Hiroshima directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 25 entries

• Nishikido Head Office Factory

  にしき堂本社工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Momiji manju & confectionery

  Nishikido in Hiroshima. It makes momiji manju.

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• Yamami Head Office Factory

  やまみ本社工場
  Hiroshima / Mihara ／ Tofu & automated production

  Yamami in Mihara. It makes tofu with an automated process.

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• Aohata Jam Deck

  アヲハタジャムデッキ
  Hiroshima / Takehara ／ Jam & factory tours

  Aohata in Takehara. Visitors can tour jam production.

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• Otafuku Sauce Head Office Factory

  オタフクソース本社工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Seasonings & food manufacturing

  Otafuku Sauce in Hiroshima. It makes sauce for okonomiyaki.

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• Calbee Hiroshima Factory

  カルビー広島工場
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Snack foods & food manufacturing

  Calbee in Hiroshima. It makes snack foods.

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• Sennari Flavor Research Institute Daichi

  センナリおいしさ研究所大地
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Vinegar & seasonings

  Sennari in Hiroshima. It makes vinegar and seasonings.

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• Manda Fermentation Head Office Factory

  万田発酵本社工場
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Plant fermentation & health foods

  Manda Fermentation in Onomichi. It makes health foods from fermented plants.

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• Miwa Sake Brewery Shinrai

  三輪酒造神雷
  Hiroshima / Jinsekikogen ／ Sake & highland brewing

  Miwa Shuzo in Yuki, Jinsekikogen. It brews its Shinrai label using the cold of the highlands.

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• Nakao Brewery

  中尾醸造
  Hiroshima / Takehara ／ Sake: Seikyo

  Nakao Brewery in Takehara. Under the Seikyo brand, it uses apple yeast.

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• Kirei Sake Brewery

  亀齢酒造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & Saijo breweries

  Kirei in Saijo. It stands on Sakagura-dori, the brewery street.

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• Yahatagawa Sake Brewery

  八幡川酒造
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Sake & local breweries

  Yahatagawa Sake Brewery in Hiroshima. A local sake brewery.

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• Sempuku Miyake Honten

  千福三宅本店
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Sake & history with the navy

  Miyake Honten in Kure. Its Sempuku brand spread along with the navy.

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• Tenpoichi

  天寶一
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Sake & Bingo brewing

  Tenpoichi in Fukuyama. It brews in Bingo.

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• Onomichi Vinegar Brewery

  尾道造酢
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Vinegar & natural brewing

  A vinegar maker in Onomichi. It makes vinegar by natural brewing.

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• Sanyotsuru Sake Brewery

  山陽鶴酒造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & local brewing

  Sanyotsuru in Saijo. It brews locally.

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• Tsuka Sake Brewery

  柄酒造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & Akitsu brewing

  Tsuka Sake Brewery in Akitsu, Higashihiroshima. It brews in the place that gave birth to the soft-water brewing method.

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• Hakubotan Sake Brewery

  白牡丹酒造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & breweries

  Hakubotan in Saijo. A brewery founded in 1675.

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• Fukubijin Sake Brewery Ebisu-gura

  福美人酒造恵比寿蔵
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & history of brewing schools

  Fukubijin in Saijo. Brewery workers once came from all over Japan to learn here, and it was called a sake brewing school.

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• Taketsuru Sake Brewery

  竹鶴酒造
  Hiroshima / Takehara ／ Sake & kimoto-type brewing

  Taketsuru Sake Brewery in Takehara. The family home of Taketsuru Masataka of Nikka, it makes kimoto-style sake.

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• Fujii Sake Brewery Exchange Hall

  藤井酒造酒蔵交流館
  Hiroshima / Takehara ／ Sake & brewery tours

  Fujii Sake Brewery in Takehara. It has a brewery exchange hall.

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• Saijotsuru Brewery

  西條鶴醸造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & junmai brewing

  Saijotsuru in Saijo. It handles junmai brewing.

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• Kamoizumi Sake Brewery Shusenkan

  賀茂泉酒造酒泉館
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & fermentation

  Kamoizumi in Saijo. It took up junmai sake early.

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• Kamoki Sake Brewery

  賀茂輝酒造
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & Saijo culture

  Kamoki Shuzo, a brewery that was in Saijo. It closed in 2014.

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• Kamotsuru Sake Brewery Visitor Room

  賀茂鶴酒造見学室
  Hiroshima / Higashihiroshima ／ Sake & Saijo brewing

  Kamotsuru in Saijo, Higashihiroshima. It has a visitor room and is known for daiginjo.

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• Suishin Yamane Honten

  醉心山根本店
  Hiroshima / Mihara ／ Sake & soft-water brewing

  Suishin Yamane Honten in Mihara. It brews with soft water, and Yokoyama Taikan was a devoted drinker of its sake.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 24 entries

• Ikkokusai Takamori-e

  一国斎高盛絵
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Lacquerwork & takamori-e raised painting

  Ikkokusai takamori-e from Hiroshima. Lacquer is built up thickly to form pictures.

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• Miyoshi Dolls

  三次人形
  Hiroshima / Miyoshi ／ Clay dolls & local crafts

  Dolls from Miyoshi. Folk toys made of clay.

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• Bingo Kasuri

  備後絣
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama, Fuchu and other areas ／ Kasuri weaving & cotton textiles

  Kasuri from Bingo. It is dyed with indigo and woven into kasuri. It spread as fabric for monpe work trousers.

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• Bingo Tatami Facing

  備後表
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Tatami facing & rush processing

  Tatami facing from Bingo. It is woven from rush.

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• Kitagawa Corporation Head Office Factory

  北川鉄工所本社工場
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Casting & machine tool accessories

  Kitagawa Corporation in Fuchu. It handles casting and machine tool equipment.

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• Innoshima Murakami Suigun Woodworking Culture

  因島村上水軍木工文化
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Shipwrights & woodwork

  Shipwrights of Innoshima. Woodworking in the lineage of the Murakami Suigun naval force.

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• Miyajima Turned Woodwork

  宮島ろくろ細工
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Wood lathe & turned ware

  Lathe-turned woodwork from Miyajima. Wood is turned on a lathe to make vessels.

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• Miyajima Carving

  宮島彫り
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Wood carving & decoration

  Carving from Miyajima. Patterns are carved into wood.

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• Miyajima Rice Scoops

  宮島杓子
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Woodwork & household tools

  Rice scoops from Miyajima. It is regarded as the birthplace of the shamoji rice scoop, whose shape is said to have been borrowed from the biwa lute of Benzaiten.

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• Miyajima Woodcraft

  宮島細工
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Woodwork & nationally designated craft

  Craftwork from Miyajima in Hatsukaichi. A collective term for woodwork that includes lathe turning, carving and rice scoops.

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• Onomichi Canvas

  尾道帆布
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Canvas & sewing

  Canvas from Onomichi. Thickly woven cotton cloth is sewn into goods.

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• Hiroshima Bead Industry

  広島のビーズ産業
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Glass beads & decorative materials

  Beads from Hiroshima. Decorative glass materials are made.

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• Hiroshima Buddhist Altars

  広島仏壇
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft

  Buddhist altars from Hiroshima. Gold leaf is applied thickly, and the work, from the wooden base to the gilding, is divided among seven trades.

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• Fuchu Furniture

  府中家具
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Furniture & joinery district

  Furniture from Fuchu. A production area that made bridal chests using joinery techniques.

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• Togochi Kurimono Woodcraft

  戸河内刳物
  Hiroshima / Akiota ／ Woodwork & hollowed ware

  Togochi kurimono from Akiota. Wood is hollowed out to make vessels.

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• Koyudo Makeup Brush Workshop

  晃祐堂化粧筆工房
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Makeup brushes & brush head making

  Koyudo in Kumano. It makes the heads of makeup brushes.

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• Matsunaga Geta

  松永下駄
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Footwear & woodwork

  Geta from Matsunaga in Fukuyama. The area once made most of Japan's geta.

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• Kumano Brushes

  熊野筆
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Brushes & nationally designated craft

  Brushes from Kumano. Using a technique that aligns the hair tips without cutting them, Kumano makes most of Japan's brushes. It is also known worldwide for makeup brushes.

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• Taguma Bamboo Craft

  田熊竹細工
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Bamboo material & basketry

  Taguma bamboo craft from Innoshima, Onomichi. Bamboo is split and woven.

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• Hakuhodo Head Office Workshop

  白鳳堂本社工房
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Makeup brushes & master brush maker techniques

  Hakuhodo in Kumano. It makes makeup brushes with the skills of master brush makers.

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• Fukuyama Koto

  福山琴
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Woodwork & nationally designated craft

  Koto from Fukuyama. They are made by hollowing out paulownia wood. Fukuyama makes most of Japan's koto.

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• Takeda Brush Manufacturing

  竹田ブラシ製作所
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Makeup brushes & handwork

  Takeda Brush in Kumano. It makes makeup brushes by hand.

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• Fudenosato Kobo

  筆の里工房
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Brushes & production-area exhibition

  Fudenosato Kobo in Kumano. It exhibits the history of brushes, and visitors can try brush making.

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• Dochu Copperware

  銅蟲
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Copperware & coloring

  Dochu from Hiroshima. Copper is hammered into shape and colored with chemicals.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 24 entries

• JFE Steel West Japan Works Fukuyama District

  JFEスチール西日本製鉄所福山地区
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Ironmaking & blast furnace technology

  JFE Steel in Fukuyama. It makes steel plate and steel pipe.

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• Iron Whale Museum

  てつのくじら館
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Submarines & minesweeping technology

  The Iron Whale Museum in Kure. The actual submarine Akishio has been brought ashore and opened to the public.

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• Kobelco Construction Machinery Itsukaichi Factory

  コベルコ建機五日市工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Construction machinery & production technology

  Kobelco Construction Machinery in Itsukaichi, Hiroshima. It makes construction machinery.

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• Kobelco Construction Machinery Numata Factory

  コベルコ建機沼田工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Construction machinery & parts logistics

  Kobelco Construction Machinery in Numata, Hiroshima. It handles parts and logistics.

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• Japan Marine United Kure Shipyard

  ジャパンマリンユナイテッド呉事業所
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Shipbuilding & large ships

  Japan Marine United in Kure. It builds large ships.

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• Disco Kuwabata Plant

  ディスコ桑畑工場
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Semiconductor precision processing equipment

  Disco in Hiroshima. It holds a high global share in equipment that thinly cuts and grinds semiconductors.

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• Delta Kogyo Head Office Factory

  デルタ工業本社工場
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Car seats & ergonomics

  Delta Kogyo in Aki. It designs automobile seats using ergonomics.

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• Hirotec Head Office Factory

  ヒロテック本社工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Car bodies & dies

  Hirotec in Hiroshima. It makes automobile bodies and dies.

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• Mazda Hiroshima Head Office R&D Base

  マツダ広島本社研究開発拠点
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Automobiles & R&D

  Mazda's research and development base in Hiroshima. It is responsible for vehicle research and development.

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• Mazda Head Office Plant

  マツダ本社工場
  Hiroshima / Fuchu, Hiroshima ／ Automobiles & integrated production

  Mazda's head office plant in Hiroshima. It builds complete vehicles in an integrated process. Mazda put the rotary engine into practical use.

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• Mitutoyo Hiroshima Operations

  ミツトヨ広島事業所
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Precision measurement & measurement standards

  Mitutoyo in Hiroshima. It makes precision measuring instruments.

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• Molten Head Office and Chiyoda Factory

  モルテン本社・千代田工場
  Hiroshima / Kitahiroshima ／ Sporting goods & auto parts

  Molten in Hiroshima. It makes sporting goods such as balls, and automotive parts.

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• Ryobi Hiroshima Factory

  リョービ広島工場
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Die casting & auto parts

  Ryobi in Fuchu. It makes automotive parts by die casting.

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• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima Machinery Works

  三菱重工業広島製作所
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Machinery & turbomachinery

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Hiroshima. It makes machinery such as turbomachinery.

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• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Eba Plant

  三菱重工業江波工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Aircraft structures & composites

  A plant in Eba, Hiroshima. It makes aircraft structures and composite materials.

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• Imabari Shipbuilding Hiroshima Shipyard

  今治造船広島工場
  Hiroshima / Mihara ／ Shipbuilding & large docks

  Imabari Shipbuilding in Hiroshima. It forms part of the Setouchi shipbuilding network.

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• Naikai Zosen Setoda Shipyard

  内海造船瀬戸田工場
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Shipbuilding & island industry

  Naikai Zosen in Setoda, Onomichi. It builds ships as an island industry.

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• Kure Maritime Museum Ship Exhibits

  呉市海事歴史科学館船舶展示
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Naval arsenal & shipbuilding history

  The maritime history and science museum in Kure. It covers the history of the naval arsenal and shipbuilding.

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• Onomichi Dockyard Onomichi Shipyard

  尾道造船尾道造船所
  Hiroshima / Onomichi ／ Shipbuilding & repair technology

  A shipyard in Onomichi. It builds and repairs ships.

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• Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Tsuneishi Factory

  常石造船常石工場
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Shipbuilding & digital construction

  Tsuneishi in Fukuyama. It is advancing shipbuilding that uses digital technology.

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• Hiroshima Needles

  広島針
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Sewing needles & polishing

  Needles from Hiroshima. Sewing needles are polished. Hiroshima makes most of Japan's sewing needles.

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• Nippon Steel Setouchi Works Kure Area Industrial Heritage

  日本製鉄瀬戸内製鉄所呉地区産業遺産
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Steelmaking & industrial transition

  The site of the former steelworks in Kure. A place that went from the former naval arsenal to steelmaking, and then faced a transition.

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• Fukuyama City Zoo

  福山市立動物園
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Animal husbandry & environmental education

  Fukuyama City Zoo. It is responsible for animal care and environmental education.

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• Nishikawa Rubber Head Office Factory

  西川ゴム工業本社工場
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Automotive seals & rubber

  Nishikawa Rubber in Hiroshima. It makes automotive sealing parts.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 2 entries

• Hiroshima City Ebayama Museum of Meteorology

  広島市江波山気象館
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Weather observation & atomic-bombed building

  The Ebayama Museum of Meteorology in Hiroshima. It uses a building that survived the atomic bombing and conveys meteorological observation.

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• JMSDF Kure Museum

  海上自衛隊呉史料館
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Submarines & minesweeping history

  The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum in Kure. It covers the history of submarines and minesweeping.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 8 entries

• Miyoshi Clay Dolls

  三次人形
  Hiroshima / Miyoshi ／ Mingei folk craft / Crafts & pottery

  Called shining dolls for their gloss; one family still makes them, using moulds from the Edo period.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Bingo Kasuri

  備後絣
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Dyeing & weaving

  One of Japan's three great kasuri districts; its toughness made it workwear, and the town later turned to denim.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Miyajima Woodcraft

  宮島細工
  Hiroshima / Hatsukaichi ／ Crafts & pottery

  Said to begin with rice paddles shaped after a goddess's lute; the trade covers both turning and carving.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kawajiri Brushes

  川尻筆
  Hiroshima / Kure ／ Calligraphy

  Hair blended in water rather than dry; a brush town specialising in calligraphy alongside Kumano.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Hiroshima Butsudan

  広島の仏壇と金仏壇
  Hiroshima / Hiroshima ／ Lacquer art / Metalwork & engraving

  Gilded altars grown from a strongly Pure Land region, finished by six separate trades in sequence.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Fuchu Furniture

  府中家具
  Hiroshima / Fuchu ／ Crafts & pottery

  A wedding-furniture town where the trades divide the work and compete on the precision of the joinery.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kumano Brushes

  熊野筆
  Hiroshima / Kumano ／ Calligraphy / Crafts & pottery

  Eight in ten Japanese brushes; the hair tips are never cut, so the point forms itself.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Fukuyama Koto

  福山琴
  Hiroshima / Fukuyama ／ Crafts & pottery / Lacquer art

  Over sixty percent of Japan's koto; the sound is cut into the paulownia body as a pattern of grooves inside the lid.

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