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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 24 entries

• Kantenpapa Garden, Ina Food Industry

  かんてんぱぱガーデン伊那食品工業
  Nagano / Ina ／ Agar & food manufacturing

  Kantenpapa Garden in Ina. Run by Ina Food Industry, it shows the production and uses of kanten.

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• Suyakame Zenkoji Monzen Miso

  すや亀善光寺門前みそ
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Miso & local brand

  Suyakame, at the gate of Zenkoji in Nagano. It makes miso and sells it at its shop in the temple town.

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• Hikari Miso Iijima Green Plant

  ひかり味噌飯島グリーン工場
  Nagano / Iijima ／ Miso & organic foods

  Hikari Miso in Iijima. It makes miso from organic ingredients.

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• Yoshinoya Nishinomon

  よしのや西之門
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Sake & miso

  Yoshinoya at Nishinomon, Zenkoji, in Nagano. It makes sake and miso.

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• Orion Machinery Head Office Plant

  オリオン機械本社工場
  Nagano / Suzaka ／ Industrial machinery & dairy farming equipment

  Orion Machinery in Suzaka. It makes industrial machinery and dairy farming equipment.

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• Kanriu Industry

  カンリウ工業
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Agricultural machinery & rice milling machines

  Kanriu Industry in Shiojiri. It makes farm machinery and rice-polishing machines.

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• Sun Sun Winery

  サンサンワイナリー
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Wine & hillside vineyards

  Sun Sun Winery in Shiojiri. It grows grapes in hillside vineyards.

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• Hanamaruki Miso-Making Experience Hall

  ハナマルキみそ作り体験館
  Nagano / Ina ／ Miso & fermentation experience

  Hanamaruki in Ina. Visitors can try making miso.

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• Marukome Head Office Plant

  マルコメ本社工場
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Miso & fermentation

  Marukome in Nagano. It makes miso.

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• Marusho Jozo

  丸正醸造
  Nagano / Matsumoto ／ Miso & soy sauce

  Marusho Jozo in Matsumoto. It makes miso and soy sauce.

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• Goichi Wine Hayashi Noen

  五一わいん林農園
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Wine & grape growing

  Hayashi Noen in Shiojiri. Under the Goichi Wine name, it makes wine from grapes it grows itself.

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• Izutsu Wine

  井筒ワイン
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Wine & local winemaking

  Izutsu Wine in Shiojiri. It makes wine from local grapes.

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• Shinshu Ham Karuizawa Kobo

  信州ハム軽井沢工房
  Nagano / Karuizawa ／ Meat processing & brand

  Shinshu Ham in Karuizawa. It sells its products.

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• Yatsugatake Dairy Chino Plant

  八ヶ岳乳業茅野工場
  Nagano / Chino ／ Dairy products & highland dairy farming

  Yatsugatake Dairy in Chino. It makes dairy products from highland dairy farming.

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• Azumino Winery

  安曇野ワイナリー
  Nagano / Azumino ／ Wine & yogurt

  A winery in Azumino. It makes wine and yogurt.

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• Miyasaka Brewing Masumi Suwa Brewery

  宮坂醸造真澄諏訪蔵
  Nagano / Suwa ／ Sake & fermentation

  Miyasaka Brewing in Suwa. With its Masumi brand, it is the birthplace of No. 7 yeast.

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• Yamataka Miso

  山高味噌
  Nagano / Chino ／ Miso & cold-region fermentation

  Yamataka Miso in Chino. Its miso is made through long fermentation in a cold climate.

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• Tanakaya Sake Brewery

  田中屋酒造店
  Nagano / Iiyama ／ Sake & snow-country brewing

  Tanakaya Sake Brewery in Iiyama. It brews in the low temperatures of snow country.

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• Ishii Miso

  石井味噌
  Nagano / Matsumoto ／ Naturally brewed miso

  Ishii Miso in Matsumoto. It makes naturally brewed miso aged for three years.

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• Karuizawa Brewery

  軽井沢ブルワリー
  Nagano / Saku ／ Craft beer & factory tours

  Karuizawa Brewery in Saku. Visitors can watch craft beer being brewed.

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• Endo Sake Brewery

  遠藤酒造場
  Nagano / Suzaka ／ Sake & breweries

  Endo Sake Brewery in Suzaka. It accepts visitors for brewery tours.

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• Nagano Milk

  長野牛乳
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Dairy products & local supply

  A dairy in Nagano. It supplies milk to the region.

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• Nagano Prefecture Industrial Technology Center, Food Technology Division

  長野県工業技術総合センター食品技術部門
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Food & fermentation research

  The prefecture's food technology division. It researches food and fermentation.

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• Yomeishu Seizo Komagane Plant

  養命酒製造駒ヶ根工場
  Nagano / Komagane ／ Medicinal liquor & crude drugs

  The Yomeishu plant in Komagane. It makes a medicinal liquor in which 14 kinds of herbal ingredients are steeped.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 31 entries

• Akebi Vine Crafts

  あけび蔓細工
  Nagano / Nozawa Onsen and other areas ／ Vine craft & baskets

  Akebi vines are woven into baskets. Vines gathered in the mountains are used.

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• Oroku Combs

  お六櫛
  Nagano / Kiso ／ Minebari wood & combs

  Oroku combs from Yabuhara in Kiso Village. A hard wood called minebari is shaped and fine teeth are sawn.

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• Citizen Watch Manufacturing Miyota Saku Plant

  シチズン時計マニュファクチャリングミヨタ佐久工場
  Nagano / Saku, Miyota ／ Watches & precision machining

  Citizen Watch Manufacturing in Saku. It carries out precision machining for watches.

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• Ueda Tsumugi

  上田紬
  Nagano / Ueda ／ Silk textiles & tsumugi

  Tsumugi from Ueda. It is woven with thread spun from silk floss.

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• Ina Tsumugi

  伊那紬
  Nagano / Komagane and other areas ／ Silk textiles & plant dyeing

  Tsumugi from Ina. It is dyed with plant dyes and woven.

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• Shinshu Hand-Painted Yuzen

  信州手描友禅
  Nagano / Nagano, Ueda and other areas ／ Dyeing & yuzen

  Hand-painted yuzen from Shinshu. Outlines are drawn in paste and colors are applied with a brush.

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• Shinshu Forged Blades

  信州打刃物
  Nagano / Shinano, Iizuna and other areas ／ Forging & blades

  Forged blades from Shinshu. Sickles are forged. The sickles of Shinano were said to be light and to cut well.

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• Shinshu Bamboo Crafts

  信州竹細工
  Nagano / Nagano, Yamanouchi, Ina ／ Bamboo crafts

  Bamboo craft from Shinshu. Bamboo is split and made into baskets and strainers.

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• Shinshu Tsumugi

  信州紬
  Nagano / Matsumoto, Ueda, Iida and other areas ／ Silk textiles & nationally designated craft

  Tsumugi from Shinshu. A collective name for the silk textiles woven in Ueda, Matsumoto, Iida, Ina and elsewhere.

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• Shinshu Kumiko Work

  信州組子細工
  Nagano / Matsumoto and others ／ Woodwork & kumiko latticework

  Kumiko from Shinshu. Thin pieces of hinoki cypress are assembled into hemp-leaf and sesame patterns.

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• Shinshu Saws

  信州鋸
  Nagano / Chino, Hara, Fujimi ／ Forging & saws

  Saws from Shinshu. They are forged and their teeth are cut.

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• Uchiyama Paper

  内山紙
  Nagano / Iiyama, Sakae and other areas ／ Handmade washi paper & nationally designated craft

  Uchiyama paper from Iiyama. Kozo is bleached by exposing it on snow. As shoji paper it is strong and softens the light.

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• Nagiso Woodturning

  南木曽ろくろ細工
  Nagano / Nagiso and other areas ／ Woodwork & lathe turning

  Woodturning from Nagiso. Kiso wood is turned on a lathe into trays and bowls.

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• Zenkoji Ema

  善光寺絵馬
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Woodwork & coloring

  Ema of Zenkoji. Wooden boards are painted in color.

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• Togakushi Bamboo Crafts

  戸隠竹細工
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Nemagari bamboo & basketry

  Bamboo craft from Togakushi. Nemagari bamboo is woven into strainers and baskets. The zaru trays on which soba is served are well known.

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• Kiso Hinoki Hats

  木曽檜笠
  Nagano / Kiso area ／ Cypress & woven hats

  Hinoki hats from Kiso. Thin strips of hinoki cypress are woven into hats.

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• Kiso Lacquerware

  木曽漆器
  Nagano / Shiojiri and other areas ／ Lacquerwork & nationally designated craft

  Lacquerware from Kiso-Hirasawa in Shiojiri. A local clay called sabitsuchi is used for the undercoat, giving a sturdy finish.

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• Matsumoto Furniture

  松本家具
  Nagano / Matsumoto and others ／ Wooden furniture & nationally designated craft

  Furniture from Matsumoto. Influenced by the Mingei movement, Western-style furniture is made with the techniques of Japanese furniture.

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• Matsumoto Oshie Hina Dolls

  松本押絵雛
  Nagano / Matsumoto ／ Padded cloth pictures & seasonal festival dolls

  Oshie hina from Matsumoto. Flat hina dolls made by plumping cloth with cotton and attaching it to a board.

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• Matsumoto Tsumugi

  松本紬
  Nagano / Matsumoto ／ Silk textiles & plant dyeing

  Tsumugi from Matsumoto. It is dyed with plant dyes and woven.

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• Sakae Village Tsugura

  栄村つぐら
  Nagano / Sakae ／ Straw craft & neko tsugura cat houses

  Tsugura from Sakae Village. Containers woven from straw; the neko-tsugura used as a cat's bed is well known.

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• Paulownia Geta

  桐下駄
  Nagano / Sakae ／ Paulownia craft & footwear

  Geta made by hollowing out paulownia. They are light and resistant to moisture.

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• Nozawa Onsen Hatoguruma

  野沢温泉鳩車
  Nagano / Nozawa Onsen ／ Akebi vine & folk toys

  Hatoguruma from Nozawa Onsen. Dove-shaped toys made of akebi vine.

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• Nagano Prefecture Industrial Technology Center, Information Technology Division

  長野県工業技術総合センター情報技術部門
  Nagano / Matsumoto ／ Information & textiles and woodwork

  The prefecture's information technology division. It handles information technology, and textiles and woodworking.

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• Nagano Handmade Aerial Fireworks

  長野県手作り打上花火
  Nagano / Prefecture-wide ／ Fireworks & gunpowder arrangement

  Aerial fireworks from Nagano. Known for the fireworks at Lake Suwa and the Nagano Ebisu fireworks.

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• Nagano Farmers' Art

  長野県農民美術
  Nagano / Ueda and other areas ／ Wood carving & the Peasant Art Movement

  Farmers' art from Ueda. Wood carving started by Yamamoto Kanae as handwork for the farming off-season.

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• Sugakawa Bamboo Crafts

  須賀川竹細工
  Nagano / Yamanouchi ／ Bamboo crafts & household utensils

  Bamboo craft from Sugakawa. Everyday tools are woven.

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• Iiyama Buddhist Altars

  飯山仏壇
  Nagano / Iiyama ／ Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft

  Buddhist altars from Iiyama. The craft grew as winter work in a land of deep snow, and gold leaf is applied thickly.

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• Iida Mizuhiki

  飯田水引
  Nagano / Iida and other areas ／ Washi paper & knotting

  Mizuhiki from Iida. Twisted paper cord is stiffened with paste and tied into ornaments. Iida produces most of Japan's mizuhiki.

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• Iida Tsumugi

  飯田紬
  Nagano / Iida ／ Silk textiles & tsumugi

  Tsumugi from Iida. It is woven with silk thread.

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• Ryukei Inkstones

  龍渓硯
  Nagano / Tatsuno ／ Stonework & inkstones

  Ryukei inkstones from Tatsuno. Slate containing biotite is carved.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 21 entries

• KOA Headquarters and Ina Plant

  KOA本社・伊那事業所
  Nagano / Ina ／ Resistors & electronic components

  KOA in Ina. It makes resistors and holds a high share of the world market.

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• Seiko Epson Fujimi Plant

  セイコーエプソン富士見事業所
  Nagano / Fujimi ／ Displays & semiconductors

  A plant in Fujimi. It makes displays and semiconductors.

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• Seiko Epson Hirooka Plant

  セイコーエプソン広丘事業所
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Printers & production technology

  The Hirooka Plant in Shiojiri. It is responsible for printer production technology.

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• Seiko Epson Head Office

  セイコーエプソン本社事業所
  Nagano / Suwa ／ Printers & precision equipment

  Seiko Epson in Suwa. It makes printers and precision equipment. A technology that grew out of watchmaking.

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• MinebeaMitsumi Karuizawa Plant

  ミネベアミツミ軽井沢工場
  Nagano / Miyota ／ Bearings & precision parts

  MinebeaMitsumi in Miyota. It makes bearings and precision parts.

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• Yamaura Komagane Plant

  ヤマウラ駒ヶ根工場
  Nagano / Komagane ／ Construction & engineering

  Yamaura in Komagane. It handles construction and engineering.

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• Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Fiber Innovation Incubator

  信州大学繊維学部ファイバーイノベーション・インキュベーター
  Nagano / Ueda ／ Textiles & advanced materials

  Shinshu University's Faculty of Textile Science and Technology in Ueda. The only faculty of textiles in Japan, it researches advanced materials.

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• Natsume Optical

  夏目光学
  Nagano / Iida ／ High-precision optical lenses

  Natsume Optical in Iida. It makes high-precision optical lenses.

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• Tamagawa Seiki Head Office

  多摩川精機本社
  Nagano / Iida ／ Aerospace & sensors

  Tamagawa Seiki in Iida. It makes sensors for aerospace.

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• Onuma Brooms

  小沼箒
  Nagano / Saku ／ Brooms & plant materials

  Brooms from Onuma. Broomcorn is grown in Shinshu and woven into brooms.

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• Okaya Silk Museum Silk Fact Okaya

  岡谷蚕糸博物館シルクファクトおかや
  Nagano / Okaya ／ Silk reeling & silk technology

  The silk museum in Okaya. In a place that sustained Japan's silk-reeling industry, it shows silk-reeling machines in operation.

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• Shinko Electric Industries Kohoku Plant

  新光電気工業更北工場
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Semiconductors & electronic components

  The Kohoku Plant in Nagano. It makes semiconductors and electronic components.

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• Shinko Electric Industries Takaoka Plant

  新光電気工業高丘工場
  Nagano / Nakano ／ Semiconductor packages

  Shinko Electric Industries in Nagano. It makes semiconductor packages.

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• Nidec Sankyo Music Box Museum Suwanone

  日本電産サンキョーオルゴール記念館すわのね
  Nagano / Shimosuwa ／ Music boxes & precision mechanisms

  A music box museum in Shimosuwa. It presents the music box as a precision mechanism.

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• Nidec Sankyo Ina Plant

  日本電産サンキョー伊那事業所
  Nagano / Ina ／ Motors & mechatronics

  Nidec Instruments in Ina. It deals in motors and mechatronics.

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• Hioki Headquarters

  日置電機本社
  Nagano / Ueda ／ Electrical measuring instruments

  Hioki in Ueda. It makes electrical measuring instruments.

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• Takeuchi Manufacturing Head Office Plant

  竹内製作所本社工場
  Nagano / Sakaki ／ Construction machinery & mini excavators

  Takeuchi Manufacturing in Sakaki. It makes mini excavators, and a high proportion is exported.

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• Suzuki Head Office Plant

  鈴木本社工場
  Nagano / Suzaka ／ Precision molds & connectors

  Suzuki in Suzaka. It makes precision molds and connectors.

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• Nagano Prefecture Industrial Technology Center, Precision, Electronics and Aerospace Technology Division

  長野県工業技術総合センター精密・電子・航空技術部門
  Nagano / Okaya ／ Precision measurement & aviation

  The prefecture's precision, electronics and aerospace division. It handles precision measurement and the aerospace field.

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• Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute Iizuna Office

  長野県環境保全研究所飯綱庁舎
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Environment & alpine ecology research

  The prefecture's environmental conservation research institute. It researches alpine ecology.

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• Nagano Keiki Maruko Electronics Plant

  長野計器丸子電子機器工場
  Nagano / Ueda ／ Pressure measurement & sensors

  Nagano Keiki in Ueda. It handles pressure measurement and sensors.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 4 entries

• Inadani Dochu Kabuchan Village Mizuhiki Experience Materials

  伊那谷道中かぶちゃん村水引体験資料
  Nagano / Iida ／ Mizuhiki cords & local industry

  Kabuchan Village in Iida. It showcased the mizuhiki cord-craft industry, but closed in 2018.

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• Hakko Electric

  八光電機
  Nagano / Chikuma ／ Electric heating equipment & temperature control

  Hakko Electric in Chikuma. It deals in electric heating equipment and temperature control.

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• Nissei Plastic Industrial Head Office Plant

  日精樹脂工業本社工場
  Nagano / Sakaki ／ Injection molding machines

  Nissei Plastic Industrial in Hanishina. It makes injection molding machines.

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• Bentwood Ware

  曲物
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Kiso cypress & bending

  Thin boards of Kiso hinoki cypress are bent into vessels. Wild cherry bark is used to join the hoop.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 6 entries

• Ueda Tsumugi

  上田紬
  Nagano / Ueda ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Said to last three generations; its striped and checked colourways follow local conventions.

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• Nakano Clay Dolls

  中野土人形
  Nagano / Nakano ／ Mingei folk craft / Crafts & pottery

  Two families keep two separate moulds and palettes in the same town - an unusual survival of parallel lineages.

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• Nagiso Woodturning

  南木曽ろくろ細工
  Nagano / Nagiso ／ Crafts & pottery

  Kiso hardwoods turned on the lathe and often left unlacquered, so choosing the timber is the real skill.

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• Togakushi Bamboo Craft

  戸隠の竹細工と参道
  Nagano / Nagano ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  Baskets woven from bamboo bent by snow, made at the gate of a mountain of ascetics for the pilgrims who came.

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• Kiso Lacquerware

  木曽漆器
  Nagano / Shiojiri ／ Lacquer art

  Iron-rich local earth in the ground coat makes it exceptionally tough; it grew as souvenirs for travellers on the highway.

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• Glass and Precision Industry of Suwa

  諏訪のガラスと精密工業
  Nagano / Suwa ／ Crafts & pottery

  A precision-machinery town whose skills flowed sideways into glass - industry and craft at close range.

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