Niigata directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 26 entries

• Ofuku Sake Brewery

  お福酒造
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Sake & fermentation

  A sake brewery in Nagaoka. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Axial Retailing Harashin Logistics

  アクシアル リテイリング原信物流
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Food logistics & retail digital transformation

  It handles food logistics and retail. It is advancing the digitalization of store operations.

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• Bourbon Head Office and Niigata Factories

  ブルボン本社・新潟工場群
  Niigata / Kashiwazaki and other areas ／ Confectionery & automated manufacturing

  Bourbon in Kashiwazaki. It has a group of factories with automated confectionery production.

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• Kaetsu Sake Brewery

  下越酒造
  Niigata / Aga ／ Sake & fermentation

  A sake brewery in Aga Town. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Kameda Seika

  亀田製菓
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Rice crackers & quality control

  Kameda Seika in Niigata. It makes Kaki no Tane and senbei rice crackers.

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• Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery

  今代司酒造
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Sake & brewery tours

  A sake brewery in Niigata. Founded in 1767, it accepts brewery tours.

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• Hakkaisan Brewery Uonuma no Sato

  八海醸造魚沼の里
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Sake & fermentation culture

  Uonuma no Sato, run by Hakkaisan Brewery of Minamiuonuma. An area that shows the culture of brewing and fermentation.

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• Kashimaya Honten

  加島屋本店
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Salmon processing & fermentation

  Salmon processing in Niigata. It carries on Murakami's salmon food culture, such as shiobiki salted salmon.

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• Hokusetsu Sake Brewery

  北雪酒造
  Niigata / Sado ／ Sake & island brewing

  A sake brewery on Sado. It brews on the island and also ships overseas.

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• Hara Sake Brewery Shusaikan

  原酒造酒彩館
  Niigata / Kashiwazaki ／ Sake & brewery exhibition

  A sake brewery in Kashiwazaki. It shows brewery exhibits at Shusaikan.

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• Yoshinogawa Sake Museum Jogura

  吉乃川酒ミュージアム醸蔵
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Sake & corporate history

  A sake museum in Nagaoka. It tells the history of a brewery founded in 1548, in a building that is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

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• Kiminoi Sake Brewery

  君の井酒造
  Niigata / Myoko ／ Sake & yamahai

  A sake brewery in Myoko. It continues yamahai brewing.

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• Obata Sake Brewery Manotsuru

  尾畑酒造真野鶴
  Niigata / Sado ／ Sake & school brewery

  A sake brewery on Sado. It brews at Gakkogura, a school brewery that uses a closed school.

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• Iwatsuka Confectionery

  岩塚製菓
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Rice crackers & food technology

  Iwatsuka Confectionery in Nagaoka. It makes rice crackers and has rice processing technology.

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• Minemura Jozo

  峰村醸造
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Miso & fermentation

  A miso brewery in Nuttari, Niigata. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Niigata Senbei Okoku

  新潟せんべい王国
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Rice crackers & manufacturing experience

  Niigata Senbei Okoku in Niigata. Visitors can try making rice crackers.

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• Niigata City Agri Park

  新潟市アグリパーク
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Agriculture & food experience

  The Agri Park of Niigata City. Visitors can experience farming and food processing.

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• Asahi Shuzo Sake Brewery

  朝日酒造
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Sake & brewery exhibition

  A sake brewery in Nagaoka. Its brand is Kubota, and it has brewery exhibits.

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• Nuttari Beer

  沼垂ビール
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Craft beer & local revitalization

  Craft beer from Nuttari, Niigata. It began along with a movement to revive an old market street.

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• Tamagawa Sake Brewery Echigo Yukikura-kan

  玉川酒造越後ゆきくら館
  Niigata / Uonuma ／ Snow storage & brewery tours

  A sake brewery in Uonuma. Visitors can tour a storehouse for yukinaka storage, in which sake is stored in snow.

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• Shirataki Sake Brewery

  白瀧酒造
  Niigata / Yuzawa ／ Sake & snow-country brewing

  A sake brewery in Yuzawa. In a land of deep snow, it carries out long, low-temperature fermentation.

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• Midorikawa Sake Brewery

  緑川酒造
  Niigata / Uonuma ／ Sake & low-temperature aging

  A sake brewery in Uonuma. It ages its sake for a long time at low temperature.

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• Aoki Sake Brewery Kakurei

  青木酒造鶴齢
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Sake & snow-country brewing

  A sake brewery in Minamiuonuma. Under the Kakurei brand, it brews in the low temperatures of the snow country.

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• Takachiyo Sake Brewery

  高千代酒造
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Sake & Mt. Makihata water system

  A sake brewery in Minamiuonuma. It brews with water of the Mount Makihata system.

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• Ayumasamune Sake Brewery

  鮎正宗酒造
  Niigata / Myoko ／ Sake & spring water

  A sake brewery in Myoko. It uses spring water as its brewing water.

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• Kirinzan Sake Brewery

  麒麟山酒造
  Niigata / Aga ／ Sake & Aga River system

  A sake brewery in Aga Town. It brews with water of the Agano River system.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 40 entries

• Tadafusa Factory Shop

  タダフサファクトリーショップ
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Kitchen knives & forging

  A kitchen knife maker in Sanjo. It handles the forging process and has a direct-sales shop attached.

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• Marunao

  マルナオ
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Woodwork & chopsticks

  Woodworking in Sanjo. Ebony and rosewood are shaved to make chopsticks.

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• Sanjo Buddhist Altars

  三条仏壇
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Buddhist altars & metal fittings

  Buddhist altars from Sanjo. They are distinguished by their chased metal fittings.

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• Sanjo Rokkaku Rolled Kites

  三条六角巻凧
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Paper and bamboo crafts & kites

  Rokkaku rolled kites from Sanjo. Hexagonal in shape, they can be rolled up and carried.

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• Sanjo Kaji Dojo

  三条鍛冶道場
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Forging & hands-on experience

  A blacksmithing dojo in Sanjo. Visitors can try forging.

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• Kameda-jima Striped Cotton

  亀田縞
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Cotton textiles & stripes

  A cotton textile from Kameda. Stripes are woven. Thick and sturdy, it was used for farm work clothes.

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• Sado Mumyoi Ware

  佐渡無名異焼
  Niigata / Sado ／ Pottery & mineral raw materials

  Mumyoi ware from Sado. It uses iron-oxide clay from the gold mine, which is fired hard without glaze and polished.

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• Izumozaki Handmade Paper Balloons

  出雲崎手作り紙風船
  Niigata / Izumozaki ／ Paper crafts & toys

  Paper balloons from Izumozaki. A toy made by pasting pieces of washi together and inflating it.

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• Kamo Folding Screens

  加茂屏風
  Niigata / Kamo ／ Woodwork & scroll mounting

  Folding screens from Kamo. A frame is built of wood, and paper and cloth are stretched over it.

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• Kamo Paulownia Chests

  加茂桐箪笥
  Niigata / Kamo ／ Paulownia furniture & joinery

  Paulownia chests from Kamo. Thick paulownia boards are assembled by joinery. Production volume is the highest in Japan.

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• Kamo Paper

  加茂紙
  Niigata / Kamo ／ Handmade washi paper

  Washi paper from Kamo. It is made from kozo paper mulberry.

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• Hokuetsu Corporation Niigata Mill

  北越コーポレーション新潟工場
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Papermaking & pulp

  A paper mill in Niigata. It makes paper from pulp.

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• Tokamachi Yuzen

  十日町友禅
  Niigata / Tokamachi ／ Dyeing & yuzen

  Yuzen from Tokamachi. Areas are outlined with paste and colors are applied inside.

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• Tokamachi Akashi Chijimi

  十日町明石ちぢみ
  Niigata / Tokamachi ／ Silk textiles & hard-twist yarn

  Akashi chijimi from Tokamachi. It is woven with tightly twisted thread and made into crisp, cool summer kimono.

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• Tokamachi Kasuri

  十日町絣
  Niigata / Tokamachi ／ Silk textiles & kasuri

  Kasuri from Tokamachi. Making use of the humidity of the snow country, silk threads are bound and woven.

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• Shiozawa Tsumugi

  塩沢紬
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Silk textiles & kasuri

  Tsumugi from Shiozawa. It is woven by combining fine cross and tortoiseshell kasuri patterns.

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• Oyachi Washi

  大谷地和紙
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Handmade washi paper

  Washi paper from Oyachi. It is made from kozo paper mulberry.

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• Yasuda Roof Tiles and Onigawara

  安田瓦鬼瓦
  Niigata / Agano ／ Roof tiles & ogre-tile makers

  Roof tiles and onigawara from Yasuda. Clay is fired hard to make tiles that withstand snow.

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• Teradomari Yamada Bentwood Ware

  寺泊山田の曲物
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Bentwood ware & woodwork

  Bentwood ware from Yamada in Teradomari. Thin cedar boards are bent to make containers.

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• Ojiya Tsumugi

  小千谷紬
  Niigata / Ojiya and other areas ／ Silk textiles & tsumugi

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

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• Ojiya Chijimi

  小千谷縮
  Niigata / Ojiya and other areas ／ Ramie textiles & snow bleaching

  A ramie textile from Ojiya. It is woven with twisted ramie thread and bleached white by laying it out on the snow. A national Important Intangible Cultural Property.

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• Oguni Washi

  小国和紙
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Handmade washi paper

  Washi paper from Oguni. It is bleached by laying it out on the snow.

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• Niitsu Ware

  新津焼
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Pottery & local clay

  Niitsu ware. Pottery fired from local clay.

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• Niigata Shirone Buddhist Altars

  新潟・白根仏壇
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Buddhist altars & lacquerwork

  Buddhist altars from Shirone. In a place where timber was gathered by boat transport on the Shinano River, they are finished with lacquer and gold leaf.

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• Niigata Hand-Coated Japanese Candles

  新潟手掛け和蝋燭
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Candles & hand-dipping

  Japanese candles from Niigata. Haze wax is applied in layers to the wick with bare hands.

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• Niigata Lacquerware

  新潟漆器
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Lacquerwork & bamboo-style lacquering

  Lacquerware from Niigata. It has a technique called take-nuri, in which bamboo joints are depicted in lacquer.

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• Niigata Prefecture Handmade Aerial Fireworks

  新潟県手作り打揚花火
  Niigata / Prefecture-wide ／ Fireworks & gunpowder arrangement

  Aerial fireworks from Niigata. Stars are arranged inside the shell to create the shape it takes when it opens. Nagaoka and Katakai are well known.

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• Hon-Shiozawa

  本塩沢
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Silk textiles & crepe texture

  A silk textile from Shiozawa. Tightly twisted thread produces an uneven texture called shibo.

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• Murakami Carved Tsuishu Lacquerware

  村上木彫堆朱
  Niigata / Murakami ／ Wood carving & lacquerwork

  Tsuishu from Murakami. Wood is carved and then coated with layers of lacquer, bringing out the carved lines. Although it bears the name tsuishu, its method differs from that of carved lacquer.

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• Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum

  燕市産業史料館
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Western tableware & tsuiki hammered copperware

  The industrial materials museum in Tsubame. It traces the path of a production area that moved from Japanese nails to Western tableware and hammered copperware.

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• Tsubame Hammered Copperware

  燕鎚起銅器
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Hammered metalwork & copperware

  Hammered copperware from Tsubame. A single sheet of copper is hammered and compressed with a mallet into a seamless vessel.

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• Gyokusendo

  玉川堂
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Tsuiki hammered copperware & workshop

  A hammered copperware workshop in Tsubame. Founded in 1816, it still hammers copper with mallets today.

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• Uetsu Shinafu

  羽越しな布
  Niigata / Murakami and other areas ／ Bark fiber & weaving

  Shinafu cloth from Murakami. The bark of the Japanese linden is boiled to extract fiber, which is then woven. It is regarded as one of Japan's oldest textiles.

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• Tojiro Open Factory

  藤次郎オープンファクトリー
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Kitchen knives & forging and grinding

  A kitchen knife maker in Tsubame. It opens its forging and grinding processes for viewing.

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• Suwada Blacksmith Works SUWADA OPEN FACTORY

  諏訪田製作所SUWADA OPEN FACTORY
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Blades & open factory

  A blade maker in Sanjo. It makes nail clippers and opens the factory as it is to show its manufacturing.

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• Echigo Sanjo Forged Blades

  越後三条打刃物
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Forging & kitchen knives and tools

  Forged blades from Sanjo. Kitchen knives and carpenter's tools are forged. The craft spread from the making of Japanese nails in the Edo period.

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• Echigo Jofu

  越後上布
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma and other areas ／ Ramie textiles & Intangible Cultural Heritage

  Jofu cloth from Echigo. Ramie is spliced into thread by hand and woven on a jibata backstrap loom. A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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• Echigo Yoita Forged Blades

  越後与板打刃物
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Forging & carpentry tools

  Forged blades from Yoita. Carpenter's tools such as chisels and planes are forged. The craft is said to have begun around the time of Uesugi Kenshin.

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• Echigo Matsunoyama Washi

  越後松之山和紙
  Niigata / Tokamachi ／ Handmade washi paper & snow-country materials

  Washi paper from Matsunoyama. It is made using materials of the snow country.

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• Nagaoka Buddhist Altars

  長岡仏壇
  Niigata / Nagaoka and other areas ／ Buddhist altars & wood and lacquer work

  Buddhist altars from Nagaoka. The wooden base, carving, lacquering and metal fittings are made through a division of labor.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 13 entries

• Corona Head Office Factory

  コロナ本社工場
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Heating & housing equipment

  Corona in Sanjo. It makes oil heaters and housing equipment.

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• Joetsu Batten Lace

  上越バテンレース
  Niigata / Joetsu ／ Lace & needlework

  Batten lace from Joetsu. Needlework in which tape is stitched in place to form patterns.

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• Shimomura Kihan

  下村企販
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Metal cookware

  A maker of metal cooking utensils in Tsubame.

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• Sado Nishimikawa Gold Park

  佐渡西三川ゴールドパーク
  Niigata / Sado ／ Gold dust & mine experience

  Nishimikawa on Sado. Visitors can try panning for gold dust.

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• Sado Gold Mine

  佐渡金山
  Niigata / Sado ／ Mines & World Heritage

  The gold mine of Sado. Hand-dug tunnels from the Edo period and modern facilities remain, and it is a World Cultural Heritage site.

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• Kuramo Electric

  倉茂電工
  Niigata / Joetsu ／ Electric wire & industrial cables

  It makes electric wire and industrial cables.

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• Hokko Chemical Industry Niigata Factory

  北興化学工業新潟工場
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Chemicals & agrochemical manufacturing

  A chemical plant in Niigata. It makes agricultural chemicals.

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• Historic Site Sado Magistrate's Office

  史跡佐渡奉行所跡
  Niigata / Sado ／ Mine administration & ore dressing technology

  The site of the Sado Magistrate's Office. A facility where gold ore was dressed and refined has been reconstructed.

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• Wahei Freiz

  和平フレイズ
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Metal housewares

  Metal housewares from Tsubame. It makes kitchen goods.

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• Arisawa Manufacturing

  有沢製作所
  Niigata / Joetsu ／ Electronic materials & composite materials

  Arisawa Manufacturing in Joetsu. It makes electronic materials and composite materials.

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• Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Service Hall

  柏崎刈羽原子力発電所サービスホール
  Niigata / Kashiwazaki, Kariwa ／ Nuclear power & energy exhibition

  The service hall of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station. It presents exhibits on energy.

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• Tsubame-Sanjo Regional Industries Promotion Center

  燕三条地場産業振興センター
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Metalworking & production-area exhibition

  The regional industries promotion center of Tsubame-Sanjo. It gathers the products of the area for display and sale.

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• Tsubame City Migakiya Ichibankan

  燕市磨き屋一番館
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Metal polishing & hands-on experience

  Migakiya Ichibankan in Tsubame. It passes on metal polishing techniques, and visitors can try them.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 5 entries

• Dainichi Kogyo Head Office Factory

  ダイニチ工業本社工場
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Heating & humidifiers

  Dainichi in Niigata. It makes oil fan heaters and humidifiers.

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• Twinbird Head Office

  ツインバード本社
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Home appliances & product development

  Twinbird in Tsubame. It develops and designs home appliances.

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• Yamazaki Kinzoku Kogyo

  山崎金属工業
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Western tableware & polishing

  A Western tableware maker in Tsubame. It has polishing technology.

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• Nippon Seiki Head Office

  日本精機本社
  Niigata / Nagaoka ／ Vehicle instruments & HUD

  Nippon Seiki in Nagaoka. It makes vehicle instrument clusters and head-up displays.

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• Endo Shoji

  遠藤商事
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Commercial kitchen supplies

  It handles commercial kitchen supplies.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 12 entries

• Sanjo Blacksmith Dojo

  三条鍛冶道場
  Niigata / Sanjo ／ Metalwork

  A blade town that began by forging nails for Edo; its forge is open, the fire worked in front of visitors.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Gosen Silk

  五泉の絹織物
  Niigata / Gosen ／ Dyeing & weaving

  A silk district working both weave and knit, its foundation the technique of twisting the yarn.

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• Kamo Paulownia Chests

  加茂桐箪笥
  Niigata / Kamo ／ Crafts & pottery

  A major share of Japan's paulownia chests; the wood swells with humidity, sealing the drawers by itself.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Tokamachi Kimono

  十日町きもの
  Niigata / Tokamachi ／ Dyeing & weaving

  From ramie to silk kasuri and yuzen; the snow's humidity is what makes the dyeing work.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Shiozawa Tsumugi

  塩沢紬と本塩沢
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Dyeing & weaving

  The ramie technique applied to silk, its kasuri dots so small the pattern is named after mosquitoes.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Ojiya Chijimi

  小千谷縮
  Niigata / Ojiya ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Hard-twisted weft crinkled by hot water into a summer cloth that never clings; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Niigata Lacquerware

  新潟漆器
  Niigata / Niigata ／ Lacquer art

  Specialising in trick finishes - lacquer made to look exactly like bamboo, or stone, over a wooden body.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Murakami Carved Lacquer

  村上木彫堆朱
  Niigata / Murakami ／ Lacquer art / Sculpture

  Carved wood layered with a dozen coats of lacquer and matted down; use wears the surface until the red shows through.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Mumyoi Ware

  無名異焼
  Niigata / Sado ／ Crafts & pottery

  Made from iron-rich earth taken from the gold mine, fired so hard the pots ring like metal.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Gyokusendo

  玉川堂
  Niigata / Tsubame ／ Metalwork

  Two centuries of raising copper vessels - spout and body from a single sheet, without a join.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Aikawa Craft Museum

  相川技能伝承展示館
  Niigata / Sado ／ Crafts & pottery / Dyeing & weaving

  Keeps Sado's pottery and its rag weaving - both born from using up what the island had.

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• Echigo Jofu Ramie Cloth

  越後上布
  Niigata / Minamiuonuma ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Ramie split by fingernail, spun by hand, woven, then bleached on the snow; UNESCO Intangible Heritage.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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