Kagawa directory
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Industry & Tech / Food & Drink 20 entries
Kamebishiya
かめびし屋Kagawa / Higashikagawa / Soy sauce & straw-mat kojiKamebishiya in Higashikagawa. It keeps a method, now rare, of making koji spread out on straw mats.
DetailsSanuki Mengyo Hand-Made Udon Experience Dojo
さぬき麺業手打ち体験道場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Udon & noodle-making experienceSanuki Mengyo in Takamatsu. Visitors can try noodle making.
DetailsTakesan Memorial Museum Ittoku-an
タケサン記念館一徳庵Kagawa / Shodoshima / Soy sauce & tsukudani cultureThe Takesan Memorial Museum on Shodoshima. It conveys the culture of soy sauce and tsukudani.
DetailsYamaroku Soy Sauce
ヤマロク醤油Kagawa / Shodoshima / Soy sauce & wooden-vat brewingYamaroku Soy Sauce on Shodoshima. It brews in wooden vats more than a hundred years old and also carries on the craft of vat making.
DetailsNakano Udon School Kotohira
中野うどん学校琴平校Kagawa / Kotohira / Sanuki udon & hand-making experienceAn udon school in Kotohira. It teaches hand-made udon in front of the gate of Kotohira-gu Shrine.
DetailsNakano Udon School Takamatsu
中野うどん学校高松校Kagawa / Takamatsu / Sanuki udon & hand-making experienceAn udon school in Takamatsu. Visitors can try the steps of treading the dough and rolling it out, and can take the rolling pin home.
DetailsInoue Seikoen Rashiku-en
井上誠耕園らしく園Kagawa / Shodoshima / Olives & citrus processingInoue Seikoen on Shodoshima. It processes olives and citrus.
DetailsYushin Sake Brewery
勇心酒造Kagawa / Ayagawa / Rice fermentation & cosmetic ingredientsYushin Sake Brewery in Ayagawa. It ferments rice to make ingredients for cosmetics.
DetailsTakara Shokuhin Head Office Factory
宝食品本社工場Kagawa / Shodoshima / Tsukudani & food processingTakara Shokuhin on Shodoshima. It makes tsukudani.
DetailsKawatsuru Sake Brewery
川鶴酒造Kagawa / Kanonji / Sake & local brewingKawatsuru Sake Brewery in Kan'onji. It brews in the local community.
DetailsMorikuni Sake Brewery
森國酒造Kagawa / Shodoshima / Sake & island brewingMorikuni Sake Brewery on Shodoshima. It brews on the island.
DetailsShokin Soy Sauce
正金醤油Kagawa / Shodoshima / Soy sauce & natural brewingShokin Soy Sauce on Shodoshima. It is made by natural brewing.
DetailsMorita Shodoshima Plant
盛田小豆島工場Kagawa / Shodoshima / Soy sauce & fermentationMorita on Shodoshima. It brews soy sauce.
DetailsAyakiku Sake Brewery
綾菊酒造Kagawa / Ayagawa / Sake & breweriesAyakiku Sake Brewery in Ayagawa. A local sake brewery.
DetailsNishino Kinryo Tadotsu Plant
西野金陵多度津工場Kagawa / Tadotsu / Sake & fermentationNishino Kinryo in Tadotsu. It handles the fermentation process.
DetailsNishino Kinryo Kinryo no Sato
西野金陵金陵の郷Kagawa / Kotohira / Sake & brewing historyKinryo no Sato in Kotohira. It exhibits the history of sake brewing.
DetailsSanuki Menki Head Office
讃岐麺機本社Kagawa / Mitoyo / Noodle-making machines & food machinerySanuki Menki in Kagawa. It makes noodle-making machines.
DetailsRoadside Station Shodoshima Olive Park
道の駅小豆島オリーブ公園Kagawa / Shodoshima / Olives & farming experienceThe olive park on Shodoshima. Visitors can experience olive farming.
DetailsKinryo Soy Sauce
金両醤油Kagawa / Shodoshima / Soy sauce & wooden-vat fermentationKinryo Soy Sauce on Shodoshima. It ferments in wooden vats.
DetailsKamada Soy Sauce Head Office and Soy Sauce Brewery
鎌田醤油本社・醤油蔵Kagawa / Sakaide / Soy sauce & dashi processingKamada Soy Sauce in Sakaide. It makes dashi soy sauce.
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Industry & Tech / Crafts 23 entries
Marugame Uchiwa Fans
丸亀うちわKagawa / Marugame / Bamboo and paper crafts & nationally designated craftUchiwa fans of Marugame. A round bamboo handle is split as it is to form the ribs. It makes most of the uchiwa in Japan.
DetailsMarugame Uchiwa Making Experience
丸亀うちわ手作り体験Kagawa / Marugame / Bamboo working & making experienceVisitors can try making uchiwa in Marugame.
DetailsHoko-san
奉公さんKagawa / Takamatsu / Papier-mache & folk dollsHoko-san of Takamatsu. A hariko doll in the form of a girl in a red kimono.
DetailsZonsei Lacquerware
存清Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquer art & colored lacquer carvingA technique in which patterns are painted in colored lacquer on a lacquer ground and finished with line carving and gold powder.
DetailsShodoshima Bamboo Crafts
小豆島の竹細工Kagawa / Shodoshima, Tonosho / Bamboo material & everyday craftsBamboo crafts of Shodoshima. Bamboo is split and made into tools for daily use.
DetailsAji Stone
庵治石Kagawa / Takamatsu / Granite & stone workingGranite from Aji, Takamatsu. A pattern called fu appears in it. It is regarded as one of the finest-grained stones in the world.
DetailsChoshitsu Carved Lacquerware
彫漆Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquer art & layered carvingA technique in which dozens of layers of lacquer are built up and carved into to show the colors of the cross-section.
DetailsGoto-nuri Lacquerware
後藤塗Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquerware & kawari-nuri varied lacquering techniquesA special lacquering technique in which lacquer is applied and then wiped off to bring out a mottled pattern.
DetailsKonoshima Chemical Takuma Plant
神島化学工業詫間工場Kagawa / Mitoyo / Ceramic industry & chemical materialsKonoshima Chemical in Takuma, Mitoyo. It makes ceramic and chemical materials.
DetailsKinma Lacquerware
蒟醤Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquer art & carved lacquer techniqueLines are carved with a blade into a surface built up with layers of lacquer and filled with colored lacquer. A representative technique of Kagawa lacquerware.
DetailsSanuki Kagari Temari
讃岐かがり手まりKagawa / Takamatsu / Thread craft & geometric patternsKagari temari of Takamatsu. Cotton thread dyed with plants is wound and geometric patterns are stitched.
DetailsSanuki Norizome Dyeing
讃岐のり染Kagawa / Takamatsu / Dyeing & festival curtainsNorizome of Sanuki. Paste is applied and the cloth is dyed. Festival curtains and banners are made.
DetailsSanuki Itto-bori Carving
讃岐一刀彫Kagawa / Takamatsu / Wood carving & festival craftsItto-bori carving of Takamatsu. Lion heads and other festival implements are carved.
DetailsSanuki-bori Carving
讃岐彫Kagawa / Takamatsu / Wood carving & lacquerworkSanuki-bori of Takamatsu. Wood is carved and coated with lacquer.
DetailsSanuki Chochin Lanterns
讃岐提灯Kagawa / Takamatsu / Bamboo and paper crafts & lightingChochin lanterns of Sanuki. Washi paper is pasted onto bamboo strips.
DetailsSanuki Paulownia Geta
讃岐桐下駄Kagawa / Takamatsu / Footwear & woodworkPaulownia geta of Sanuki. They are hollowed out of paulownia.
DetailsSanuki Tubs and Barrels
讃岐桶樽Kagawa / Takamatsu and others / Woodwork & hoop bindingTubs and barrels of Sanuki. Boards are tightened with bamboo hoops.
DetailsSanuki Decorative Roof Tiles
讃岐装飾瓦Kagawa / Sanuki and other areas / Roof tiles & ogre-tile maker techniquesDecorative roof tiles of Sanuki. Clay is carved to adorn roofs.
DetailsTeshima Stonemasonry Culture
豊島石工文化Kagawa / Tonosho / Stone & industrial heritageThe stonemasons of Teshima. Traces of the industry that quarried stone remain.
DetailsZokoku-nuri Lacquerware
象谷塗Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquerware & wood-grain finishA lacquering style that bears the name of Tamakaji Zokoku. It is finished so as to keep the texture of the wood base.
DetailsKagawa Lacquerware
香川漆器Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquerware & nationally designated craftLacquerware of Takamatsu. It has the carving techniques of kinma, zonsei and choshitsu. Tamakaji Zokoku founded it by copying Chinese techniques.
DetailsThe Kagawa Museum Lacquer Art Exhibit
香川県立ミュージアム漆芸展示Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquer art & conservation and displayThe lacquer art exhibit of the prefectural museum. It holds Kagawa lacquerware in its collection.
DetailsTakamatsu Hariko
高松張子Kagawa / Takamatsu / Papier-mache & folk toysHariko of Takamatsu. A folk toy made by pasting layers of paper onto a mold.
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Industry & Tech / Manufacturing & Technology 24 entries
YKK AP Shikoku Plant
YKK AP四国製造所Kagawa / Ayagawa / Aluminum building materials & window technologyYKK AP in Kagawa. It makes aluminum windows and building materials for Shikoku.
DetailsAoi Electronics Head Office Factory
アオイ電子本社工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Semiconductors & electronic componentsAoi Electronics in Takamatsu. It makes semiconductors and electronic components.
DetailsTadano Tadotsu Plant
タダノ多度津工場Kagawa / Tadotsu / Large cranes & weldingTadano in Tadotsu. It welds and assembles large cranes.
DetailsTadano Kozai Plant
タダノ香西工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Cranes & construction machineryTadano in Takamatsu. It makes cranes and construction machinery.
DetailsLion Chemical Oleochemical Plant
ライオンケミカルオレオケミカル事業所Kagawa / Sakaide / Oleochemistry & surfactantsLion Chemical in Sakaide. It makes surfactants from oils and fats.
DetailsRexxam Kagawa Plant
レクザム香川工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Electronic equipment & precision machineryRexxam in Kagawa. It makes electronic equipment and precision machinery.
DetailsImabari Shipbuilding Marugame Headquarters
今治造船丸亀事業本部Kagawa / Marugame / Shipbuilding & large docksImabari Shipbuilding in Marugame. It builds large ships in docks facing the Bisan Seto.
DetailsImabari Shipbuilding Nishi-Tadotsu Division
今治造船西多度津事業部Kagawa / Tadotsu / Shipbuilding & hull blocksImabari Shipbuilding in Tadotsu. It makes hull blocks.
DetailsFushimi Pharmaceutical Head Office Factory
伏見製薬所本社工場Kagawa / Marugame / Pharmaceuticals & chemical productsFushimi Pharmaceutical in Marugame. It makes pharmaceuticals and chemical products.
DetailsKyowa Chemical Industry Sakaide Plant
協和化学工業坂出工場Kagawa / Sakaide / Inorganic chemistry & pharmaceutical raw materialsKyowa Chemical Industry in Sakaide. It makes inorganic chemicals and pharmaceutical raw materials.
DetailsNankai Plywood Head Office Factory
南海プライウッド本社工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Housing interior materials & wood processingNankai Plywood in Takamatsu. It makes interior materials for housing.
DetailsShikoku Dockyard Head Office Factory
四国ドック本社工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Shipbuilding & medium-sized vesselsShikoku Dockyard in Takamatsu. It builds medium-sized ships.
DetailsShikoku Kasei Marugame Plant
四国化成工業丸亀工場Kagawa / Marugame / Chemicals & functional materialsShikoku Kasei in Marugame. It makes functional materials.
DetailsShikoku Kasei Kagawa Plant
四国化成工業香川工場Kagawa / Utazu / Chemicals & building materialsShikoku Kasei in Kagawa. It makes building materials.
DetailsShikoku Mura Museum
四国村ミウゼアムKagawa / Takamatsu / Folk houses & everyday skillsShikoku Mura in Takamatsu. Folk houses from across Shikoku have been relocated here, showing the techniques of daily life.
DetailsShikoku Instrumentation Head Office
四国計測工業本社Kagawa / Tadotsu / Measurement and control & electronic equipmentShikoku Instrumentation in Kagawa. It handles measurement and control and electronic equipment.
DetailsOshoya Sanuki Udon Factory
大庄屋讃岐うどん工場Kagawa / Kotohira / Frozen noodles & production toursOshoya in Kagawa. Visitors can tour the production of frozen noodles.
DetailsKawasaki Heavy Industries Sakaide Works
川崎重工業坂出工場Kagawa / Sakaide / Shipbuilding & LNG carriersKawasaki Heavy Industries in Sakaide. It builds LNG carriers.
DetailsToyo Olive Head Office Factory
東洋オリーブ本社工場Kagawa / Shodoshima / Olive oil & cosmeticsToyo Olive on Shodoshima. It makes olive oil and cosmetics.
DetailsManno Pond
満濃池Kagawa / Manno / Irrigation ponds & irrigation technologyManno Pond. It is the largest irrigation pond in Japan and is said to have been repaired by Kukai.
DetailsIshimaru Seimen Head Office Factory
石丸製麺本社工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Dried noodles & factory toursIshimaru Seimen in Takamatsu. It makes dried noodles, and the factory can be toured.
DetailsAnabuki Construction Head Office
穴吹工務店本社Kagawa / Takamatsu / Apartment housing & construction technologyAnabuki Construction in Takamatsu. It has construction technology for multi-unit housing.
DetailsSanuki Chemical Industry Head Office Factory
讃岐化学工業本社工場Kagawa / Takamatsu / Organic synthesis & chemical intermediatesSanuki Chemical Industry in Kagawa. It makes chemical intermediates by organic synthesis.
DetailsKagawa University Seto Inland Sea Regional Research Center Aji Marine Station
香川大学瀬戸内圏研究センター庵治マリンステーションKagawa / Takamatsu / Marine & coastal researchThe Aji Marine Station of Kagawa University. It studies the coast.
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Industry & Tech / Services & Others 2 entries
Tadano Shido Plant
タダノ志度工場Kagawa / Sanuki / Cranes & aerial work platformsTadano in Shido, Sanuki. It makes aerial work platforms.
DetailsShodoshima Olive Garden
小豆島オリーブ園Kagawa / Shodoshima / Olives & oil pressingThe olive garden on Shodoshima. The birthplace of olives in Japan, which began with trial cultivation in 1908.
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Studios & Kilns / Crafts 8 entries
Marugame Fans
丸亀うちわKagawa / Marugame / Crafts & potteryNine in ten Japanese fans; handle and ribs are split from a single length of bamboo.
Details / Wikipedia (Japanese)Bota-ori Cloth
保多織Kagawa / Takamatsu / Dyeing & weavingThreads floated at intervals to raise the surface, so the cloth barely touches the skin in summer.
DetailsAji Granite
庵治石と石の民俗資料館Kagawa / Takamatsu / Sculpture / Crafts & potteryGranite so fine-grained it is called the diamond of stone; Noguchi settled here to work it.
Details / Wikipedia (Japanese)Stonemasons of Mure
牟礼の石工と現代彫刻Kagawa / Takamatsu / Sculpture / Crafts & potteryA stone-cutting town; Noguchi worked with its masons, and sculptors have come for the stone ever since.
DetailsSanuki Temari Balls
讃岐かがり手まりKagawa / Takamatsu / Dyeing & weaving / Crafts & potteryPlant-dyed thread stitched over a ball into geometric patterns; the craft died out and was reconstructed.
DetailsSanuki Wasanbon Sugar
讃岐和三盆糖Kagawa / Higashikagawa / Crafts & potterySugar pressed in cloth again and again to draw off molasses, then formed in carved wooden moulds.
Details / Wikipedia (Japanese)Sanuki Lanterns
讃岐提灯と骨組みKagawa / Takamatsu / Crafts & potteryMade as offerings for the great shrine, using a technique that winds a single bamboo strip in a spiral.
DetailsSanuki Lacquer Art
讃岐漆芸Kagawa / Takamatsu / Lacquer artThree techniques that all cut into built-up lacquer; the province has produced an unusual number of Living National Treasures in them.
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