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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 19 entries

• Nakatani Shuzo Yanagimachi Brewery

  中谷酒造柳町醸造所
  Nara / Yamatokoriyama ／ Sake & fermentation

  Nakatani Shuzo in Yamatokoriyama. It brews at its brewery in Yanagimachi.

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• Inoue Tengyokudo Kashihara Factory

  井上天極堂橿原工場
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Yoshino kudzu starch & food manufacturing

  Inoue Tengyokudo in Kashihara. It manufactures Yoshino honkuzu.

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• Imanishi Shuzo Miwa Denshogura

  今西酒造三輪伝承蔵
  Nara / Sakurai ／ Sake & Miwa culture

  Imanishi Shuzo in Miwa, Sakurai. It brews in Miwa, said to be the birthplace of sake.

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• Kitaoka Honten

  北岡本店
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Sake & liqueurs

  Kitaoka Honten in Yoshino. It makes sake and liqueurs.

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• Chiyo Shuzo

  千代酒造
  Nara / Gose ／ Sake: Kujira

  Chiyo Shuzo in Gose. Under the Kujira brand, it grows its own rice.

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• Yoshino Cedar Tubs and Barrels

  吉野杉桶・樽
  Nara / Yoshino area ／ Woodwork & sake casks

  Tubs and barrels of Yoshino cedar. Cedar with tight growth rings is split and bound with bamboo hoops. The area is a producer of sake casks.

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• Shinagawa Kogyosho Head Office

  品川工業所本社
  Nara / Tawaramoto ／ Food machinery & mixing technology

  Shinagawa Kogyosho in Nara. It makes mixing machines for food.

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• Kita Shuzo

  喜多酒造
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Sake & fermentation

  Kita Shuzo in Kashihara. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Nara Prefecture Central Wholesale Market

  奈良県中央卸売市場
  Nara / Yamatokoriyama ／ Food distribution & market functions

  The prefecture's central wholesale market. It handles Yamato vegetables and fresh fish carried inland.

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• Nara Toyosawa Shuzo

  奈良豊澤酒造
  Nara / Nara ／ Sake & breweries

  Toyosawa Shuzo in Nara. A local brewery.

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• Harushika Sake Brewery Imanishi Seibei Shoten

  春鹿酒蔵今西清兵衛商店
  Nara / Nara ／ Sake & tasting

  Imanishi Seibei Shoten in Nara. Under the Harushika brand, it welcomes visitors for sake tasting.

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• Kakinoha Sushi Honpo Tanaka Gojo Main Store

  柿の葉すし本舗たなか五條本店
  Nara / Gojo ／ Persimmon-leaf sushi & food processing

  Tanaka in Gojo. It makes persimmon-leaf sushi.

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• Umenoyado Shuzo Headquarters Brewery

  梅乃宿酒造本社蔵
  Nara / Katsuragi ／ Sake & liqueurs

  Umenoyado Shuzo in Katsuragi. It makes sake and fruit liqueurs.

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• Kawai Shuzo

  河合酒造
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Sake & townhouse brewery

  Kawai Shuzo in Imaicho, Kashihara. It stands in a townhouse in the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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• Yucho Shuzo

  油長酒造
  Nara / Gose ／ Sake: Kaze no Mori

  Yucho Shuzo in Gose. Under the Kaze no Mori brand, it releases unfiltered, undiluted sake.

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• Satoden Masuo Shoten

  砂糖傳増尾商店
  Nara / Nara ／ Sugar & history of the food trade

  Satoden in Nara. It deals in sugar and conveys the history of commerce.

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• Miyoshino Jozo

  美吉野醸造
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Sake & wooden-vat fermentation

  Miyoshino Jozo in Yoshino. It ferments in wooden vats.

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• Yoshimura Shuzo

  芳村酒造
  Nara / Uda ／ Sake & historic brewery

  Yoshimura Shuzo in Sakurai. It brews in a brewery with a long history.

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• Takayama Tea Ceremony Utensils

  高山茶道具
  Nara / Ikoma ／ Tea scoops, ladles & bamboo crafts

  The tea ceremony utensils of Takayama, Ikoma. Tea scoops and ladles are made of bamboo.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 28 entries

• Sanbo Stands and Shinto Ritual Implements

  三方・神具
  Nara / Shimoichi ／ Yoshino timber & bentwood ware

  Sanbo stands and Shinto ritual implements made of Yoshino timber. The stands on which offerings are placed before the gods are assembled here.

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• Ueroku Printing Headquarters Factory

  上六印刷本社工場
  Nara / Ikoma ／ Cosmetics packaging & printing

  Ueroku Printing in Nara. It prints packaging for cosmetics.

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• Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten Nara Main Store

  中川政七商店奈良本店
  Nara / Nara ／ Craft distribution & brand

  Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten in Nara. From a wholesaler of Nara sarashi cloth founded in 1716, it expanded into craft distribution and branding.

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• Kogaku Masks

  古楽面
  Nara / Nara ／ Masks & colored wood carving

  The kogaku masks of Nara. Masks for gigaku and bugaku are carved from wood and painted.

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• Yoshino Handmade Washi

  吉野手漉き和紙
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Washi paper & hand papermaking

  The handmade washi of Yoshino. It is made with the water of the Yoshino River and paper mulberry.

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• Yoshino Cedar Chopsticks

  吉野杉箸
  Nara / Yoshino area ／ Woodwork & use of offcuts

  Chopsticks of Yoshino cedar. They began with the use of offcuts left from making sake casks.

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• Yoshino Cedar Openwork Carving

  吉野杉透かし彫り
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Woodwork & lighting design

  The openwork carving of Yoshino cedar. Patterns are carved into thinly sawn cedar, which is used for lighting.

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• Kuretake Nara Headquarters

  呉竹奈良本社
  Nara / Nara ／ Ink sticks & writing instruments

  Kuretake in Nara. It began with ink and expanded into writing instruments.

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• Yamato Izumo Dolls

  大和出雲人形
  Nara / Sakurai ／ Clay dolls & folk toys

  The Izumo dolls of Yamato. Folk toys made of clay.

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• Yamato Sashimono Joinery

  大和指物
  Nara / Nara and other areas ／ Woodwork & joinery

  The joinery of Yamato. Wood is joined without nails.

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• Yamato Roof Tiles

  大和瓦
  Nara / Across Nara Prefecture ／ Roof tiles & ceramic industry

  The roof tiles of Yamato. Clay is fired hard. The area has produced tiles since ancient times.

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• Yamato-Takada City Textile Industry

  大和高田市繊維産業
  Nara / Yamatotakada ／ Socks & knitwear

  The textiles of Yamato-Takada. Socks and knitwear are knitted here.

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• Oto Tsubo-Shakushi Ladles

  大塔坪杓子
  Nara / Gojo ／ Woodwork & household tools

  The tsubo-shakushi ladles of Oto. Everyday utensils carved from wood.

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• Nara Ittobori Carving

  奈良一刀彫
  Nara / Nara ／ Wood carving & coloring

  The ittobori carving of Nara. Figures are carved with the chisel marks left visible and painted in rich colors. It began with the dolls of the festivals of Kasuga Taisha.

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• Nara Dolls

  奈良人形
  Nara / Nara ／ Wood carving & traditional dolls

  The dolls of Nara. They are carved from wood.

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• Nara Uchiwa Fans

  奈良団扇
  Nara / Nara ／ Openwork carving & paper and bamboo crafts

  The fans of Nara. Paper cut in openwork is pasted on. They are said to have begun with fans made by the priests of Kasuga Taisha.

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• Nara Ink Sticks

  奈良墨
  Nara / Nara ／ Solid ink sticks & nationally designated craft

  The ink of Nara. Glue is kneaded into soot from rapeseed oil. Almost all of Japan's solid ink is made in this place.

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• Nara Hariko Papier-Mache

  奈良張子
  Nara / Nara ／ Papier-mache & folk toys

  The hariko of Nara. Layers of paper are pasted over a mold to make deer and other figures.

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• Nara Sarashi Bleached Hemp Cloth

  奈良晒
  Nara / Nara ／ Hemp textiles & bleaching

  The bleached cloth of Nara. Hemp cloth is boiled in lye and bleached in the sun until white. In the Edo period it was prized as the cloth for the kamishimo worn by samurai.

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• Nara Lacquerware

  奈良漆器
  Nara / Nara ／ Lacquerwork & mother-of-pearl inlay

  The lacquerware of Nara. It is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay. The technique goes back to the treasures of the Shosoin.

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• Nara Prefecture Fur and Leather Industry

  奈良県毛皮革産業
  Nara / Uda ／ Fur and leather & dyeing

  The fur and leather industry of Nara. From a history of working with deerskin, the dyeing and finishing of leather developed.

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• Nara Brushes

  奈良筆
  Nara / Nara ／ Writing brushes & nationally designated craft

  The brushes of Nara. Kukai is said to have brought the method from Tang China. The technique is nerimaze, in which animal hairs are blended to form the tip.

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• Uda Paper

  宇陀紙
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Washi paper for cultural property restoration

  Uda paper of Yoshino. It is made by mixing white clay into paper mulberry. Used for backing hanging scrolls, it is indispensable to the restoration of cultural properties.

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• Koryo Town Sock Industry

  広陵町靴下産業
  Nara / Koryo ／ Socks & knitting

  The socks of Koryo Town. It continues as a sock-producing area of Japan.

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• Mikinokuchi Sake Flask Ornaments

  神酒口
  Nara / Yoshino area ／ Woodwork & festival implements

  Mikinokuchi. A ritual ornament set in the mouth of a sake flask, made by shaving wood thin and assembling it.

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• Noh Mask Making Culture of Yuzaki Menzuka

  結崎面塚の能面制作文化
  Nara / Kawanishi ／ Noh masks & wood carving

  The Noh masks of Yuzaki, Kawanishi Town. Masks are carved in the place where the legend of the Menzuka mask mound survives.

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• Akahada Ware

  赤膚焼
  Nara / Nara, Yamatokoriyama ／ Ceramics & local crafts

  Akahada ware of Nara. A white glaze is applied to reddish clay and Nara-e pictures are painted on it.

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• Takayama Tea Whisks

  高山茶筌
  Nara / Ikoma ／ Bamboo crafts & nationally designated craft

  The tea whisks of Takayama, Ikoma. Bamboo is split finely and the tines are raised. The area produces most of Japan's tea whisks.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 18 entries

• DMG MORI Nara Campus

  DMG森精機奈良事業所
  Nara / Yamatokoriyama ／ Machine tools & precision machining

  Mori Seiki in Nara. It handles machine tools and precision machining.

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• GMB Nara Headquarters Factory

  GMB奈良本社工場
  Nara / Kawanishi, Shiki District ／ Auto parts & pumps

  GMB in Nara. It makes pumps for automobiles.

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• Sharp Katsuragi Plant

  シャープ葛城事業所
  Nara / Katsuragi ／ Solar cells & energy

  Sharp in Katsuragi. It makes solar cells and energy equipment.

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• JTEKT Thermo Systems Nara Plant

  ジェイテクトサーモシステム奈良工場
  Nara / Tenri ／ Heat treatment equipment & semiconductors

  JTEKT Thermo Systems in Nara. It makes heat treatment equipment for semiconductors.

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• Takatori Headquarters Factory

  タカトリ本社工場
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment & cutting technology

  Takatori in Kashihara. It makes equipment for cutting semiconductors.

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• Hirano Tecseed Headquarters Factory

  ヒラノテクシード本社工場
  Nara / Kawai ／ Coating equipment & industrial machinery

  Hirano Tecseed in Kawai, Kitakatsuragi District. It makes coating machines that apply coatings to film.

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• Sato Yakuhin Kogyo Headquarters Factory

  佐藤薬品工業本社工場
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Pharmaceuticals & capsule manufacturing

  Sato Yakuhin Kogyo in Nara. It makes pharmaceuticals such as capsules.

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• Koyo Thermo Systems Tenri Factory

  光洋サーモシステム天理工場
  Nara / Tenri ／ Industrial furnaces & heat treatment

  Koyo Thermo Systems in Tenri. It makes industrial furnaces and heat treatment equipment.

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• Yoshino Timber and Woodworking Industry

  吉野材木工産業
  Nara / Yoshino area ／ Forestry & sawmilling

  The forestry and sawmilling of Yoshino. Trees are planted densely and thinned to grow cedar and cypress with tight growth rings.

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• Ominedo Pharmaceutical Headquarters Factory

  大峰堂薬品工業本社工場
  Nara / Yamatotakada ／ Kampo medicines & pharmaceuticals

  Ominedo Pharmaceutical in Yamato-Takada. It makes kampo herbal medicines.

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• Nara Institute of Science and Technology

  奈良先端科学技術大学院大学
  Nara / Ikoma ／ Information, bio & materials science

  The Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Ikoma. It covers information science, biological science and materials science.

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• Neiyaku Chemical Headquarters Factory

  寧薬化学工業本社工場
  Nara / Yamatotakada ／ Pharmaceuticals & household deposit medicines

  Neiyaku Chemical in Nara. It makes household medicines sold by the deposit-and-use system.

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• Teraoka Seiko Nara Office

  寺岡精工奈良事業所
  Nara / Nara ／ Weighing & packaging equipment

  Teraoka Seiko in Nara. It makes weighing and packaging equipment.

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• Heijo Palace Izanai-kan

  平城宮いざない館
  Nara / Nara ／ Ancient architecture & reconstruction techniques

  The Izanai-kan at the Heijo Palace Site. It conveys how the ancient architecture was reconstructed.

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• Naniwa Rubber Yamato-Takada Factory

  浪華ゴム工業大和高田工場
  Nara / Yamatotakada ／ Medical rubber & molding

  Naniwa Rubber in Yamato-Takada. It molds rubber for medical use.

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• Sekisui Chemical Nara Plant

  積水化学工業奈良事業所
  Nara / Nara ／ Housing & high-performance resins

  Nara Sekisui in Yamatokoriyama. It deals in parts for unit bathrooms and panel tanks.

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• Shiseido Pharmaceutical Headquarters Factory

  至誠堂製薬本社工場
  Nara / Gose ／ Pharmaceuticals & quality control

  Shiseido Pharmaceutical in Nara. It is responsible for pharmaceutical quality control.

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• Yukinomoto Honten Otani Factory

  雪の元本店大谷工場
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Topical medicines & ointments

  Yukinomoto Honten in Nara. It makes topical medicines such as ointments.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 13 entries

• Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex

  なら歴史芸術文化村
  Nara / Tenri ／ Cultural property restoration & artistic exchange

  The Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex in Tenri. It opens the restoration of cultural properties to public view.

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• Izasa Nakatani Honpo Tawaramoto Store

  ゐざさ中谷本舗田原本店
  Nara / Nara ／ Persimmon-leaf sushi & local food

  Izasa Nakatani Honpo in Tawaramoto. It makes persimmon-leaf sushi.

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• Miyake Town Sporting Goods Industry

  三宅町スポーツ用品産業
  Nara / Miyake ／ Gloves & sewing

  The sporting goods of Miyake Town. A production area where baseball gloves are sewn.

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• Miwa Somen Yamamoto Menyukan

  三輪そうめん山本麺ゆう館
  Nara / Sakurai ／ Hand-stretched somen & exhibition

  Miwa Somen Yamamoto in Sakurai. It has an exhibit on somen noodles, which are stretched thin by hand.

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• Miwa Somen Ikeri Senjutei

  三輪そうめん池利千寿亭
  Nara / Sakurai ／ Hand-stretched noodles & food culture

  Ikeri in Sakurai. It conveys hand-stretched somen noodles and their food culture.

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• Yoshino Honkuzu Tengyokudo Nara Main Store

  吉野本葛天極堂奈良本店
  Nara / Nara ／ Kudzu & starch processing

  Tengyokudo in Nara. It deals in Yoshino honkuzu. Starch is extracted from the root of the kudzu vine and refined in the cold of midwinter.

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• Asuka Historical National Government Park Hall

  国営飛鳥歴史公園館
  Nara / Asuka ／ Landscape & site conservation

  The Asuka Historical National Government Park Hall in Asuka. It conveys the conservation of the ruins and the landscape.

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• Suzaku Gate Plaza Reconstructed Envoy Ship to Tang China

  朱雀門ひろば復原遣唐使船
  Nara / Nara ／ Ancient ships & reconstruction

  The Suzaku Gate Plaza at the Heijo Palace Site. A ship of the Japanese missions to Tang China has been reconstructed at full scale.

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• Kakinoha-zushi Hiraso Main Store

  柿の葉ずし平宗本店
  Nara / Nara ／ Persimmon-leaf sushi & preserved food

  Hiraso in Yoshino. Pressed mackerel sushi is wrapped in persimmon leaves. It was born of the know-how of carrying salted mackerel into the mountains.

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• Kashihara City Museum of Insects

  橿原市昆虫館
  Nara / Kashihara ／ Insects & ecological exhibits

  The insect museum in Kashihara. It shows living insects in a form close to their natural ecology.

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• Roadside Station Resty Karako-Kagi

  道の駅レスティ唐古・鍵
  Nara / Tawaramoto ／ Farm product processing & local distribution

  A roadside station in Tawaramoto. It handles farm produce beside the Karako-Kagi Site.

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• Takamatsuzuka Mural Hall

  高松塚壁画館
  Nara / Asuka ／ Murals & conservation science

  The Takamatsuzuka Mural Hall in Asuka. It covers reproductions of the murals and conservation science.

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• Deer Antler Craft

  鹿角細工
  Nara / Nara ／ Antler working & personal ornaments

  The deer antler craft of Nara. Deer antlers are carved into personal ornaments.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 7 entries

• Yoshino Cedar and Barrel Staves

  吉野杉と樽丸
  Nara / Yoshino ／ Crafts & pottery / Architecture

  Five centuries of planted forest, grown dense and slow so the rings stay fine - the timber that lines sake barrels.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Nara Ittobori Carving

  奈良一刀彫
  Nara / Nara ／ Sculpture / Crafts & pottery

  Chisel facets are left raw and then painted in strong colour and gold - a technique born from shrine festival dolls.

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• Nara Inksticks

  奈良墨
  Nara / Nara ／ Calligraphy / Crafts & pottery

  Over ninety percent of Japan's ink; soot and glue kneaded by foot and hand, then dried for half a year.

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• Nara Bleached Ramie

  奈良晒
  Nara / Nara ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Ramie cloth whitened by water and sun alone, supplied to the shogunate for priests' and samurai dress.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Nara Brushes

  奈良筆
  Nara / Nara ／ Calligraphy

  Said to descend from a method Kukai brought from Tang China; different animal hairs are sorted and blended in water.

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• Nara Mosquito Nets

  奈良蚊帳と麻織
  Nara / Nara ／ Dyeing & weaving

  A loose hemp weave that stops insects but not air; when nets fell out of use the cloth survived as kitchen towels.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Akahada Ware

  赤膚焼
  Nara / Nara ／ Crafts & pottery

  Reddish clay under a milky glaze, painted with the naive figures known as Nara-e.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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