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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 22 entries

• Yasaka Cooperative Farm

  やさか共同農場
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Organic farming & miso processing

  Yasaka Cooperative Farm in Hamada. It practices organic farming and makes miso.

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• Ichinomiya Sake Brewery

  一宮酒造
  Shimane / Oda ／ Sake & Iwami Ginzan

  Ichinomiya Sake Brewery in Oda. It brews in the land of the Iwami Ginzan silver mine.

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• Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Head Office Factory

  三菱マヒンドラ農機本社工場
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Agricultural machinery & tractors

  Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery in Matsue. It makes tractors.

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• Nakaura Foods Head Office Factory

  中浦食品本社工場
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Confectionery & food manufacturing

  Nakaura Foods in Shimane. It makes confectionery.

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• Inoue Soy Sauce Shop

  井上醤油店
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Soy sauce & old-style brewing

  Inoue Shoyu-ten in Okuizumo. It continues traditional brewing in wooden vats.

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• Kokki Sake Brewery

  國暉酒造
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Sake & breweries

  Kokki Sake Brewery in Matsue. A local sake brewery.

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• Okuizumo Sake Brewery

  奥出雲酒造
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Sake & local brewing

  Okuizumo Sake Brewery. It brews locally.

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• Fuji Sake Brewery

  富士酒造
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Sake: Izumo Fuji

  Fuji Sake Brewery in Izumo. It brews under the Izumo Fuji brand.

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• Nihonkai Sake Brewery

  日本海酒造
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Sake: Kan Nihonkai

  Nihonkai Sake Brewery in Hamada. It brews under the Kan Nihonkai brand.

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• Asahi Sake Brewery

  旭日酒造
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Sake: Jujiasahi

  Asahi Sake Brewery in Izumo. It brews under the Juji Asahi brand.

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• Rihaku Sake Brewery

  李白酒造
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Sake & fermentation

  Rihaku Sake Brewery in Matsue. It handles the fermentation process.

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• Itakura Sake Brewery

  板倉酒造
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Sake: Tenon

  Itakura Sake Brewery in Izumo. It brews under the Ten'on brand.

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• Kuwabara Sakaba Sake Brewery

  桑原酒場
  Shimane / Masuda ／ Sake: Fusozuru

  Kuwabara Sakaba in Masuda. It brews under the Fusozuru brand.

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• Morita Soy Sauce Shop

  森田醤油店
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Soy sauce & natural brewing

  Morita Shoyu-ten in Okuizumo. It makes soy sauce by natural brewing.

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• Hamada Municipal Seafood Brokers' Market

  浜田市公設水産物仲買売場
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Seafood distribution & local food

  The seafood brokers' market in Hamada. It distributes fish from the Sea of Japan.

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• Tamazakura Sake Brewery

  玉櫻酒造
  Shimane / Onan ／ Sake & warmed sake culture

  Tamazakura Sake Brewery in Onan. It champions sake that tastes good warmed.

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• Oroku Sake Brewery

  王祿酒造
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Sake & Higashiizumo

  Oroku Sake Brewery in Higashiizumo. It was early to release unfiltered, unpasteurized, undiluted sake.

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• Hikami Sake Brewery

  簸上清酒
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Sake: Nanakanba

  Hikami Sake Brewery in Okuizumo. It brews under the Nanakanba brand.

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• Yoneda Sake Brewery

  米田酒造
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Sake: Toyo no Aki

  Yoneda Sake Brewery in Matsue. It brews under the Toyo no Aki brand.

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• Wakame Foods Head Office Factory

  若女食品本社工場
  Shimane / Gotsu ／ Fish paste products & frozen foods

  Wakame Foods in Shimane. It makes fish-paste products and frozen foods.

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• Wakabayashi Sake Brewery

  若林酒造
  Shimane / Yunotsu ／ Sake: Kaishun

  Wakabayashi Sake Brewery in Oda. It brews under the Kaishun brand.

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• Miyakonishiki Sake Brewery

  都錦酒造
  Shimane / Gotsu ／ Sake & fermentation

  Miyakonishiki Sake Brewery in Shimane. It handles the fermentation process.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 28 entries

• OM Metal Industries Head Office Factory

  オーエム金属工業本社工場
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Casting & machining

  OM Metal in Shimane. It handles casting and machining.

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• Yakumo-nuri Lacquerware

  八雲塗
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Lacquerware & lacquerwork

  Yakumo-nuri lacquerware from Matsue. Lacquer is applied in layers, and the pictures emerge more clearly as the years pass.

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• Shussai Kiln

  出西窯
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Pottery & mingei folk craft

  Shussai Kiln in Izumo. It began under the guidance of Yanagi Soetsu and others, and its potters make vessels as anonymous craftsmen.

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• Izumo Itto-bori Carving

  出雲一刀彫
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Wood carving & myth-themed crafts

  Itto-bori single-knife carving from Izumo. Subjects from mythology are carved.

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• Izumo Mingei Paper

  出雲民藝紙
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Handmade washi paper & mingei folk craft

  Izumo mingei paper from Matsue. A washi paper started by Abe Eishiro, it was valued by the mingei folk craft movement.

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• Izumo Stone Lanterns

  出雲石燈ろう
  Shimane / Matsue, Izumo ／ Kimachi stone & nationally designated craft

  Stone lanterns from Matsue. They are carved from Kimachi stone, a tuffaceous sandstone. It is soft and moss grows on it easily.

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• Izumo Forged Blades

  出雲鍛造刃物
  Shimane / Yasugi, Unnan and other areas ／ Forging & tatara lineage

  Forged blades from Izumo. Blacksmithing in the lineage of tatara ironmaking.

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• Moriya Cutlery Laboratory Head Office Factory

  守谷刃物研究所本社工場
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Special steel & precision blades

  Moriya Cutlery Laboratory in Yasugi. It makes precision blades from specialty steel.

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• Shimane Nakabayashi Hirata Factory

  島根ナカバヤシ平田工場
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Paper products & bookbinding

  Nakabayashi in Izumo. It handles paper products and bookbinding.

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• Hirose Kasuri

  広瀬絣
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Kasuri weaving & dyeing and weaving

  Hirose kasuri from Yasugi. It is dyed with indigo and woven into pictorial kasuri. Large designs are its hallmark.

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• Hiikawa Washi

  斐伊川和紙
  Shimane / Unnan ／ Handmade washi paper

  Hiikawa washi paper from Unnan. It is made from kozo paper mulberry.

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• Wooden Dolls and Izumo Dolls

  木地人形・出雲人形
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Woodwork & folk dolls

  Wooden dolls from Izumo. Wood is turned on a lathe to make the dolls.

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• Kimachi Stone

  来待ストーン
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Kimachi stone & stone culture

  Kimachi Stone in Matsue. Located where Kimachi stone is quarried, it conveys the culture of stone.

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• Moriyama Kiln

  森山窯
  Shimane / Oda ／ Pottery & climbing kiln

  Moriyama Kiln in Oda. It fires in a climbing kiln.

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• Yunotsu Ware

  温泉津焼
  Shimane / Oda ／ Pottery & climbing kiln

  Pottery from Yunotsu in Oda. Climbing kilns built on the slope remain.

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• Yumachi Kiln

  湯町窯
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Pottery & mingei folk craft

  Yumachi Kiln in Matsue. It is known for its egg baker, made with advice from Bernard Leach.

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• Sekishu Kameyama Ware

  石州亀山焼
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Pottery & local kilns

  Kameyama ware from Gotsu. A local kiln.

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• Sekishu Washi

  石州和紙
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Handmade washi paper & nationally designated craft

  Sekishu washi paper from Hamada. It is made from kozo paper mulberry. Thin and strong, it is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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• Sekishu Washi Center

  石州和紙会館
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Washi paper & papermaking experience

  The Sekishu Washi Center in Hamada. Visitors can try papermaking.

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• Iwami Ware

  石見焼
  Shimane / Gotsu, Hamada and other areas ／ Pottery & nationally designated craft

  Iwami ware from Gotsu. It is known for large jars coated with Kimachi glaze. They were shipped throughout Japan as jars for storing water.

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• Iwami Kagura Costumes

  石見神楽衣裳
  Shimane / Hamada and others ／ Embroidery & gold thread decoration

  Costumes for Iwami Kagura. Heavy costumes embroidered with gold thread are tailored.

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• Iwami Kagura Masks

  石見神楽面
  Shimane / Hamada, Gotsu and other areas ／ Kagura masks & Sekishu washi paper

  Iwami Kagura masks from Hamada. Because they are made by pasting layers of Sekishu washi paper, they are light and withstand vigorous dancing.

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• Fukumitsu Stonework

  福光石石工品
  Shimane / Oda ／ Tuff & stone working

  Fukumitsu stone from Oda. The soft tuff is quarried and worked.

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• Hada Seiko Head Office Factory

  秦精工本社工場
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Precision forging & machine parts

  Hada Seiko in Shimane. It makes machine parts by precision forging.

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• Tsutsugaki Indigo Dyeing

  筒描藍染
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Indigo dyeing & stencil dyeing

  Tsutsugaki indigo dyeing from Izumo. Paste is applied with a tube, then the piece is dyed with indigo.

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• Sodeshi Ware

  袖師焼
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Pottery & mingei folk craft

  Sodeshi ware from Matsue. It follows in the tradition of the mingei folk craft movement.

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• Oki Woodwork and Obsidian Crafts

  隠岐の木工・黒曜石工芸
  Shimane / Oki area ／ Woodwork & stone

  Woodwork and obsidian crafts from Oki. Obsidian was carried to the mainland in the Stone Age.

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• Unshu Abacuses

  雲州そろばん
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Woodwork & nationally designated craft

  Unshu abacuses from Okuizumo. Three kinds of wood, smoked bamboo, Japanese apricot and birch, are each put to their own use.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 20 entries

• Iwami Murata Manufacturing

  イワミ村田製作所
  Shimane / Oda ／ Electronic components & sensors

  Izumo Murata Manufacturing's Iwami Plant in Oda. It makes capacitors, EMI suppression filters and resistors.

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• OK Industries Shimane Factory

  オーケー工業島根工場
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Precision press forming & auto parts

  OK Industries in Shimane. It makes automotive parts by precision stamping.

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• Kiguchi Technics Head Office

  キグチテクニクス本社
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Materials testing & aerospace

  Kiguchi Technics in Yasugi. It conducts materials testing and holds aerospace accreditation.

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• Shimane Masuda Electronics Head Office Factory

  シマネ益田電子本社工場
  Shimane / Masuda ／ Semiconductors & electronics manufacturing

  Shimane Masuda Electronics in Masuda. It makes semiconductors and electronic components.

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• Juntendo Logistics and Store Network

  ジュンテンドー物流・店舗網
  Shimane / Masuda ／ Retail logistics & local supply

  Juntendo in Shimane. It handles the retail logistics that deliver goods to local communities.

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• Star Seiki Izumo Factory

  スター精機出雲工場
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Industrial robots & automation

  Star Seiki in Izumo. It handles industrial robots and automation.

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• Hikawa Seiko Head Office Factory

  ヒカワ精工本社工場
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Precision machining & production equipment

  Hikawa Seiko in Shimane. It handles precision machining and production equipment.

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• Proterial Yasugi Works

  プロテリアル安来工場
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Special steel & high-grade metals

  Proterial in Yasugi. It makes specialty steels such as Yasuki Hagane. It descends from the tatara tradition.

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• Proterial Yasugi Works and Wako Museum Partnership

  プロテリアル安来工場和鋼博物館連携
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Special steel & tatara technology

  A factory and the Wako Museum in Yasugi. They convey how tatara technology led to modern specialty steel.

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• Yasuki Hagane Center

  ヤスキハガネセンター
  Shimane / Yasugi ／ Special steel & distribution processing

  The Yasuki Hagane Center in Yasugi. It distributes and processes specialty steel.

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• Izumo Murata Manufacturing

  出雲村田製作所
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Multilayer ceramic capacitors

  Murata Manufacturing in Izumo. One of the main factories for multilayer ceramic capacitors.

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• Okuizumo Tatara and Sword Museum

  奥出雲たたらと刀剣館
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Tatara ironmaking & swords

  The Tatara and Sword Museum in Okuizumo. It presents tatara ironmaking, in which iron sand and charcoal are fed into the furnace continuously for three days and three nights.

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• Shimane Nuclear Power Museum

  島根原子力館
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Nuclear power & energy education

  The Shimane Nuclear Power Museum in Matsue. It serves energy education.

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• Shimane Fujitsu Head Office Factory

  島根富士通本社工場
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Notebook PCs & electronics manufacturing

  Shimane Fujitsu in Izumo. It makes notebook computers.

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• Shimane Shimadzu Head Office Factory

  島根島津本社工場
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Medical devices & analytical equipment

  Shimane Shimadzu in Izumo. It makes medical X-ray diagnostic systems and other equipment.

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• Shimane Aquarium Aquas

  島根県立しまね海洋館アクアス
  Shimane / Hamada, Gotsu ／ Marine life & husbandry techniques

  Aquas in Hamada. An aquarium known for the bubble rings of its beluga whales.

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• Shimane Prefectural Lake Shinji Nature Museum Gobius

  島根県立宍道湖自然館ゴビウス
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Brackish-water life & environmental education

  Gobius, the Lake Shinji nature museum in Izumo. It exhibits brackish-water creatures.

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• Shimane Denko Head Office

  島根電工本社
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Facility engineering & energy saving

  Shimane Denko in Matsue. It handles facilities installation work and energy saving.

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• Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center

  石見銀山世界遺産センター
  Shimane / Oda ／ Mines & smelting technology

  The Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center in Oda. It presents the silver-refining technique known as the haifuki cupellation method.

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• Hagi-Iwami Airport Aviation Exhibits and Operations

  萩・石見空港航空展示・運用
  Shimane / Masuda ／ Aviation & regional transport

  Hagi-Iwami Airport in Masuda. It serves the region's transportation.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 6 entries

• Hoshizaki Shimane Head Office Factory

  ホシザキ島根本社工場
  Shimane / Unnan ／ Commercial kitchen equipment

  Hoshizaki in Shimane. It makes commercial kitchen equipment.

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• Kabeya Shuseikan

  可部屋集成館
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Ironmasters & tatara management

  Kabeya Shuseikan in Okuizumo. It houses materials that remain in the home of a family of proprietors known as tesshi, or ironmasters.

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• Lake Shinji Green Park

  宍道湖グリーンパーク
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Wild birds & wetland conservation

  Lake Shinji Green Park in Izumo. It works on the conservation of wild birds and wetlands.

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• Shimane Prefectural Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka

  島根県立八雲立つ風土記の丘
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Burial mounds & site preservation

  Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka in Matsue. It preserves burial mounds and archaeological sites.

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• Sugaya Tatara Sannai

  菅谷たたら山内
  Shimane / Unnan ／ Takadono-style tatara & industrial heritage

  Sugaya Tatara Sannai in Unnan. The only surviving remains in Japan of tatara ironmaking of the takadono type.

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• Unshu Abacus Traditional Industry Hall

  雲州算盤伝統産業会館
  Shimane / Okuizumo ／ Abacuses & production-area exhibition

  The abacus traditional industry hall in Okuizumo. It exhibits the abacus-producing district.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 7 entries

• Yakumo Lacquerware

  八雲塗
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Lacquer art

  Pictures painted in coloured lacquer and covered with clear coats; as the years pass the top clears and the picture brightens.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Shussai Kiln

  出西窯
  Shimane / Izumo ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  Started by five young men, guided by the mingei leaders, and still making unsigned everyday ware by policy.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Fujina Ware

  布志名焼
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Crafts & pottery / Mingei folk craft

  Its slip technique resembles English country pottery; Bernard Leach came here, and the exchange went both ways.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Sweets and Tea of Matsue

  松江の和菓子と茶の文化
  Shimane / Matsue ／ Crafts & pottery

  A tea-master lord's taste made this one of Japan's three great confectionery towns; the moulds are carvings in themselves.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Sekishu Ware

  石見焼
  Shimane / Gotsu ／ Crafts & pottery

  Great water jars fired so hard they resist salt and acid, sold to kitchens and pickling sheds all over Japan.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Mask and Costume Makers of Iwami

  石見神楽の面と衣裳の工房
  Shimane / Hamada ／ Sculpture / Dyeing & weaving

  Masks are built from layered paper to stay light for violent dancing; the embroidered robes can cost millions of yen.

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• Boatbuilding of Oki

  隠岐の造船と舟の形
  Shimane / Okinoshima ／ Crafts & pottery / Architecture

  Boats built from island timber, the curve of the hull adjusted to the sea each village works.

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