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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 21 entries

• Mentai Park Kobe Sanda

  めんたいパーク神戸三田
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Seafood processing & factory exhibition

  Mentai Park in Kita Ward, Kobe. Through the glass, visitors can watch mentaiko being cut and packed.

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• Asahi Soft Drinks Akashi Plant

  アサヒ飲料明石工場
  Hyogo / Akashi ／ Beverages & production tours

  Asahi Soft Drinks in Akashi. Visitors can tour the production.

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• S Foods Nishinomiya Plant

  エスフーズ西宮工場
  Hyogo / Nishinomiya ／ Meat processing & quality control

  S Foods in Nishinomiya. It processes meat.

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• Kewpie Kobe Factory

  キユーピー神戸工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Seasonings & factory tours

  The Kewpie factory in Kobe. Visitors can tour the mayonnaise filling process.

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• Kirin Brewery Kobe Plant

  キリンビール神戸工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Beer & factory tours

  A beer brewery in Kobe. It uses Rokko water for brewing.

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• Glicopia Kobe

  グリコピア神戸
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Confectionery & factory tours

  Glicopia in Kobe. It shows the making of Pocky and Pretz.

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• Fujicco Head Office and R&D Base

  フジッコ本社・研究開発拠点
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Kelp & bean processing

  Fujicco in Kobe. It processes kelp and beans.

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• Morozoff Head Office and Rokko Island Factory

  モロゾフ本社・六甲アイランド工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Western confectionery & food manufacturing

  Morozoff in Kobe. It makes Western-style confectionery. It is regarded as the origin of Valentine's Day chocolate in Japan.

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• Yakult Honsha Hyogo Miki Plant

  ヤクルト本社兵庫三木工場
  Hyogo / Miki ／ Lactic acid drinks & factory tours

  The Yakult plant in Miki. It makes lactic acid bacteria drinks for the Kansai region.

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• Kenbishi Sake Brewery

  剣菱酒造
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Sake & traditional brewing

  Kenbishi Sake Brewery in Kobe. Said to have continued for 500 years, it keeps to traditional brewing.

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• Ozeki Amakara no Sekijuan

  大関甘辛の関寿庵
  Hyogo / Nishinomiya ／ Sake & fermentation culture

  Ozeki in Nishinomiya. It conveys the culture of fermentation at Amakara no Sekijuan.

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• Kotsuzumi Nishiyama Sake Brewery

  小鼓西山酒造場
  Hyogo / Tamba ／ Sake & fermentation

  Nishiyama Sake Brewery in Tamba. It brews under the Kotsuzumi brand.

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• Ibonoito Museum Somen no Sato

  揖保乃糸資料館そうめんの里
  Hyogo / Tatsuno ／ Hand-stretched somen & noodle making

  The Ibonoito museum in Tatsuno. It shows the process of making somen noodles, stretched thin by hand.

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• Nihonsakari Sakagura-dori Brick Hall

  日本盛酒蔵通り煉瓦館
  Hyogo / Nishinomiya ／ Sake & tasting

  Nihonsakari in Nishinomiya. Visitors can taste sake at the Brick Hall on Sakagura-dori.

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• Sakuramasamune Memorial Hall Sakuraen

  櫻正宗記念館櫻宴
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Sake & brewing history

  The Sakuramasamune Memorial Hall in Kobe. It tells the history of sake brewing.

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• Konotomo Sake Brewery

  此の友酒造
  Hyogo / Asago ／ Sake & Tajima brewing

  Konotomo Sake Brewery in Tajima. It brews locally.

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• Hamafukutsuru Ginjo Workshop

  浜福鶴吟醸工房
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Sake & open brewing

  Hamafukutsuru in Kobe. It opens its brewing process to the public all year round.

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• Awajishima Milk Factory

  淡路島牛乳工場
  Hyogo / Minamiawaji ／ Dairy products & local dairy farming

  A milk plant on Awaji. It makes dairy products from the island's dairy farming.

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• Kobe Shushinkan

  神戸酒心館
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Sake & brewery tours

  Shushinkan in Kobe. Under the Fukuju brand, it welcomes visitors for brewery tours.

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• Tatsuuma Honke Sake Brewery Head Office and Hakushika Brand

  辰馬本家酒造本社・白鹿ブランド
  Hyogo / Nishinomiya ／ Sake & brand history

  Tatsuuma Honke Sake Brewery in Nishinomiya. It holds the Hakushika brand and its history.

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• Kasumitsuru Fukuchiya

  香住鶴福智屋
  Hyogo / Kami ／ Sake & yamahai brewing

  Kasumitsuru in Kami. All of its sake is brewed by the yamahai and kimoto methods.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 19 entries

• Parchez House of Fragrance and Fragrance Bath

  パルシェ香りの館・香りの湯
  Hyogo / Awaji ／ Fragrances & incense culture

  Parchez House of Fragrance on Awaji. Awaji accounts for most of Japan's production of incense sticks.

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• Miki Hardware

  三木金物
  Hyogo / Miki ／ Carpentry tools & forging

  Hardware from Miki. Carpenter's tools such as chisels, planes and saws are forged. It continues as a center of carpenter's tool production.

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• Tamba Tachikui Ware

  丹波立杭焼
  Hyogo / Tamba-Sasayama ／ Ceramics & the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan

  Tachikui ware from Tamba-Sasayama. It is fired hard without glaze. One of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.

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• Himeji City Leather Industry

  姫路市皮革産業
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Leather processing & tanning

  The leather industry of Himeji. A production area that tans most of Japan's leather.

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• Himeji Leathercraft

  姫路革細工
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ White-tanned leather & craft

  Leathercraft from Himeji. It has the technique of white-tanned leather, tanned with salt and rapeseed oil.

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• Banshu Abacus

  播州そろばん
  Hyogo / Ono ／ Calculating tools & woodworking

  Abacuses from Ono. Bamboo and wood are shaved to make the beads and rods. Ono produces most of Japan's abacuses.

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• Banshu Cutlery

  播州刃物
  Hyogo / Miki ／ Forged blades & hardware

  Banshu bladed tools from Miki and Ono. Scissors and small knives are made by forging.

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• Banshu Fishing Flies

  播州毛鉤
  Hyogo / Nishiwaki and other areas ／ Fishhooks & handicraft

  Banshu fishing flies from Nishiwaki. Bird feathers are wound onto hooks for ayu fishing.

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• Banshu-ori Textiles

  播州織
  Hyogo / Nishiwaki, Taka ／ Yarn-dyed textiles & cotton textiles

  Banshu-ori from Nishiwaki. The yarn is dyed first and then woven. It produces most of Japan's yarn-dyed fabrics.

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• Myochin Fire Tongs

  明珍火箸
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Forging & acoustic craft

  Myochin fire tongs from Himeji. They are forged by a family of armorers, and ring with a clear tone when they touch each other.

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• Sugihara Paper

  杉原紙
  Hyogo / Taka ／ Handmade washi paper

  Sugihara paper from Taka. Paper mulberry is bleached on the snow and made into paper.

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• Awaji Roof Tiles

  淡路瓦
  Hyogo / Minamiawaji ／ Smoked roof tiles & ceramic industry

  Roof tiles from Awaji. At the end of firing they are smoked to turn them silver. A production area for ibushi smoked tiles.

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• Kobe Western-Style Furniture

  神戸洋家具
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Furniture & woodwork design

  Western-style furniture from Kobe. It arose from the demand of the foreign settlement.

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• Tachikui Sue no Sato

  立杭陶の郷
  Hyogo / Tamba-Sasayama ／ Pottery & kiln experience

  Sue no Sato in Tamba-Sasayama. It displays works by the potteries, and visitors can try making pottery.

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• Kogi Himeji East Plant

  虹技姫路東工場
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Castings & large-scale casting

  Kogi in Himeji. It casts large castings.

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• Nishiwaki City Okanoyama Museum of Art Banshu-ori Related Exhibits

  西脇市岡之山美術館播州織関連展示
  Hyogo / Nishiwaki ／ Textiles & design

  The Okanoyama Museum of Art in Nishiwaki. It covers Banshu-ori and design.

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• Toyooka Willow Craft

  豊岡杞柳細工
  Hyogo / Toyooka ／ Willow & rattan weaving

  Willow craft from Toyooka. Koriyanagi willow is woven into baskets.

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• Toyooka Bag Industrial Park

  豊岡鞄団地
  Hyogo / Toyooka ／ Leather & sewing

  The bag industrial park in Toyooka. Leather and sewing factories are gathered here.

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• Ako Unka Ware

  赤穂雲火焼
  Hyogo / Ako ／ Pottery & kiln effects

  Unka ware from Ako. The flames inside the kiln bring out a vermilion color. It once died out and was revived.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 20 entries

• SACLA

  SACLA
  Hyogo / Sayo ／ X-ray free-electron laser

  SACLA in Sayo. An X-ray free-electron laser that captures the motion of atoms in an instant.

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• Glory Head Office and Glory History Museum

  グローリー本社・グローリー歴史館
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Currency handling & recognition technology

  Glory in Himeji. It makes machines that count and identify banknotes.

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• Sysmex Technopark

  シスメックステクノパーク
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Medical testing & R&D

  Sysmex in Kobe. It makes blood testing instruments and carries out research and development.

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• Supercomputer Fugaku

  スーパーコンピュータ富岳
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ High-performance computing & research infrastructure

  Fugaku in Kobe. A supercomputer with computing performance at the world's highest level.

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• Nabtesco Seishin Plant

  ナブテスコ西神工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Precision reduction gears & control equipment

  Nabtesco in Seishin, Kobe. It holds a high share of the world market in precision reduction gears used in robots.

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• Phoenix Electric Head Office Factory

  フェニックス電機本社工場
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Lamps & light source technology

  Phoenix Electric in Himeji. It makes light sources such as lamps.

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• Mitsubishi Materials Akashi Plant

  三菱マテリアル明石製作所
  Hyogo / Akashi ／ Carbide tools & cutting technology

  Mitsubishi Materials in Akashi. It makes cemented carbide cutting tools.

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• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard

  三菱重工業神戸造船所
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Ships & energy equipment

  The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Kobe. It makes ships and energy equipment.

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• Sumitomo Rubber Industries Tire Technical Center

  住友ゴム工業タイヤテクニカルセンター
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Tires & rubber technology

  Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Kobe. It researches tire and rubber technology.

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• Sumitomo Precision Products Head Office Factory

  住友精密工業本社工場
  Hyogo / Amagasaki ／ Aerospace & heat exchangers

  Sumitomo Precision Products in Amagasaki. It makes aircraft landing gear and heat exchangers.

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• Yamato Kogyo Himeji Works

  大和工業姫路製造所
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Electric furnaces & steel sections

  Yamato Kogyo in Himeji. It makes steel sections in an electric furnace.

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• Fujitsu Akashi Plant

  富士通明石工場
  Hyogo / Akashi ／ ICT & R&D

  Fujitsu in Akashi. It carries out ICT research and development.

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• Amagasaki Canal and Kitabori Canal Base

  尼崎運河・北堀キャナルベース
  Hyogo / Amagasaki ／ Canal restoration & water environment

  The canal in Amagasaki. A base for efforts to restore a waterfront polluted by industry.

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• Sanyo Special Steel Head Office Plant

  山陽特殊製鋼本社工場
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Special steel & bearing steel

  Sanyo Special Steel in Himeji. It makes special steel for bearings.

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• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Nishi-Kobe Works

  川崎重工業西神戸工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Hydraulic equipment & precision machinery

  A works in Nishi-Kobe. It makes hydraulic equipment and precision machinery.

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• ShinMaywa Industries Konan Plant

  新明和工業甲南工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Aircraft & amphibious aircraft

  ShinMaywa Industries in Kobe. It makes the US-2 flying boat. It has amphibious aircraft technology.

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• Nippon Steel Setouchi Works Hirohata Area

  日本製鉄瀬戸内製鉄所広畑地区
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Steelmaking & electric furnace technology

  A steelworks in Hirohata, Himeji. It is moving ahead with a shift to electric furnace technology.

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• Kobe Steel Kakogawa Works

  神戸製鋼所加古川製鉄所
  Hyogo / Kakogawa ／ Ironmaking & blast furnace technology

  A steelworks in Kakogawa. It produces everything from the blast furnace through to steel sheet.

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• Kobe Steel Kobe Wire Rod and Bar Plant

  神戸製鋼所神戸線条工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Steel & wire rod

  Kobe Steel's wire rod and bar plant. It makes wire rod.

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• Kobe Steel Takasago Works

  神戸製鋼所高砂製作所
  Hyogo / Takasago ／ Large machinery & cast and forged steel

  A works in Takasago. It handles large machinery and steel castings and forgings.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 9 entries

• Kawasaki World

  カワサキワールド
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Transport equipment & corporate exhibition

  Kawasaki World in Kobe. It exhibits actual examples of Kawasaki Heavy Industries' transport equipment.

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• Kubota Hanshin Plant

  クボタ阪神工場
  Hyogo / Amagasaki ／ Cast iron pipes & water infrastructure

  Kubota in Amagasaki. It makes cast-iron pipes used for water supply.

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• Noritz Akashi Head Office Factory

  ノーリツ明石本社工場
  Hyogo / Akashi ／ Water heaters & hot-water equipment

  Noritz in Akashi. It makes water heaters and hot-water equipment.

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• Yanmar Amagasaki Factory

  ヤンマー尼崎工場
  Hyogo / Amagasaki ／ Marine engines

  Yanmar in Amagasaki. It makes marine engines.

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• Mitsubishi Electric Kobe Works

  三菱電機神戸製作所
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Public infrastructure & control systems

  Mitsubishi Electric in Kobe. It makes control systems for social infrastructure.

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• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Works

  川崎重工業神戸工場
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Ships & marine equipment

  Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe. It makes ships and marine equipment. It also builds submarines.

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• KNC Laboratories Kobe Head Office and Research Base

  神戸天然物化学神戸本社・研究拠点
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Organic synthesis & pharmaceutical support

  KNC Laboratories. It supports pharmaceutical research through organic synthesis.

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• Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

  竹中大工道具館
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Architecture & carpentry tools

  The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe. The only museum in Japan whose collection consists solely of carpenter's tools.

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• Toyooka Bags

  豊岡鞄
  Hyogo / Toyooka ／ Bags & sewing district

  Bags from Toyooka. A production area that continues on from willow craft, it makes most of Japan's bags.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 10 entries

• Miki Hardware

  三木金物
  Hyogo / Miki ／ Metalwork

  Smiths gathered to rebuild a castle and stayed; the town became Japan's main source of chisels and planes.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Sanda Celadon

  三田の窯と青磁
  Hyogo / Sanda ／ Crafts & pottery

  A kiln that copied Chinese celadon, extinct for a century and now being revived.

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• Tamba Ware

  丹波立杭焼
  Hyogo / Tamba-Sasayama ／ Crafts & pottery

  One of the six ancient kilns, and the only district in Japan where the kick wheel turns anticlockwise.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Leather of Himeji

  姫路の皮革と地場産業
  Hyogo / Himeji ／ Crafts & pottery / Dyeing & weaving

  Hides tanned with nothing but salt and rapeseed oil - an ancient method that grew up supplying armour.

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• Banshu Abacus

  播州そろばん
  Hyogo / Ono ／ Crafts & pottery

  Most of Japan's abacuses; the wood, the turning and the rods together decide how the beads feel and sound.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Banshu Textiles

  播州織
  Hyogo / Nishiwaki ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Yarn dyed before weaving, so the colour holds; most of Japan's yarn-dyed cotton comes from this valley.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Arima Onsen

  有馬温泉と有馬籠
  Hyogo / Kobe ／ Crafts & pottery / Architecture

  Among Japan's oldest spas; its woven bamboo baskets are said to have been used by Hideyoshi at tea.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Awaji Roof Tiles

  淡路瓦
  Hyogo / Minamiawaji ／ Crafts & pottery / Sculpture

  Smoked at the end of firing so carbon turns them silver; the demon tiles on the ridge are the tiler's sculpture.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Toyooka Willow Craft

  豊岡杞柳細工
  Hyogo / Toyooka ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  A basket in the 8th-century Shosoin is said to come from here; willow weaving later made this Japan's luggage capital.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Ako Rug

  赤穂緞通
  Hyogo / Ako ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Begun by one self-taught woman; cotton woven then clipped with shears so the pattern stands in relief.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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