Shiga directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 24 entries

• Taneya Echigawa Plant

  たねや愛知川工場
  Shiga / Aisho ／ Japanese sweets & food manufacturing

  The Taneya plant in Aisho. It makes Japanese sweets.

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• Mentai Park Biwako

  めんたいパークびわ湖
  Shiga / Yasu ／ Seafood processing & factory exhibition

  Mentai Park in Yasu. It makes mentaiko near Lake Biwa and shows the process to visitors.

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• Kirin Beverage Shiga Plant

  キリンビバレッジ滋賀工場
  Shiga / Taga ／ Soft drinks & manufacturing

  A beverage plant in Taga. It makes soft drinks.

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• Kirin Brewery Shiga Plant

  キリンビール滋賀工場
  Shiga / Taga ／ Beer & brewery tours

  A beer brewery in Taga. It brews with the subsoil water of Suzuka.

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• La Collina Omihachiman Taneya and Club Harie

  ラコリーナ近江八幡たねや・クラブハリエ
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Confectionery & local architecture

  La Collina in Omihachiman. In a building designed by Fujimori Terunobu, it shows confectionery being made.

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• Sato Sake Brewery Chomeiji

  佐藤酒造長命寺
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Sake & Koto brewing

  Sato Shuzo in Nagahama. Its flagship brand is Kohama.

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• Tomita Sake Brewery Shichihonyari

  冨田酒造七本鎗
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Sake & Hokkoku Kaido road

  Tomita Sake Brewery in Nagahama. Its brand is Shichihonyari, and it stands along the Hokkoku Kaido road.

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• Kitajima Sake Brewery

  北島酒造
  Shiga / Konan ／ Sake: Miyosakae

  Kitajima Sake Brewery in Konan. It brews under the Miyosakae brand.

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• Kano Shojuan Sunai no Sato

  叶匠壽庵寿長生の郷
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Japanese sweets & agriculture-industry partnership

  Kanou Shoujuan in Otsu. It has its own farm, where it grows plums, yuzu and more for use in its sweets.

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• Taga Sake Brewery

  多賀酒造
  Shiga / Taga ／ Sake & local brewing

  A sake brewery in Taga. It brews locally.

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• Ota Sake Brewery Dokan-gura

  太田酒造道灌蔵
  Shiga / Kusatsu ／ Sake & wine

  Ota Sake Brewery in Kusatsu. It makes sake and wine.

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• Yamaji Sake Brewery

  山路酒造
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Sake & mulberry liqueur

  Yamaji Sake Brewery in Nagahama. It makes kuwazake, a liquor that uses mulberry leaves.

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• Okamura Honke Kinkame

  岡村本家金亀
  Shiga / Toyosato ／ Sake & breweries

  Okamura Honke in Toyosato. It brews under the Kinkame brand.

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• Shoai-zome Indigo Dyeing

  正藍染
  Shiga / Konan ／ Fermentation-vat indigo dyeing

  Shoai-zome, in which indigo is fermented to prepare the dye vat.

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• Ikemoto Sake Brewery Biwa no Choju

  池本酒造琵琶の長寿
  Shiga / Takashima ／ Sake & Kosei brewing

  Ikemoto Sake Brewery in Takashima. It brews under the Biwa no Choju brand.

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• Naminooto Sake Brewery

  浪乃音酒造
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Sake & Lake Biwa shore

  Naminooto Sake Brewery in Otsu. It brews on the shore of Lake Biwa.

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• Shiga Agricultural Park Blume no Oka Workshop

  滋賀農業公園ブルーメの丘工房
  Shiga / Hino ／ Agriculture & dairy and meat processing

  Blume no Oka in Hino. Visitors can try processing milk and meat.

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• Emishiki Sake Brewery

  笑四季酒造
  Shiga / Koka ／ Sake & brewing

  Emishiki Sake Brewery in Koka. It handles brewing.

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• Mifuku Sake Brewery

  美冨久酒造
  Shiga / Koka ／ Sake & breweries

  Mifuku Sake Brewery in Koka. A local sake brewery.

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• Zeze Ware

  膳所焼
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Pottery & tea ceramics

  Zeze ware from Otsu. One of the Seven Kilns of Enshu, it fires tea ceramics.

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• Fujimoto Sake Brewery Shinkai-gura

  藤本酒造神開蔵
  Shiga / Koka ／ Sake & fermentation

  Fujimoto Sake Brewery in Koka. It brews under the Shinkai brand.

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• Omi Sake Brewery

  近江酒造
  Shiga / Higashiomi ／ Sake & fermentation

  Omi Sake Brewery in Higashiomi. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Yasu River Historical Park Rural Space Center

  野洲川歴史公園田園空間センター
  Shiga / Yasu ／ River improvement & agricultural irrigation

  The rural space center on the Yasu River. It tells of the rerouting of the river and agricultural irrigation.

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• Ayuya no Sato Related Fish Processing Exhibit

  鮎家の郷関連水産加工展示
  Shiga / Yasu ／ Lake fish processing & local foods

  Ayuya in Otsu. It processes fish from Lake Biwa.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 33 entries

• Ibushi Onigawara

  いぶし鬼瓦
  Shiga / Otsu and others ／ Roof tiles & ogre-tile makers

  Onigawara of smoked ibushi tile. At the end of firing they are smoked to turn them silver.

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• Woodturned Crafts

  ろくろ工芸品
  Shiga / Prefecture-wide ／ Woodwork & lathe turning

  Wood is turned on a lathe to make vessels.

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• Shigaraki Traditional Industry Hall

  信楽伝統産業会館
  Shiga / Koka ／ Shigaraki ware & production-area exhibition

  The traditional industry hall in Shigaraki. It exhibits the pottery of the production area.

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• Shigaraki Ware

  信楽焼
  Shiga / Koka ／ Ceramics & nationally designated craft

  Pottery from Shigaraki in Koka. The feldspar contained in the coarse clay bursts out white, and the ware fires to a scarlet color. One of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.

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• Hachiman Round Bamboo Crafts

  八幡丸竹工芸品
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Bamboo crafts

  Round bamboo craft from Omihachiman. Round bamboo is used as it is and assembled.

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• Revived Koto Ware

  再興湖東焼
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Pottery

  Koto ware from Hikone. A porcelain that flourished as a domain kiln, then died out and was revived.

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• Japanese Candles

  和ろうそく
  Shiga / Takashima and other areas ／ Candles & hand-dipping

  Japanese candles. Wax taken from the fruit of the haze tree is applied in layers to the wick with bare hands.

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• Obata Dolls

  小幡人形
  Shiga / Higashiomi ／ Clay dolls

  Obata dolls from Higashiomi. Clay dolls of painted unglazed earthenware.

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• Hikone Valve Industry Cluster

  彦根バルブ産業集積
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Valves & casting

  The valve industry of Hikone. The casting technology of Buddhist altars shifted to valves, and the area became a production center.

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• Hikone Buddhist Altars

  彦根仏壇
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Buddhist altars & nationally designated craft

  Buddhist altars from Hikone. Craftsmen who made arms and armor for the Hikone domain are said to have turned to Buddhist altars in peacetime.

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• Hikone Embroidery

  彦根繍
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Embroidery

  Embroidery from Hikone. Patterns are stitched into cloth with silk thread.

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• Echigawa Bin-zaiku Temari

  愛知川びん細工手まり
  Shiga / Aisho ／ Craft inside glass bottles

  Bin-zaiku temari from Aisho. A temari ball is placed inside a narrow-mouthed glass bottle. A piece of work that leaves one wondering how it was put in.

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• Handwoven Sanada Cords

  手織真田紐
  Shiga / Prefecture-wide ／ Narrow fabrics

  Sanada cords. A narrow, thick woven band used for tying boxes.

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• Oshie Craft and Hachiman Oshie

  押絵細工・八幡押絵
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Padded cloth pictures & dolls

  Oshie from Omihachiman. Cloth padded with cotton is pasted onto a board.

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• Nippon Electric Glass Otsu Plant

  日本電気硝子大津事業場
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Glass & R&D

  Nippon Electric Glass in Otsu. It carries out glass research and development.

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• Nippon Electric Glass Shiga Takatsuki Plant

  日本電気硝子滋賀高月事業場
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Specialty glass & melting

  Nippon Electric Glass in Takatsuki, Nagahama. It melts and makes specialty glass.

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• Wooden Beads and Fine Wooden Prayer Beads

  木珠・高級木製数珠玉
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Woodwork & prayer beads

  Wooden prayer beads are turned. The area has continued as a producer of beads for rosaries.

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• Musical Instrument Strings

  楽器糸
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Silk thread & instrument components

  Strings for koto and shamisen are twisted from silk.

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• Goshu Reed Blinds

  江州よしすだれ
  Shiga / Omihachiman and other areas ／ Reed & weaving

  Reed blinds from Goshu. Reeds from Lake Biwa are woven.

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• Koto Hemp Textiles

  湖東麻織物
  Shiga / Koto area ／ Ramie textiles

  Hemp textiles from Koto. Ramie is woven.

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• Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

  滋賀県立陶芸の森
  Shiga / Koka ／ Pottery & ceramic industry exhibition

  The Ceramic Cultural Park in Shigaraki, Koka. Pottery making and exhibition are carried out as one.

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• Mikoshi Portable Shrines

  神輿
  Shiga / Yasu ／ Woodwork, lacquer & metalwork

  Mikoshi. A festival craft that brings together woodworking, lacquer and metalwork. Omi has continued as a mikoshi-producing area.

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• Hatasho Tsumugi

  秦荘紬
  Shiga / Aisho ／ Silk textiles & kasuri

  Hatasho tsumugi from Aisho. Kasuri is woven with silk thread.

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• Tsuzure Nishiki Tapestry Weaving

  綴錦
  Shiga / Moriyama and other areas ／ Hand weaving & tsuzure tapestry weave

  Tsuzure tapestry weaving. The weft threads are raked into place with the fingernails to weave out pictures.

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• Plant-Dyed Hand-Braided Kumihimo

  草木染手組組紐
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Plant dyeing & braided cords

  Kumihimo cords braided by hand from thread dyed with plants.

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• Omi Jofu

  近江上布
  Shiga / Aisho and other areas ／ Ramie textiles & nationally designated craft

  Omi jofu from Aisho. Ramie is spliced into thread by hand and woven. It has a technique in which kasuri is dyed by pressing the threads with a comb.

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• Omi Jofu Traditional Industry Hall

  近江上布伝統産業会館
  Shiga / Aisho ／ Ramie textiles & hands-on experience

  The Omi Jofu Traditional Industry Hall in Aisho. Visitors can try hemp weaving.

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• Omi Shimoda Ware

  近江下田焼
  Shiga / Konan ／ Pottery

  Shimoda ware from Omi. Local pottery.

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• Omi Fan Paper

  近江扇面紙
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Washi paper & fan faces

  Fan paper from Omi. Washi for covering fans is made.

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• Omi Mawata Silk Floss

  近江真綿
  Shiga / Maibara and other areas ／ Sericulture & floss silk

  Silk floss from Omi. Cocoons are boiled and spread by hand into floss.

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• Omi Ganpi Paper and Omi Naruko Washi

  近江雁皮紙・近江なるこ和紙
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Handmade washi paper

  Ganpi paper from Omi. A thin, glossy washi made from ganpi.

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• Nagahama Chirimen

  長浜縮緬
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Silk textiles & hard-twist yarn

  Chirimen crepe from Nagahama. It is woven with tightly twisted thread to produce the crinkled texture called shibo. It is known by the name Hama chirimen.

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• Unpei Brushes

  雲平筆
  Shiga / Takashima ／ Brushes & bristle setting

  Unpei brushes. In Koto, animal hair is aligned and set in the handle. Brushes for calligraphy and painting are made.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 21 entries

• SCREEN Holdings Hikone Site

  SCREENホールディングス彦根事業所
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Semiconductor manufacturing equipment

  SCREEN in Hikone. It assembles semiconductor cleaning equipment.

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• Omron Kusatsu Office

  オムロン草津事業所
  Shiga / Kusatsu ／ Control equipment & factory automation

  Omron in Kusatsu. It makes control equipment and factory automation devices.

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• Daihatsu Motor Shiga Ryuo Plant

  ダイハツ工業滋賀竜王工場
  Shiga / Ryuo ／ Finished vehicles & engines

  Daihatsu in Ryuo. It builds complete vehicles and engines.

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• Toyota Boshoku Shiga Plant

  トヨタ紡織滋賀工場
  Shiga / Koka ／ Automotive interiors & filters

  Toyota Boshoku in Shiga. It makes automobile interiors and filters.

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• Bridgestone Hikone Plant

  ブリヂストン彦根工場
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Tires & rubber processing

  Bridgestone in Hikone. It makes tires to the east of Lake Biwa.

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• Yanmar Biwa Plant

  ヤンマーびわ工場
  Shiga / Nagahama ／ Small engines & production technology

  Yanmar's Biwa Plant in Nagahama. It makes small engines.

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• Kyocera Shiga Yokaichi Plant

  京セラ滋賀八日市工場
  Shiga / Higashiomi ／ Electronic components & ceramics

  Kyocera in Yokaichi. It makes ceramic packages.

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• Kyocera Shiga Gamo Plant

  京セラ滋賀蒲生工場
  Shiga / Higashiomi ／ Fine ceramics

  Kyocera in Gamo. It makes fine ceramics.

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• Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits Shiga Works

  住友電工プリントサーキット滋賀事業所
  Shiga / Koka ／ Electronic circuits & precision machining

  Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits in Shiga. It precisely processes electronic circuits.

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• Furukawa AS Head Office Plant

  古河AS本社工場
  Shiga / Kora ／ Wire harnesses

  Furukawa AS in Shiga. It makes automotive wire harnesses.

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• Heiwado Taga Distribution Center

  平和堂多賀流通センター
  Shiga / Taga ／ Retail logistics & automation

  Heiwado's distribution center in Taga. It automates retail logistics.

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• NSK Otsu Plant

  日本精工大津工場
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Bearings & precision machining

  NSK in Otsu. It precisely machines bearings.

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• Nissin Foods Shiga Plant

  日清食品滋賀工場
  Shiga / Ritto ／ Instant noodles & smart factory

  Nissin Foods in Shiga. An automated factory that makes instant noodles.

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• Asahi Kasei Moriyama Works

  旭化成守山製造所
  Shiga / Moriyama ／ Battery separators & functional membranes

  Asahi Kasei in Moriyama. It makes battery separators and functional membranes.

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• Toray Shiga Plant

  東レ滋賀事業場
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Fibers & water treatment membranes

  Toray in Otsu. It makes fibers and water treatment membranes.

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• Lake Biwa Canal Otsu Lock

  琵琶湖疏水大津閘門
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Water transport & modern civil engineering

  The lock of the Lake Biwa Canal in Otsu. The starting point of the modern civil engineering work that drew water from Lake Biwa to Kyoto.

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• Koka no Sato Ninjutsu Village Medicinal Herb Experience

  甲賀の里忍術村薬草関連体験
  Shiga / Koka ／ Medicinal herbs & everyday skills

  The ninjutsu village in Koka. It conveys the everyday skills of the shinobi, who used medicinal herbs.

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• Koka and Hino Pharmaceutical Industry

  甲賀・日野製薬産業
  Shiga / Koka, Hino ／ Household deposit medicines & pharmaceuticals

  Pharmaceuticals in Koka and Hino. Household deposit medicines dating from the Edo period are made.

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• Sekisui Chemical Shiga Ritto Plant

  積水化学工業滋賀栗東工場
  Shiga / Ritto ／ Plastic piping & infrastructure

  Sekisui Chemical in Ritto. It makes resin piping.

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• Sekisui Chemical Shiga Minakuchi Plant

  積水化学工業滋賀水口工場
  Shiga / Koka ／ High-performance resins & housing components

  Sekisui Chemical in Minakuchi, Koka. It makes high-performance resins and housing components.

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• Ritsumeikan University BKC Robotics Research Base

  立命館大学BKCロボティクス研究拠点
  Shiga / Kusatsu ／ Robots & science and engineering research

  Ritsumeikan University in Kusatsu. A research base for robots and science and engineering.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 2 entries

• Panasonic Kusatsu Plant

  パナソニック草津工場
  Shiga / Kusatsu ／ Home appliances & energy-saving equipment

  Panasonic in Kusatsu. It makes home appliances and energy-saving equipment.

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• Otsu-e Folk Paintings

  大津絵
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Folk painting & coloring

  Otsu-e. Folk paintings made in the Edo period as souvenirs of the Tokaido road. Demons and deities are painted with quick brushwork.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 6 entries

• Shigaraki Tanuki

  信楽の狸の置物
  Shiga / Koka ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  Spread nationwide after an imperial visit; each of the eight things the badger carries stands for a virtue.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Shigaraki Ware

  信楽焼
  Shiga / Koka ／ Crafts & pottery

  One of the six ancient kilns; feldspar in the coarse clay bursts white through the surface, and fire and ash mark each pot differently.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Buddhist Implements of Otsu

  大津の仏具と京仏壇の下請け
  Shiga / Otsu ／ Metalwork / Lacquer art

  Serving the demand of Mt Hiei and Kyoto, workshops here still handle single stages of the trade.

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• Hikone Butsudan

  彦根仏壇
  Shiga / Hikone ／ Lacquer art / Metalwork & engraving

  Armourers turned to altars in peacetime; seven separate trades now build each one.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Reed Screens of Omi

  近江のヨシ簀と葭簀職人
  Shiga / Omihachiman ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  Lakeside reeds cut and woven into screens and thatch - wetland management and craft as a single job.

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• Omi Jofu Ramie Cloth

  近江上布
  Shiga / Aisho ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Fine summer ramie whose kasuri patterns are made by pressing dye onto the threads with a comb.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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