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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 18 entries

• Kizakura Kappa Country

  キザクラカッパカントリー
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & local culture

  Kizakura Kappa Country in Fushimi. It presents sake and local culture.

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• Hakurei Sake Brewery Ama no Kura

  ハクレイ酒造天の蔵
  Kyoto / Miyazu ／ Sake & Tango brewing

  Hakurei Sake Brewery in Miyazu. It brews in Tango.

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• Tanzan Sake Brewery

  丹山酒造
  Kyoto / Kameoka ／ Sake & Tamba water system

  Tanzan Sake Brewery in Kameoka. It brews with water from the Tamba water system.

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• Sasaki Sake Brewery

  佐々木酒造
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & Rakuchu brewing

  Sasaki Sake Brewery in Rakuchu, Kyoto. One of the few sake breweries remaining in the city.

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• Kitagawa Honke Tomio

  北川本家富翁
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & Fushimi water system

  Kitagawa Honke in Fushimi. Under the Tomio brand, it brews with water from the Fushimi water system.

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• Mukai Sake Brewery

  向井酒造
  Kyoto / Ine ／ Sake & boathouse district

  Mukai Sake Brewery in Ine. It stands in a village lined with funaya boathouses and makes sake from ancient rice.

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• Joyo Sake Brewery

  城陽酒造
  Kyoto / Joyo ／ Sake & plum liqueur

  A sake brewery in Joyo. It makes sake and umeshu plum liqueur.

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• Masuda Tokubee Shoten Tsuki no Katsura

  増田徳兵衛商店月の桂
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & nigori sake

  Masuda Tokubee Shoten in Fushimi. Under the Tsuki no Katsura brand, it was early to make cloudy nigori sake.

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• Takara Shuzo Fushimi Factory Related Exhibits

  宝酒造伏見工場関連展示
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & mirin

  Takara Shuzo in Fushimi. It makes sake and mirin.

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• Yamamoto Honke Shinsei

  山本本家神聖
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & breweries

  Yamamoto Honke in Fushimi. It brews under the Shinsei brand.

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• Shotoku Sake Brewery

  招徳酒造
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & fermentation

  Shotoku Sake Brewery in Fushimi. It deals with the fermentation process.

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• Matsumoto Sake Brewery

  松本酒造
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & modern brewery landscape

  Matsumoto Sake Brewery in Fushimi. It is known for its scenery of a Meiji-era brick chimney and earthen storehouses standing side by side.

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• Tamanohikari Sake Brewery

  玉乃光酒造
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Junmai sake & fermentation

  Tamanohikari Sake Brewery in Fushimi. All of its output is junmai sake.

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• Ishitera Tea Fields and Wazuka Tea Cafe

  石寺の茶畑・和束茶カフェ
  Kyoto / Wazuka ／ Tea & landscape farming

  Tea fields in Wazuka. The tea gardens spread across mountain slopes, and the area is the main producer of Uji tea.

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• Fukujuen CHA Yugaku Park

  福寿園CHA遊学パーク
  Kyoto / Kizugawa ／ Uji tea & hands-on experience

  Fukujuen in Kizugawa. It has a hands-on facility for Uji tea.

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• Maizuru Kamaboko Workshop

  舞鶴かまぼこ工房
  Kyoto / Maizuru ／ Fish paste products & hands-on experience

  A kamaboko workshop in Maizuru. Visitors can try making fish-paste products.

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• Kizakura Head Office and Fushimigura

  黄桜本社・伏水蔵
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & craft beverages

  Kizakura in Fushimi. It makes sake and craft beer.

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• Saito Sake Brewery Eikun

  齊藤酒造英勲
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Sake & breweries

  Saito Sake Brewery in Fushimi. It brews under the Eikun brand.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 32 entries

• Tango Chirimen Silk Crepe

  丹後ちりめん
  Kyoto / Kyotango, Yosano and other areas ／ Silk textiles & hard-twist yarn

  Chirimen crepe from Tango. It is woven with tightly twisted weft threads to produce a crimped texture. Tango produces most of the undyed white cloth for Japan's silk textiles.

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• Tango Chirimen Crafts

  丹後ちりめん工芸品
  Kyoto / Tango area ／ Applied weaving technology

  Craft items made using the techniques of Tango chirimen.

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• Tango Fujifu Wisteria Cloth

  丹後藤布
  Kyoto / Miyazu and other areas ／ Wisteria fiber & weaving

  Wisteria cloth from Tango. Fibers are taken from wisteria vines and woven. It is among the oldest textiles in Japan.

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• Kyo Uchiwa Fans

  京うちわ
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Paper & bamboo crafts

  Kyo uchiwa. Its hallmark is the sashie construction, in which the handle is made separately and inserted.

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• Kyo Kumihimo Braided Cords

  京くみひも
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Braided cords & nationally designated craft

  Braided cords from Kyoto. Silk threads are braided on a braiding stand. They are made into obijime sash cords and kimono accessories.

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• Kyo Tatami

  京たたみ
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Tatami & rush processing

  Tatami from Kyoto. Rush is woven and made up into mats. Kyoto has made the tatami of temples and shrines.

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• Kyo Shinto Vestments and Furnishings

  京の神祇装束調度品
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Dyeing and weaving & festival implements

  Shinto vestments and furnishings. Ritual articles for shrines are made by dyeing and weaving.

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• Kyo Shikishi, Tanzaku and Japanese-Style Bound Books

  京の色紙短冊和本帖
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Washi paper & bookbinding

  Shikishi boards, tanzaku strips and Japanese-style books from Kyoto. Washi paper is made up into writing paper for calligraphy and painting.

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• Kyo Dolls

  京人形
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Seasonal festival dolls & nationally designated craft

  Kyo dolls. The head, the hands and feet, the hair and the costume are each made by a different artisan.

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• Kyo Buddhist Altar Fittings

  京仏具
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Buddhist altar fittings & nationally designated craft

  Buddhist ritual implements from Kyoto. Kyoto has made the adornments of temples throughout Japan.

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• Kyo Buddhist Altars

  京仏壇
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft

  Buddhist altars from Kyoto. The woodwork, carving, lacquering, gold leaf and metal fittings are finely divided among specialists.

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• Kyo Cutlery

  京刃物
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Forging & blades

  Kyo bladed tools. Kitchen knives and scissors are made by forging. They developed as tools for chefs.

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• Kyo Seals

  京印章
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Seals & seal engraving

  Seals from Kyoto. Seal script is carved into the seal material.

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• Kyo Yuzen Dyeing

  京友禅
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Dyeing & nationally designated craft

  Kyo yuzen. Outlines are laid down in fine lines of paste and the areas inside are colored. It is said to have been developed by Miyazaki Yuzensai from fan painting.

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• Kyo Komon

  京小紋
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Stencil dyeing & nationally designated craft

  Kyo-komon. Fine patterns are dyed using paper stencils.

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• Kyo Folding Fans

  京扇子
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Paper and bamboo crafts & nationally designated craft

  Kyo folding fans. Paper is pasted onto bamboo ribs. They are made through a division of labor from rib-making to finishing.

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• Kyo Joinery and Kyoto Woodcraft

  京指物・京の木工芸
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Woodwork & joinery

  Joinery from Kyoto. Wood is joined without nails. Items such as boxes for tea utensils are made.

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• Kyo Lacquerware

  京漆器
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Lacquerwork & nationally designated craft

  Lacquerware from Kyoto. It is coated thinly and lightly and decorated with maki-e.

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• Kyo Ware and Kiyomizu Ware

  京焼・清水焼
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Ceramics & nationally designated craft

  Kyo ware and Kiyomizu ware. Not bound to any particular clay or glaze, it has been made in different styles to order.

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• Kyo Stone Craft

  京石工芸品
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Stonework & nationally designated craft

  Stone craft from Kyoto. Granite is carved into lanterns and garden stones.

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• Kyo Bamboo Craft

  京竹工芸
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Bamboo crafts

  Bamboo craft from Kyoto. Bamboo is split and made into tea utensils and flower baskets.

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• Kyo-nui Embroidery

  京繍
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Embroidery & nationally designated craft

  Kyo-nui embroidery. Patterns are stitched onto cloth with silk and gold threads. It has continued since the Heian period.

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• Kyo Hyogu Mounting

  京表具
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Scroll mounting & nationally designated craft

  Kyo hyogu mounting. Calligraphy and paintings are mounted with fabric. It also handles the restoration of cultural properties of temples and shrines.

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• Kyo Zogan Inlay

  京象嵌
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Metal inlay

  Kyo zogan inlay. Fine grooves are cut into an iron ground, and gold and silver are hammered in.

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• Kyoto Metal Crafts

  京都の金属工芸品
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Metalwork & hammering

  Metal craft from Kyoto. It has the skill of tankin, in which forms are hammered out with a metal hammer.

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• Kyo Meichiku Bamboo

  京銘竹
  Kyoto / Kyoto, Muko and other areas ／ Bamboo material & processing

  Kyo-meichiku, fine Kyoto bamboo. Bamboo is processed into material for buildings and tea utensils. Types include shirotake and zumen-kakuchiku.

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• Kyo Ceramic Dolls

  京陶人形
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Ceramic dolls

  Ceramic dolls from Kyoto. Figures are made of clay and painted.

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• Kyo Kanoko Shibori

  京鹿の子絞
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Shibori tie-dyeing & nationally designated craft

  Kanoko shibori tie-dyeing from Kyoto. The cloth is bound with thread one dot at a time to resist the dye. Even a skilled worker can bind only a few hundred dots a day.

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• Kyo Kuromontsuki Dyeing

  京黒紋付染
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Dyeing & nationally designated craft

  Black crested-kimono dyeing from Kyoto. The cloth is first dyed with safflower red or indigo and then overdyed with black to bring out a deep black.

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• Nishijin Textiles

  西陣織
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Silk textiles & nationally designated craft

  Silk textiles from Nishijin, Kyoto. The name comes from the weavers' return to the site of an army camp of the Onin War. Figured fabrics are woven through a division of labor.

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• Nishijin Textile Center

  西陣織会館
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Textiles & live demonstrations

  The Nishijin Textile Center in Kyoto. It holds weaving demonstrations and kimono shows.

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• Kurotani Washi

  黒谷和紙
  Kyoto / Ayabe ／ Handmade washi paper

  Kurotani washi from Ayabe. It is made from paper mulberry. It is said to have continued for 800 years.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 22 entries

• GS Yuasa Kyoto Plant

  GSユアサ京都事業所
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Storage batteries & energy

  GS Yuasa in Kyoto. It makes storage batteries.

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• SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Rakusai Site

  SCREENセミコンダクターソリューションズ洛西事業所
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

  SCREEN in Kyoto. It makes equipment that cleans semiconductor wafers. The company moved into this field from printing plate-making.

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• Espec Fukuchiyama Plant

  エスペック福知山工場
  Kyoto / Fukuchiyama ／ Environmental test equipment

  Espec in Fukuchiyama. It makes environmental test chambers that create set temperatures and humidity levels.

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• Omron Communication Plaza

  オムロンコミュニケーションプラザ
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Control equipment & corporate history

  Omron's Communication Plaza. It tells the corporate history of a control equipment maker.

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• Omron Ayabe Plant

  オムロン綾部事業所
  Kyoto / Ayabe ／ Sensors & factory automation

  Omron in Ayabe. It makes sensors and factory automation equipment.

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• Nidec Head Office

  ニデック本社
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Motors & precision technology

  Nidec in Kyoto. It holds a high share of the world market in small precision motors.

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• Rohm Head Office

  ローム本社
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Semiconductors & electronic components

  Rohm in Kyoto. It makes semiconductors and electronic components.

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• Wacoal Head Office and Wacoal Study Hall Kyoto

  ワコール本社・ワコールスタディホール京都
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Textiles & body measurement

  Wacoal in Kyoto. It has the technology of making underwear based on measurements of the human body.

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• Mitsubishi Logisnext Kyoto Head Office Factory

  三菱ロジスネクスト京都本社工場
  Kyoto / Nagaokakyo ／ Logistics equipment & forklifts

  Mitsubishi Logisnext in Kyoto. It makes forklifts.

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• Kyocera Museum of Fine Ceramics

  京セラファインセラミック館
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Ceramics & corporate exhibition

  Kyocera's Museum of Fine Ceramics. It exhibits the uses of ceramics.

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• Kyocera Kyoto Ayabe Plant

  京セラ京都綾部工場
  Kyoto / Ayabe ／ Electronic components & ceramics

  Kyocera in Ayabe. It fires electronic components at its plant in Tamba.

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• Kyo Shippo Cloisonne

  京七宝
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Metals & glazes

  Cloisonne from Kyoto. Partitions are raised with silver wire and filled with translucent glazes.

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• Kyoto University Katsura Campus Engineering Research Base

  京都大学桂キャンパス工学研究拠点
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Materials, chemistry & engineering research

  Kyoto University's Katsura Campus. It carries out research in materials, chemistry and engineering.

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• Kyoto Prefectural Textile and Machinery-Metal Promotion Center

  京都府織物・機械金属振興センター
  Kyoto / Kyotango ／ Textiles & machinery and metals support

  The prefecture's textile and machinery-metal promotion center. It supports the textile and machinery-metal industries of Tango.

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• Nintendo Head Office Development Building

  任天堂本社開発棟
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Games & digital products

  Nintendo in Kyoto. It began with hanafuda cards and makes game consoles and software.

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• Horiba STEC Fukuchiyama Factory

  堀場エステック福知山工場
  Kyoto / Fukuchiyama ／ Fluid measurement & semiconductor equipment

  Horiba STEC in Fukuchiyama. It makes fluid measurement equipment and semiconductor equipment.

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• Horiba Head Office

  堀場製作所本社
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Analysis and measurement & automotive measurement

  Horiba in Kyoto. Its exhaust gas analyzers account for most of the world market.

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• Uji City Tale of Genji Museum Digital Exhibits

  宇治市源氏物語ミュージアムデジタル展示
  Kyoto / Uji ／ Cultural resources & exhibition technology

  The Tale of Genji Museum in Uji. It presents cultural resources through video.

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• Shimadzu Sanjo Works

  島津製作所三条工場
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Analytical instruments & medical devices

  The Sanjo Works in Kyoto. It makes analytical instruments and medical equipment.

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• Nidec-Read Kyoto Head Office

  日本電産リード京都本社
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Inspection equipment & electronics

  Nidec-Read in Kyoto. It makes inspection equipment.

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• Murata Manufacturing Head Office and Nagaoka Plant

  村田製作所本社・長岡事業所
  Kyoto / Nagaokakyo ／ Electronic components & R&D

  Murata Manufacturing in Nagaokakyo. It carries out research and development of electronic components.

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• Murata Manufacturing Nagaoka Plant

  村田製作所長岡事業所
  Kyoto / Nagaokakyo ／ Multilayer ceramics & materials

  A plant in Nagaokakyo. It makes multilayer ceramic capacitors and materials.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 3 entries

• Kyo Tassels and Twisted Cords

  京房ひも・撚ひも
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Twisted yarn & tassels

  Tassel cords from Kyoto. Threads are twisted into tassels. They become ornaments for Shinto and Buddhist ritual implements.

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• Kyo Woodblock Prints

  京版画
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Woodblock prints

  Woodblock prints from Kyoto. Blocks are carved and the colors are printed one over another.

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• Kitayama Logs

  北山丸太
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Polished logs & forestry

  Kitayama logs from Keihoku. Cedar is polished to make alcove posts. From the growing stage, branches are pruned to shape the trunk.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 7 entries

• Tango Chirimen Silk Crepe

  丹後ちりめん
  Kyoto / Yosano ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Silk hard-twisted then shrunk in hot water to raise its crinkled surface; most of Japan's undyed kimono cloth is woven here.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kyoto Dolls and Joinery

  京人形と京指物
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Crafts & pottery / Dyeing & weaving

  Head, hair, limbs and costume are each made by a different specialist - the division of labour on which nearly all Kyoto craft runs.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kyoto Buddhist Implements

  京仏具と京仏壇
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Lacquer art / Metalwork & engraving

  With every sect's head temple in one city, demand never stopped; more than ten trades touch a single altar.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kyo Yuzen Dyeing

  京友禅
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Paste is drawn along every outline to keep the colours apart, leaving the fine white line that identifies the technique.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kyo Ware and Kiyomizu Ware

  京焼・清水焼
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Crafts & pottery

  Not tied to local clay: materials were brought in from everywhere to meet each commission, which is why the styles multiplied.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Karakami Woodblock Paper

  唐紙
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Crafts & pottery / Ukiyo-e & prints

  Mica pressed from woodblocks onto paper by hand, so the pattern appears and vanishes as the light moves.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Nishijin Textiles

  西陣織
  Kyoto / Kyoto ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Named for the camp of a 15th-century war where the weavers regrouped; still built on small runs and divided labour.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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