Kumamoto directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 24 entries

• Okashi no Kobai Aso Nishihara Plant

  お菓子の香梅阿蘇西原工場
  Kumamoto / Nishihara ／ Homare no Jindaiko & confectionery

  Kobai in Aso. It makes Homare no Jindaiko.

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• Suntory Kyushu Kumamoto Plant

  サントリー九州熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Kashima ／ Beer & soft drinks

  A Suntory plant in Kumamoto. It makes beer and soft drinks.

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• Fujibambi Head Office Plant

  フジバンビ本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Brown sugar sweets & food manufacturing

  Fujibambi in Kumamoto. It makes Kokuto Donut Bo, brown sugar doughnut sticks.

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• Fundodai Goyo Head Office Plant

  フンドーダイ五葉本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Soy sauce & food processing

  Fundodai in Kumamoto. It processes soy sauce.

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• Hoshisan Head Office Plant

  ホシサン本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Miso & soy sauce

  Hoshisan in Kumamoto. It makes miso and soy sauce.

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• Ryoyu Pan Kumamoto Plant

  リョーユーパン熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Bread & food manufacturing

  Ryoyu Pan in Kumamoto. It makes bread.

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• Kameman Shuzo

  亀萬酒造
  Kumamoto / Tsunagi ／ Among Japan's southernmost sake

  Kameman Shuzo in Tsunagi. One of the southernmost sake breweries in Japan. It brews by the Nantan brewing method.

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• Itsukiya Honpo Head Office Plant

  五木屋本舗本社工場
  Kumamoto / Itsuki ／ Yama-uni tofu & fermentation

  Itsukiya Honpo in Itsuki. It makes Yama Uni Tofu, tofu pickled in miso.

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• Iseki Kumamoto Works

  井関熊本製造所
  Kumamoto / Mashiki ／ Agricultural machinery & combine harvesters

  Iseki in Kumamoto. It makes agricultural machinery such as combine harvesters.

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• Rokuchoshi Shuzo

  六調子酒造
  Kumamoto / Nishiki ／ Rice shochu & long-term aging

  Rokuchoshi Shuzo in Nishiki. It makes long-aged rice shochu.

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• Chiyonosono Shuzo

  千代の園酒造
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Sake & local brewing

  Chiyonosono Shuzo in Yamaga. It brews locally.

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• Oishi Shuzojo

  大石酒造場
  Kumamoto / Mizukami ／ Rice shochu & cask aging

  Oishi Shuzojo in Minamata. It ages its spirits in casks.

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• Yamauchi Honten Maboroshi no Miso Brewery

  山内本店まぼろしの味噌蔵
  Kumamoto / Kikuyo ／ Miso & fermentation

  Yamauchi Honten in Kumamoto. It ferments miso.

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• Yamazaki Baking Kumamoto Plant

  山崎製パン熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Uki ／ Bread & food manufacturing

  Yamazaki Baking in Kumamoto. It makes bread.

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• Joraku Shuzo

  常楽酒造
  Kumamoto / Nishiki ／ Rice shochu & local brewing

  Joraku Shuzo in Taragi. It brews locally.

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• Konyusha Head Office Plant

  弘乳舎本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Dairy products & processed cheese

  Konyusha in Kumamoto. It makes dairy products such as processed cheese.

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• Fukano Shuzo

  深野酒造
  Kumamoto / Hitoyoshi ／ Rice shochu & jar fermentation

  Fukano Shuzo in Hitoyoshi. It ferments in earthenware jars.

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• Kuma Shochu Museum Hakutake Denshogura

  球磨焼酎ミュージアム白岳伝承蔵
  Kumamoto / Hitoyoshi ／ Rice shochu & distilling

  Hakutake Denshogura in Hitoyoshi. Kuma shochu is made from rice alone and is registered as a geographical indication.

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• Zuiyo Tohi Taishogura

  瑞鷹東肥大正蔵
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Sake & akazake red sake

  Zuiyo in Kumamoto. It makes akazake, an ash-preserved sake. In Kumamoto it is used at New Year and in cooking.

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• Fukuda Farm Winery

  福田農場ワイナリー
  Kumamoto / Minamata ／ Fruit wine & sixth-sector industry

  Fukuda Farm in Minamata. It makes fruit wine and handles everything from growing to processing to selling.

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• Sengetsu Shuzo Visitor Distillery

  繊月酒造見学蔵
  Kumamoto / Hitoyoshi ／ Rice shochu & distilling

  Sengetsu Shuzo in Hitoyoshi. It accepts visitors for tours of the distillery.

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• Hananoka Shuzo

  花の香酒造
  Kumamoto / Nagomi ／ Sake: Ubusuna

  Hananoka Shuzo in Tamana. Under the name Ubusuna, it brews with local rice and water.

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• Tsujun Shuzo Historical Museum

  通潤酒造史料館
  Kumamoto / Yamato ／ Sake & brewery history

  Tsujun Shuzo in Yamato. It exhibits historical materials from the brewery.

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• Takahashi Shuzo Hitoyoshi Distillery

  高橋酒造人吉蒸留所
  Kumamoto / Hitoyoshi ／ Rice shochu & quality control

  Takahashi Shuzo in Hitoyoshi. It is responsible for quality control of rice shochu.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 27 entries

• Obake no Kinta

  おばけの金太
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Karakuri mechanical dolls & folk toys

  Obake no Kinta from Kumamoto. A mechanical doll that sticks out its tongue and rolls its eyes.

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• Yamaha Kumamoto Products

  ヤマハ熊本プロダクツ
  Kumamoto / Yatsushiro ／ Outboard motors & casting

  Yamaha in Kumamoto. It casts and machines outboard motors.

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• Isshochi Bentwood

  一勝地曲げ
  Kumamoto / Kuma ／ Woodwork & bentwood ware

  Isshochi bentwood from Kuma. Thin cedar boards are bent to make containers.

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• Maruo Ware

  丸尾焼
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ Pottery & local kilns

  Maruo ware from Amakusa. A local kiln.

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• Hitoyoshi Kijiuma and Hanatebako

  人吉きじ馬・花手箱
  Kumamoto / Hitoyoshi ／ Woodwork & folk toys

  Kijiuma and hanatebako from Hitoyoshi. Folk toys carved from wood and painted.

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• Uchida Sarayama Ware

  内田皿山焼
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ Porcelain & local kilns

  Uchida Sarayama ware from Amakusa. A local kiln.

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• Amakusa Pottery Stone Mining and Ore Dressing Industry

  天草陶石採掘・選鉱産業
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ Pottery stone & porcelain raw material

  Amakusa pottery stone. It yields most of Japan's raw material for porcelain. Of high quality, it can be fired into porcelain even when used alone.

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• Amakusa Ceramics

  天草陶磁器
  Kumamoto / Amakusa, Reihoku ／ Ceramics & nationally designated craft

  Ceramics from Amakusa. Using Amakusa pottery stone, both porcelain and pottery are fired.

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• Shodai Ware

  小代焼
  Kumamoto / Arao, Nankan ／ Pottery & nationally designated craft

  Shodai ware from Arao and Kumamoto. A straw-ash glaze is poured over iron-rich clay.

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• Shodai Ware Fumoto Kiln

  小代焼ふもと窯
  Kumamoto / Arao ／ Pottery & climbing kiln

  Shodai Ware Fumoto Kiln in Arao. It fires in a climbing kiln.

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• Shodai Mizuho Kiln

  小代瑞穂窯
  Kumamoto / Arao ／ Pottery & glazes

  Shodai Mizuho Kiln in Arao. It handles glazes.

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• Yamaga Lanterns

  山鹿灯籠
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Washi paper crafts & nationally designated craft

  Lanterns from Yamaga. Using only washi and paste, with no wood or metal fittings, buildings and helmets are assembled.

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• Yamaga Lantern Folk Craft Museum

  山鹿灯籠民芸館
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Paper crafts & making demonstrations

  The lantern folk craft museum in Yamaga. It shows demonstrations of the making.

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• Kawashiri Blades

  川尻刃物
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Forged blades

  Blades from Kawashiri, Kumamoto. Kitchen knives are made by forging.

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• Kutami Uchiwa Fans

  来民うちわ
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Bamboo and paper crafts

  Kutami uchiwa fans from Yamaga. Washi is pasted onto bamboo and coated with persimmon tannin.

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• Minamata Bamboo Craft

  水俣竹細工
  Kumamoto / Minamata ／ Bamboo material & basketry

  Bamboo craft from Minamata. Bamboo is split and woven.

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• Kumamoto Igusa Rush Craft

  熊本い草工芸
  Kumamoto / Yatsushiro ／ Rush & tatami facing

  Rush from Yatsushiro. Tatami facing is woven. The area produces most of Japan's rush.

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• Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center

  熊本県伝統工芸館
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Crafts & conservation and display

  The traditional crafts center in Kumamoto. It collects and exhibits the crafts of the prefecture.

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• Higo Koma Tops

  肥後こま
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Wood lathe & toys

  Higo koma from Kumamoto. Wooden tops turned on a lathe.

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• Higo Mari

  肥後まり
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Thread craft & geometric patterns

  Higo mari from Kumamoto. Thread is wound and geometric patterns are stitched.

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• Higo Zogan Inlay

  肥後象がん
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Metalwork & nationally designated craft

  Higo zogan from Kumamoto. Gold and silver are hammered into an iron ground, which is blackened with rust. It began as decoration for arms and armor.

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• Higo Tsuba Sword Guards

  肥後鐔
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Sword fittings & metalwork

  Higo tsuba from Kumamoto. Sword guards are made of iron.

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• Tsujun Bridge

  通潤橋
  Kumamoto / Yamato ／ Stone arch & irrigation

  Tsujun Bridge in Yamato. A stone arch aqueduct bridge built in 1854 that raises water to the plateau by inverted siphon. A National Treasure.

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• Aso Susuki Grass Craft

  阿蘇のすすき工芸
  Kumamoto / Aso area ／ Grass resources & everyday crafts

  Susuki grass craft from Aso. The resources of the grasslands are made into tools for daily life.

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• Takahama Ware Juho Kiln

  高浜焼寿芳窯
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ White porcelain & Amakusa pottery stone

  Takahama Ware Juho Kiln in Amakusa. It fires white porcelain from Amakusa pottery stone.

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• Koda Ware

  高田焼
  Kumamoto / Yatsushiro ／ Pottery & inlay

  Koda ware from Yatsushiro. White clay is inlaid into the body to bring out patterns.

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• Koda Ware Agano Kiln

  高田焼上野窯
  Kumamoto / Yatsushiro ／ Pottery & white clay inlay

  The Agano Kiln in Yatsushiro. It carries on white-clay inlay.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 21 entries

• JASM Kumamoto Plant

  JASM熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Kikuyo ／ Semiconductors & advanced logic

  JASM in Kikuyo. A plant of Taiwan's TSMC, it makes advanced logic semiconductors.

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• KM Biologics Koshi Office

  KMバイオロジクス合志事業所
  Kumamoto / Koshi ／ Vaccines & biomanufacturing

  KM Biologics in Koshi. It manufactures vaccines.

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• SCREEN SPE Works Kumamoto Plant

  SCREEN SPEワークス熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Takamori ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

  SCREEN in Kumamoto. It makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

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• Aisin Kyushu Head Office Plant

  アイシン九州本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Auto parts & machining

  Aisin Kyushu in Kumamoto. It machines automotive parts.

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• Omron Aso Office

  オムロン阿蘇事業所
  Kumamoto / Aso ／ Control equipment & power supplies

  Omron in Aso. It makes control equipment and power supplies.

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• Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Kumamoto Technology Center

  ソニーセミコンダクタマニュファクチャリング熊本テクノロジーセンター
  Kumamoto / Kikuyo ／ CMOS sensors & semiconductors

  Sony in Kikuyo. It makes image sensors for smartphones.

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• Bridgestone Kumamoto Plant

  ブリヂストン熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Tamana ／ Rubber crawlers & industrial goods

  Bridgestone in Tamana. It makes industrial products such as rubber crawlers.

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• Melco Display Technology Shisui Plant

  メルコ・ディスプレイ・テクノロジー泗水工場
  Kumamoto / Kikuchi ／ Display equipment & electronics

  Melco in Shisui, Kikuchi. It makes display devices.

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• Yanmar Construction Equipment Head Office Plant

  ヤンマー建機本社工場
  Kumamoto / Mashiki ／ Compact construction machinery

  Yanmar Construction Equipment in Kumamoto. It makes compact construction machinery.

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• Libatape Pharmaceutical Kumamoto Plant

  リバテープ製薬熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Adhesive bandages & pharmaceuticals

  Libatape Pharmaceutical in Kumamoto. It makes adhesive bandages.

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• Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Kawashiri Factory

  ルネサスセミコンダクタマニュファクチュアリング川尻工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Semiconductors & power devices

  Renesas in Kawashiri. It makes power devices.

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• Mitsubishi Electric Power Device Works Kumamoto

  三菱電機パワーデバイス製作所熊本
  Kumamoto / Koshi ／ Power semiconductors

  Mitsubishi Electric in Kumamoto. It makes power semiconductors.

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• Kyushu TS Head Office Plant

  九州テイ・エス本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kikuchi ／ Car seats & interiors

  Kyushu TS in Kumamoto. It makes automobile seats and interiors.

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• Kyushu Yanagawa Seiki Head Office Plant

  九州柳河精機本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kikuchi ／ Auto parts & aluminum processing

  Kyushu Yanagawa Seiki in Kumamoto. It machines aluminum automotive parts.

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• Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Head Office Plant

  再春館製薬所本社工場
  Kumamoto / Mashiki ／ Cosmetics & Kampo preparations

  Saishunkan in Mashiki. It makes cosmetics and Kampo herbal preparations.

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• Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute Kikuchi Laboratory

  化学及血清療法研究所菊池研究所
  Kumamoto / Kikuchi ／ Vaccines & biopharmaceuticals

  A laboratory of Kaketsuken in Kikuchi. It researches vaccines and biopharmaceuticals.

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• Tokyo Electron Kyushu Koshi Office

  東京エレクトロン九州合志事業所
  Kumamoto / Koshi ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

  Tokyo Electron Kyushu in Koshi. It makes equipment that cleans semiconductors.

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• Tokyo Electron Kyushu Ozu Office

  東京エレクトロン九州大津事業所
  Kumamoto / Ozu ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

  Tokyo Electron Kyushu in Ozu. It makes equipment that deposits thin films on semiconductors.

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• Kumamoto University Research and Education Institute for Semiconductors and Informatics

  熊本大学半導体・デジタル研究教育機構
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Semiconductors & human resource development

  Kumamoto University's institute for semiconductor research and education. It trains people for the semiconductor field.

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• Kumamoto Industrial Support Foundation Industry-Academia Collaboration Center

  熊本県くまもと産業支援財団産学連携拠点
  Kumamoto / Mashiki ／ Technology transfer & startup support

  Kumamoto's industrial support foundation. It supports technology transfer and business start-ups.

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• Ebara Corporation Kumamoto Office

  荏原製作所熊本事業所
  Kumamoto / Nankan ／ Semiconductor CMP equipment

  Ebara Corporation in Kumamoto. It makes CMP equipment that polishes semiconductors flat.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 7 entries

• Amakusa City Dolphin Center

  天草市イルカセンター
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ Marine life & local tourism

  The dolphin center in Amakusa. Wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can be seen year-round.

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• Uki City Shiranui Museum of Art and Library

  宇城市不知火美術館・図書館
  Kumamoto / Uki ／ Culture & architectural renewal

  The Shiranui Museum of Art and Library in Uki. It occupies a renovated building.

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• Hirata Corporation Head Office Plant

  平田機工本社工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Production equipment & automation

  Hirata Corporation in Kumamoto. It designs and assembles factory production equipment.

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• Honda Motor Kumamoto Factory

  本田技研工業熊本製作所
  Kumamoto / Ozu ／ Motorcycles & power products

  Honda Motor in Ozu. It makes motorcycles and power products.

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• Kumamoto Prefectural Fruit Growers' Cooperative Federation Kumamoto Plant

  熊本県果実連熊本工場
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Fruit juice & farm product processing

  The fruit growers' federation in Kumamoto. It presses and processes mikan.

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• Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum

  熊本県立装飾古墳館
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Burial mounds & conservation science

  The decorated burial mound museum in Yamaga. It reconstructs burial mounds with painted stone chambers and also covers conservation science.

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• Aso Grassland Conservation Center

  阿蘇草原保全活動センター
  Kumamoto / Aso ／ Grasslands & ecosystem management

  The grassland conservation center in Aso. It protects grasslands maintained by a thousand years of controlled burning.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 9 entries

• Obake no Kinta

  おばけの金太
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Mingei folk craft / Crafts & pottery

  A papier-mache doll whose eyes roll and tongue sticks out when you pull a string. It is said to be modeled on a retainer of Kato Kiyomasa, and its original form is said to have been made in the Kaei era.

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• Amakusa Ceramics and Porcelain Stone

  天草陶磁器と天草陶石
  Kumamoto / Amakusa ／ Crafts & pottery

  Eighty percent of Japan's porcelain stone comes from this island - Arita and Hasami both depend on it.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Shodai Ware

  小代焼
  Kumamoto / Arao ／ Crafts & pottery

  White straw-ash glaze ladled over a dark iron body - a kiln the Hosokawa lords opened with Korean potters.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Yamaga Lanterns

  山鹿灯籠
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Crafts & pottery

  Shrines and castles built from paper and paste alone - hollow, frameless, and light enough to dance with on the head.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kutami Persimmon-Tannin Fans

  来民渋うちわ
  Kumamoto / Yamaga ／ Crafts & pottery

  Paper toughened with persimmon tannin - insect-proof, water-resistant, and darkening with use.

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• Bamboo and Wood of Kumamoto

  熊本の竹細工と木工
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Crafts & pottery

  A bamboo province making baskets and farm tools, their forms arrived at purely through use.

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• Higo Temari Balls

  肥後てまり
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Dyeing & weaving / Crafts & pottery

  Geometric patterns stitched over a ball; a pastime of the lords' daughters that became a common toy.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Higo Inlay

  肥後象がん
  Kumamoto / Kumamoto ／ Metalwork

  Fine grooves cut into iron and filled with hammered gold and silver - a sword-fitting craft now turned to jewellery.

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• Koda Ware

  高田焼
  Kumamoto / Yatsushiro ／ Crafts & pottery

  Patterns carved into the body and filled with white clay - a Korean inlay technique kept as a domain kiln.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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