Gifu directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 23 entries

• Hirugano Kogen Bokka no Sato Bakery

  ひるがの高原牧歌の里パン工房
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Bread making & highland agriculture

  A bakery on the Hirugano Highland in Gujo. It ties in with the agriculture of the highland.

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• Monteur Minokamo Factory

  モンテール美濃加茂工場
  Gifu / Minokamo ／ Western confectionery & factory tours

  Monteur in Minokamo. Visitors can tour the making of Western-style confectionery.

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• Miwa Shuzo

  三輪酒造
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Nigori sake & fermentation

  Miwa Shuzo in Ogaki. It is known for nigori cloudy sake.

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• Nakashima Jozo

  中島醸造
  Gifu / Mizunami ／ Sake: Kozaemon

  Nakashima Jozo in Mizunami. It brews under the Kozaemon brand.

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• Niki Shuzo

  二木酒造
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Sake & breweries

  Niki Shuzo in Takayama. A sake brewery in the middle of town.

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• Uchibori Vinegar Headquarters Factory

  内堀醸造本社工場
  Gifu / Yaotsu ／ Vinegar & fermentation

  Uchibori Vinegar in Yaotsu. It makes vinegar by fermentation.

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• Harada Shuzojo

  原田酒造場
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Sake & Sanmachi

  Harada Shuzojo in Sanmachi, Takayama. Its brewery opens onto the old townscape.

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• Furukawa Dairy

  古川乳業
  Gifu / Hida ／ Dairy products & local supply

  A dairy in Hida-Furukawa. It supplies dairy products to the area.

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• Tenryo Shuzo

  天領酒造
  Gifu / Gero ／ Sake & Hida brewing

  Tenryo Shuzo in Gero. It brews with the rice and water of Hida.

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• Okuhida Shuzo

  奥飛騨酒造
  Gifu / Gero ／ Sake & breweries

  A sake brewery in Kanayama, Gero City. It brews among the mountains.

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• Iwamura Jozo

  岩村醸造
  Gifu / Ena ／ Sake & brewery with trolley rails

  Iwamura Jozo in Iwamura, Ena. A trolley track runs through the brewery.

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• Hirase Shuzoten

  平瀬酒造店
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Sake & Hida water

  Hirase Shuzoten in Takayama. It brews with the water of Hida.

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• Miyozakura Jozo

  御代桜醸造
  Gifu / Minokamo ／ Sake & Kiso River system

  Miyozakura Jozo in Minokamo. It brews with water of the Kiso River system.

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• Ena Kawakamiya Sakuya

  恵那川上屋咲久舎
  Gifu / Ena ／ Chestnut sweets & local farm product processing

  Kawakamiya in Ena. It makes chestnut confections such as kuri kinton.

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• Meiho Ham Headquarters Factory

  明宝ハム本社工場
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Meat processing & local brand

  Meiho Ham in Gujo. It makes ham from Japanese pork.

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• Hayashi Shuzo

  林酒造
  Gifu / Kani ／ Sake: Mino Tengu

  Hayashi Shuzo in Gifu. It brews under the Mino Tengu brand.

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• Takeuchi Shuzo

  武内酒造
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Sake & Mino brewing

  Takeuchi Shuzo in Gifu. It brews in Mino.

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• Watanabe Shuzoten

  渡辺酒造店
  Gifu / Hida ／ Sake & brewery tours

  Watanabe Shuzoten in Hida-Furukawa. It welcomes brewery tours.

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• Bokka no Sato Milk Workshop

  牧歌の里ミルク工房
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Dairy farming & dairy products

  The Bokka no Sato Milk Workshop in Gujo. It makes dairy products from highland dairy farming.

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• Gyokusendo Shuzo

  玉泉堂酒造
  Gifu / Yoro ／ Sake & mirin

  Gyokusendo Shuzo in Yoro. It makes sake and mirin.

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• Funasaka Shuzoten

  舩坂酒造店
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Sake & old townscape

  Funasaka Shuzoten in Takayama. It stands in the old townscape.

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• Kaba Shuzojo

  蒲酒造場
  Gifu / Hida ／ Sake: Shiramayumi

  Kaba Shuzojo in Hida-Furukawa. It brews under the Shiramayumi brand.

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• Hida Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

  飛騨酪農農業協同組合
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Milk & local dairy farming

  The dairy farming cooperative of Hida. It collects and ships the milk of the area.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 36 entries

• KOYO BASE

  KOYO BASE
  Gifu / Toki ／ Ceramics & factory experience

  KOYO BASE in Toki. It opens its ceramics factory and welcomes visitors for hands-on experiences.

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• Nobori-goi Carp Streamers

  のぼり鯉
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Hand-painted dyeing & seasonal festival crafts

  Hand-dyed carp streamers. They are put up for the seasonal festival.

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• Feather Safety Razor Seki Plant

  フェザー安全剃刀関工場
  Gifu / Seki ／ Medical blades & precision machining

  Feather Safety Razor in Seki. It processes medical blades with precision.

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• Ichii Ittobori Carving

  一位一刀彫
  Gifu / Takayama, Hida, Gero ／ Wood carving & nationally designated craft

  The Ichii ittobori carving of Takayama. Japanese yew is carved and finished without coloring, using only the differences in the color of the wood.

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• Furukawa Festival Floats

  古川祭屋台
  Gifu / Hida ／ Woodwork & festival techniques

  The floats of the Furukawa Festival in Hida. They convey the techniques of the festival.

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• Shino Ware of Kani

  可児の志野
  Gifu / Kani ／ Pottery & Shino glaze

  The Shino ware of Kani. A white feldspar glaze is applied thickly, bringing out a fire color and pinholes.

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• Ki-Seto Ware of Toki

  土岐の黄瀬戸
  Gifu / Toki ／ Pottery & Kiseto glaze

  The Ki-Seto ware of Toki. A pale yellow glaze is applied and accented with the green of copper sulfate.

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• Oribe Ware of Tajimi

  多治見の織部
  Gifu / Tajimi ／ Pottery & Oribe glaze

  The Oribe ware of Tajimi. A copper green glaze is applied, and distorted forms are valued.

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• Ogaki Masu Boxes

  大垣の枡
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Cypress woodwork & measuring vessels

  The masu boxes of Ogaki. They are made by joining cypress. This town makes most of Japan's masu.

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• Gifu Wagasa Umbrellas

  岐阜和傘
  Gifu / Gifu and other areas ／ Washi paper and bamboo crafts & nationally designated craft

  The Japanese umbrellas of Gifu. Mino washi is pasted onto bamboo ribs and coated with oil. Gifu makes most of the Japanese umbrellas in the country.

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• Gifu Lanterns

  岐阜提灯
  Gifu / Gifu and other areas ／ Paper and bamboo crafts & nationally designated craft

  The lanterns of Gifu. Flowers and grasses are painted on thin Mino washi, and the lanterns are made with fine bamboo strips. They are used as Bon lanterns.

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• Gifu Shibu Uchiwa Fans

  岐阜渋うちわ
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Washi paper & persimmon tannin

  The shibu uchiwa fans of Gifu. Persimmon tannin is applied to washi to make it strong.

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• Gifu Nagara River Fireworks

  岐阜長良川花火
  Gifu / Gifu, Yamagata and other areas ／ Fireworks & gunpowder arrangement

  The fireworks of the Nagara River. They are launched from the riverbed and reflected on the surface of the water.

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• Ena Woodturning Products

  恵那ロクロ製品
  Gifu / Nakatsugawa and other areas ／ Woodwork & lathe turning

  The turned products of Ena. Wood is turned on a lathe.

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• Honminoshi Paper

  本美濃紙
  Gifu / Mino ／ Handmade washi paper & Intangible Cultural Heritage

  Honminoshi. A washi made only from paper mulberry, it is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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• Tono Hinoki Products

  東濃檜製品
  Gifu / Tono area ／ Woodwork & local timber

  The cypress products of Tono. Woodworking that uses the cypress of the area.

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• Fukuda Hamono Kogyo

  福田刃物工業
  Gifu / Seki ／ Industrial blades & grinding

  Fukuda Hamono in Seki. It grinds industrial blades.

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• Mino Washi

  美濃和紙
  Gifu / Mino ／ Handmade washi paper & nationally designated craft

  The washi of Mino. It has a history of 1,300 years and is known for the technique of forming thin, even sheets.

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• Mino Washi Museum

  美濃和紙の里会館
  Gifu / Mino ／ Washi paper & making experience

  The Mino Washi Museum in Mino. Visitors can try papermaking.

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• Mino Ware

  美濃焼
  Gifu / Tono area ／ Ceramics & nationally designated craft

  Mino ware of the Tono area. It gave rise to the Momoyama tea wares of Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto and Seto-guro, and still makes most of Japan's tableware today.

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• Mino Tsutsubiki Honzome and Hand-Printed Dyeing

  美濃筒引き本染め・手刷り捺染
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Dyeing & textile printing

  The tsutsubiki honzome dyeing of Mino. Paste is applied with a tube and the cloth is dyed.

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• Hanagappa

  花合羽
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Oiled paper & rain gear

  Rainwear made of oiled paper.

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• Kai Seki Tawara Distribution Center and Factories

  貝印関田原流通センター・工場群
  Gifu / Seki ／ Blades & quality control

  Kai in Seki. It makes blades and is responsible for quality control.

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• Gujo Honzome Dyeing

  郡上本染
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Indigo dyeing & tsutsugaki

  The honzome dyeing of Gujo. Cloth is dipped in indigo vats, and paste is applied with a tube to dye carp streamers and other items.

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• Gujo Fishing Rods

  郡上竿
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Bamboo crafts & fishing tackle

  The rods of Gujo. Fishing rods made by joining sections of bamboo.

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• Gujo Tsumugi

  郡上紬
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Plant dyeing & silk textiles

  The tsumugi of Gujo. It is woven from silk thread dyed with plants.

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• Nabeya Bi-tech Kaisha

  鍋屋バイテック会社
  Gifu / Seki ／ Power transmission parts & casting

  Nabeya Bi-tech in Seki. It handles power transmission components and casting.

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• Hasegawa Cutlery

  長谷川刃物
  Gifu / Seki ／ Scissors & blades

  Hasegawa Cutlery in Seki. It makes scissors.

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• Seki Cutlery

  関の刃物
  Gifu / Seki ／ Forging & grinding

  The cutlery of Seki. The skills of swordsmiths dating from the Kamakura period created a production area for kitchen knives and blades.

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• Seki Traditional Swordsmith Museum

  関鍛冶伝承館
  Gifu / Seki ／ Swords & blade technology

  The swordsmith museum in Seki. It conveys the techniques of swords and blades and gives demonstrations of Japanese sword forging.

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• Hida Sashiko

  飛騨のさしこ
  Gifu / Takayama and other areas ／ Embroidery & everyday crafts

  The sashiko of Hida. An everyday craft of stitching cloth to reinforce it.

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• Hida Furniture

  飛騨の家具
  Gifu / Takayama and other areas ／ Wooden furniture & bentwood

  The furniture of Hida. It has the bentwood technique of steaming wood and bending it.

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• Hida Shunkei Lacquerware

  飛騨春慶
  Gifu / Takayama, Hida ／ Lacquerwork & nationally designated craft

  The Shunkei lacquerware of Takayama. Transparent lacquer is applied thinly to show the wood grain. It calls for a wooden base prepared so that no joints show.

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• Hida Sangyo Headquarters Factory

  飛騨産業本社工場
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Wooden furniture & bentwood

  Hida Sangyo in Takayama. It makes furniture with the bentwood technique.

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• Yoro Ware

  養老焼
  Gifu / Yoro, Ogaki ／ Pottery

  The pottery of Yoro.

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• Takayama Festival Floats

  高山祭屋台
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Woodwork, lacquer & metalwork

  The floats of the Takayama Festival. A comprehensive craft that brings together woodwork, lacquer, metalwork and karakuri mechanical puppets.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 14 entries

• KYB Gifu North Plant

  KYB岐阜北工場
  Gifu / Kani ／ Hydraulic equipment & auto parts

  The KYB North Plant in Gifu. It makes hydraulic equipment and automotive parts.

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• TSUCHIYA Headquarters

  TSUCHIYA本社
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Construction & engineering

  TSUCHIYA in Gifu. It handles construction and engineering.

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• Ibiden Ogaki Plant

  イビデン大垣事業場
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Semiconductor packages & ceramics

  Ibiden in Ogaki. It makes package substrates for semiconductors and holds a high position worldwide.

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• Ibiden Gama Plant

  イビデン河間事業場
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Electronic circuit boards & advanced materials

  Ibiden's Gama Plant. It makes electronic substrates and advanced materials.

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• Nabtesco Gifu Plant

  ナブテスコ岐阜工場
  Gifu / Tarui ／ Aircraft equipment & hydraulics

  Nabtesco in Gifu. It makes aircraft equipment and hydraulic equipment.

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• Sanko Headquarters and Gifu Factories

  三甲本社・岐阜工場群
  Gifu / Mizuho and other areas ／ Logistics containers & plastic molding

  Sanko in Gifu. It molds plastics to make logistics containers.

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• Chuo Koki Sekigahara Works

  中央工機関ケ原製作所
  Gifu / Sekigahara ／ Large machinery & precision machining

  Chuo Koki in Sekigahara. It carries out precision machining of large machinery.

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• Pacific Industrial Headquarters and Nishi-Ogaki Plant

  太平洋工業本社・西大垣工場
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Auto parts & press forming

  Pacific Industrial in Ogaki. It makes stamped automotive parts and valves.

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• Gifu Plastic Industry

  岐阜プラスチック工業
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Plastic molding & logistics materials

  Gifu Plastic Industry. It molds plastics to make logistics materials.

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• Gifu Auto Body

  岐阜車体工業
  Gifu / Kakamigahara ／ Car bodies & production technology

  Gifu Auto Body. It makes automobile bodies.

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• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Gifu Works

  川崎重工業岐阜工場
  Gifu / Kakamigahara ／ Aircraft & space equipment

  Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kakamigahara. It makes aircraft and space equipment.

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• Tokai Rika Gifu Plant

  東海理化岐阜事業所
  Gifu / Ena ／ Automotive switches & electronics

  Tokai Rika in Gifu. It makes automotive switches and electronic components.

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• Kamioka Mine and Super-Kamiokande Related Exhibits

  神岡鉱山・スーパーカミオカンデ関連展示
  Gifu / Hida ／ Mines & particle science

  The mine at Kamioka, Hida. Super-Kamiokande is installed 1,000 meters underground in the disused mine and captures neutrinos.

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• Sekigahara Seisakusho Sekigahara Ningen-mura

  関ケ原製作所せきがはら人間村
  Gifu / Sekigahara ／ Large machinery & corporate culture

  The Ningen-mura of Sekigahara Seisakusho. A place for the corporate culture upheld by a company that makes large machinery.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 7 entries

• KYB Gifu South Plant

  KYB岐阜南工場
  Gifu / Kani ／ Shock absorbers

  The KYB South Plant in Gifu. It makes shock absorbers.

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• Yaxell

  ヤクセル
  Gifu / Seki ／ Kitchen knives & overseas expansion

  Yaxell in Seki. It makes kitchen knives and sends them overseas.

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• Mitsuboshi Cutlery

  三星刃物
  Gifu / Seki ／ Kitchen knives & design

  Mitsuboshi Cutlery in Seki. It makes kitchen knives and also puts effort into design.

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• Mirai Industry Headquarters Factory

  未来工業本社工場
  Gifu / Wanouchi ／ Electrical installation materials & product development

  Mirai Industry in Wanouchi. It makes electrical installation materials and is known for its distinctive way of working.

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• Riverboats of the Suimon River

  水門川の川舟
  Gifu / Ogaki ／ Wooden boats & waterside village culture

  The riverboats of the Suimon River in Ogaki. Wooden boats plied back and forth through the waterside district.

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• Gassho-Style Building Techniques of Shirakawa-go

  白川郷の合掌造り建築技術
  Gifu / Shirakawa ／ Wooden architecture & thatching

  The gassho-style houses of Shirakawa-go. They are bound with rope without using nails, and their steep thatched roofs shed the snow. A World Cultural Heritage site.

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• Seki-den Japanese Swords

  関伝日本刀
  Gifu / Seki ／ Japanese swords & forging

  The forging of Japanese swords handed down in Seki. Tamahagane steel is folded and forged.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 11 entries

• Ichii Wood Carving

  一位一刀彫
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Sculpture / Crafts & pottery

  Carved from yew and never painted, so the wood's red and white heartwood does the work and deepens with age.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Gifu Paper Umbrellas

  岐阜和傘
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Crafts & pottery

  Most of Japan's paper umbrellas came from here; looked up into, the threads binding the ribs form a geometric pattern.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Gifu Lanterns

  岐阜提灯
  Gifu / Gifu ／ Crafts & pottery

  Mino paper stretched so thin the bamboo ribs show through when the lantern is lit.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Hon-Minoshi Paper

  本美濃紙
  Gifu / Mino ／ Crafts & pottery

  Paper made here survives in the 8th-century Shosoin; fibres crossed both ways make it thin, even and hard to tear.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Paper Crafts of Mino

  美濃の水引と紙工芸
  Gifu / Mino ／ Crafts & pottery

  A paper district that also developed the folding and knotting of paper - wrapping and tying as form.

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• Mino Ware

  美濃焼
  Gifu / Tajimi ／ Crafts & pottery

  Over half of Japan's tableware; and the place where Shino and Oribe first made deliberate distortion into beauty.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Food Samples of Gujo

  郡上の食品サンプル
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Crafts & pottery / Contemporary art

  Much of Japan's plastic food comes from makers born here - a craft of making a dish look better than the dish.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Gujo Indigo Dyeing

  郡上本染
  Gifu / Gujo ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Dyed in live indigo vats without chemicals, then rinsed in the winter river - a sight the town turns out for.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Seki Blades

  関の刃物
  Gifu / Seki ／ Metalwork

  Swordsmiths gathered here from the 1300s; the town still ships blades worldwide.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Hida Butsudan

  飛騨の位牌と仏壇
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Lacquer art / Sculpture

  Woodworker, carver, lacquerer and metalsmith each take a stage, the town's carpentry tradition carried into furniture.

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• Hida Shunkei Lacquer

  飛騨春慶
  Gifu / Takayama ／ Lacquer art

  Clear lacquer that reveals rather than hides the grain, so choosing the wood decides the finished piece.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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