Fukui. A local sake brewery.

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• Tanabe Sake Brewery

  田辺酒造
  Fukui / Eiheiji ／ Sake & local brewing

  Tanabe Sake Brewery in Eiheiji. A local sake brewery.

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• Fukui Ume no Sato Hall

  福井梅の里会館
  Fukui / Wakasa ／ Ume plums & farm product processing

  The Ume no Sato Hall in Wakasa. It processes ume harvested around the Mikata Five Lakes.

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• Komego Miso Main Store Misoraku

  米五みそ本店みそ楽
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Miso & fermentation experience

  Komego Miso in Fukui. Visitors can experience miso fermentation.

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• Habutae Mochi no Furusato Maeda Seika

  羽二重餅の古里マエダセイカ
  Fukui / Eiheiji ／ Confectionery & factory tours

  Maeda Seika in Fukui. The habutae mochi factory can be toured.

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• Habutae Mochi Sohonpo Matsuokaken

  羽二重餅総本舗松岡軒
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Confectionery & rice cake processing

  Matsuokaken in Fukui. It makes habutae mochi.

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• Wakasa Pearls

  若狭パール
  Fukui / Oi and other areas ／ Pearl farming & jewelry making

  Pearls from Wakasa. They are cultured in Wakasa Bay and made into jewelry.

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• Wakasa Fisherman's Wharf

  若狭フィッシャーマンズワーフ
  Fukui / Obama ／ Seafood distribution & Wakasa culture

  Fisherman's Wharf in Obama. It deals with the distribution of marine products and the culture of Wakasa.

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• Wakasa Mikata Beverage

  若狭三方ビバレッジ
  Fukui / Wakasa ／ Plum liqueur & local fruit

  A beverage maker in Mikata, Wakasa. It makes umeshu from local ume.

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• Kokuryu Sake Brewery ESHIKOTO

  黒龍酒造ESHIKOTO
  Fukui / Eiheiji ／ Sake & local culture

  ESHIKOTO, run by Kokuryu Sake Brewery of Eiheiji. A place that links sake with local culture.

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• Kokuryu Sake Brewery Head Office Brewery

  黒龍酒造本社蔵
  Fukui / Eiheiji ／ Sake & fermentation

  Kokuryu Sake Brewery in Eiheiji. It brews with underground water from the Kuzuryu River.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 30 entries

• Urushi no Sato Hall

  うるしの里会館
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Lacquerware & production-area exhibition

  Urushi no Sato Hall in Kawada. It exhibits the lacquerware of the production area, and visitors can try maki-e and chinkin.

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• Kisso Head Office Plant

  キッソオ本社工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Cellulose materials & eyeglass processing

  Kisso in Sabae. It processes frames made of cellulose material.

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• Sakai Ovex Head Office Plant

  サカイオーベックス本社工場
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Dyeing & textile processing

  Sakai Ovex in Fukui. It handles dyeing and textile processing.

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• Sunlux Head Office Plant

  サンルックス本社工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Eyeglass lenses & coating

  Sunlux in Fukui. It handles eyeglass lenses and coatings.

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• Charmant Head Office Plant

  シャルマン本社工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Eyeglasses & titanium processing

  Charmant in Sabae. It has its own technology for welding titanium.

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• Seiren Headquarters and Katsumi Plant

  セーレン本社・勝見工場
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Textiles & digital dyeing

  Seiren in Fukui. Starting out in textiles, it established digital dyeing that prints directly onto fabric.

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• Takefu Knife Village

  タケフナイフビレッジ
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Blades & shared workshop

  A shared workshop for blades in Echizen. Artisans forge in the same place and sell direct.

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• Papyrus House

  パピルス館
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Papermaking experience

  Papyrus House in Echizen Washi Village. Visitors can try papermaking.

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• Boston Club Headquarters

  ボストンクラブ本社
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Eyeglasses & brand design

  Boston Club in Sabae. It designs eyewear brands.

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• Mikuni Chests

  三国箪笥
  Fukui / Sakai ／ Woodwork & ship chests

  Chests from Mikuni. The woodworking of a place that made ship chests carried on Kitamae ships.

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• Shin-Etsu Chemical Takefu Plant

  信越化学工業武生工場
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Rare earth magnets & chemical materials

  Shin-Etsu Chemical in Echizen. It makes rare earth magnets and chemical materials.

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• Udatsu Paper and Craft Museum

  卯立の工芸館
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Handmade washi paper & demonstrations

  A craft hall in Echizen Washi Village. An Edo-period papermaker's house was moved here, and demonstrations are given.

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• Takefu Special Steel Head Office Plant

  武生特殊鋼材本社工場
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Clad steel & blade materials

  Takefu Special Steel in Echizen. It makes clad steel for blades.

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• Fukui Stonemasonry Culture

  福井の石工文化
  Fukui / Fukui, Sakai and other areas ／ Shakudani stone & stone working

  Shakudani stone from Fukui. A bluish tuff that was carried as far as Hokkaido on Kitamae ships.

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• Fukui Buddhist Altars

  福井仏壇
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Buddhist altars & lacquerwork

  Buddhist altars from Fukui. They are finished with lacquer and gold leaf.

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• Fukui Prefectural Museum of Ceramics

  福井県陶芸館
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Pottery & making experience

  The ceramics museum in Echizen. Visitors can try making pottery.

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• Wakasa Agate Carving

  若狭めのう細工
  Fukui / Obama ／ Agate & nationally designated craft

  Agate work from Wakasa. Agate is fired to bring out its color, then polished and carved.

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• Wakasa Lacquerware

  若狭塗
  Fukui / Obama ／ Lacquerware & nationally designated craft

  Wakasa lacquerware from Obama. Shell and eggshell are scattered in the lacquer and polished down to bring out the pattern. Known for its production of chopsticks.

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• Wakasa Kobo

  若狭工房
  Fukui / Obama ／ Wakasa lacquerware & craft experience

  Wakasa Kobo in Obama. Visitors can try polishing Wakasa lacquer chopsticks.

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• Echizen Washi

  越前和紙
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Handmade washi paper & nationally designated craft

  Washi from Echizen. It has a history of 1,500 years, and Okamoto Shrine, which enshrines the deity of paper, stands here. It is prized as paper for Nihonga painting.

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• Echizen Forged Blades

  越前打刃物
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Forged blades & nationally designated craft

  Forged blades from Echizen. Sickles and kitchen knives are made by the nimai-hiroge technique, in which two layers of steel are stacked and forged together.

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• Echizen Joinery

  越前指物
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Woodwork & joinery

  Joinery from Echizen. Wood is joined without nails.

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• Echizen Lacquerware

  越前漆器
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Lacquerware & nationally designated craft

  Lacquerware from Kawada in Sabae. It is said to have begun 1,500 years ago, and it accounts for most of Japan's lacquerware for commercial use.

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• Echizen Ware

  越前焼
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Ceramics & the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan

  Echizen ware. It is fired hard without glaze, and ash melts to become a natural glaze. One of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns.

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• Echizen Bamboo Dolls

  越前竹人形
  Fukui / Sakai ／ Bamboo crafts & dolls

  Bamboo dolls from Echizen. Dolls are made by bundling finely split bamboo strips.

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• Echizen Bamboo Doll Village

  越前竹人形の里
  Fukui / Sakai ／ Bamboo crafts & making exhibition

  The bamboo doll village in Sakai. The facility has closed, and the workshop continues in a different form.

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• Echizen Chests

  越前箪笥
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Joinery & nationally designated craft

  Chests from Echizen. Zelkova and paulownia are assembled by joinery and fitted with iron hardware.

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• Echizen Onigawara Tiles

  越前鬼瓦
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Roof tiles & ogre-tile maker techniques

  Onigawara from Echizen. Echizen tiles resist frost damage and protect roofs in snow country.

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• Aoyama Optical Headquarters

  青山眼鏡本社
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Eyeglass frames & design

  Aoyama Optical in Sabae. It designs and manufactures frames.

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• Sabae Eyewear Industry

  鯖江メガネ産業
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Eyeglass frames & titanium processing

  The eyewear industry of Sabae. Begun in 1905 by Masunaga Gozaemon as work for the farming off-season, it makes most of Japan's domestically produced frames.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 14 entries

• KB Seiren Hokuriku Synthetic Fiber Plant

  KBセーレン北陸合繊工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Synthetic fibers & functional materials

  KB Seiren's synthetic fiber plant. It makes functional synthetic fibers.

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• Aisin Fukui Head Office Plant

  アイシン福井本社工場
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Auto parts & drivetrain

  Aisin in Fukui. It makes automotive drivetrain parts.

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• H&F Head Office Plant

  エイチアンドエフ本社工場
  Fukui / Awara ／ Press machines & automation

  H&F in Awara. It makes press machines and automation equipment.

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• Seiren TPF Plant

  セーレンTPF事業所
  Fukui / Sakai ／ High-performance fibers & vehicle materials

  Seiren's TPF plant. It makes high-performance textiles such as automotive interior materials.

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• Fukuvi Chemical Industry Head Office Plant

  フクビ化学工業本社工場
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Plastic building materials & molding

  Fukuvi Chemical Industry in Fukui. It molds resin building materials.

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• Hopnic Laboratory

  ホプニック研究所
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Polarized lenses & optics

  Hopnic Laboratory in Fukui. It makes polarized lenses.

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• Inui Lens Head Office Plant

  乾レンズ本社工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Sunglass lenses & optics

  Inui Lens in Fukui. It makes lenses for sunglasses.

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• Maeda Kosen Headquarters

  前田工繊本社
  Fukui / Sakai ／ Civil engineering materials & textile technology

  Maeda Kosen in Sakai. It makes civil engineering materials using textile technology.

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• Atomic Energy Science Museum At Home

  原子力の科学館あっとほうむ
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Nuclear power & energy education

  The nuclear science museum in Tsuruga. It is responsible for energy education.

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• Tsuruga Cement Tsuruga Plant

  敦賀セメント敦賀工場
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Cement & resource circulation

  A cement plant in Tsuruga. Adjacent to the port, it handles raw materials and products by ship.

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• Murata Manufacturing Fukui Murata Manufacturing

  村田製作所福井村田製作所
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Electronic components & multilayer technology

  Fukui Murata Manufacturing in Echizen. It makes capacitors for smartphones.

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• Toyobo Tsuruga Plant

  東洋紡敦賀事業所
  Fukui / Tsuruga ／ Films & functional materials

  Toyobo in Tsuruga. It makes films and functional materials.

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• Matsuura Machinery Head Office Plant

  松浦機械製作所本社工場
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Machine tools & additive manufacturing

  Matsuura Machinery in Fukui. It handles machine tools and metal additive manufacturing.

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• Sakai Chemical Industry Head Office Plant

  酒井化学工業本社工場
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Foam materials & packaging materials

  Sakai Chemical Industry in Fukui. It makes foam materials and packaging materials.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 2 entries

• Onodani Kiko Head Office Plant

  小野谷機工本社工場
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Tire service equipment

  Onodani Kiko in Fukui. It makes tire service equipment.

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• Nicca Chemical Headquarters and Research Center

  日華化学本社・研究拠点
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Surfactants & hair science

  Nicca Chemical in Fukui. It makes surfactants and also conducts research in hair science.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 8 entries

• Shakudani Stone

  笏谷石
  Fukui / Fukui ／ Sculpture / Architecture

  Quarried for 1,500 years and soft enough to carve; wet, the stone deepens to blue-green.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Wakasa Agate Carving

  若狭めのう細工
  Fukui / Obama ／ Crafts & pottery / Sculpture

  Agate heated until its colour changes, then carved and polished - a technique surviving only here.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Wakasa Lacquer

  若狭塗
  Fukui / Obama ／ Lacquer art

  Eggshell, shell and pine needles are buried in the lacquer, then ground back to reveal the pattern.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Echizen Washi

  越前和紙
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Crafts & pottery

  Held to be Japan's oldest paper district, and the only one with a shrine to the deity of paper itself.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Echizen Blades

  越前打刃物
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Metalwork

  Begun when a Kyoto swordsmith made sickles here; two blades are hammered out together in a technique found nowhere else.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Echizen Lacquerware

  越前漆器
  Fukui / Sabae ／ Lacquer art

  Said to be 1,500 years old, and now making 80 percent of Japan's commercial lacquerware - lacquer as working tableware.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Echizen Ware

  越前焼
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Crafts & pottery

  One of Japan's six ancient kilns; unglazed, its surface coloured only by falling ash, and once shipped all along the north coast.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Echizen Chests

  越前箪笥
  Fukui / Echizen ／ Crafts & pottery / Metalwork

  Nailless joinery dressed in heavy iron mounts, as befits a blacksmithing town.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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