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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 1 entries

• Ota Market

  大田市場
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Produce and flowers & logistics

  Ota Market. One of Japan's largest wholesale markets, handling fruit and vegetables and flowers.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 37 entries

• Seiko Museum Ginza

  セイコーウオッチ資料館・銀座
  Tokyo / Chuo ／ Watches & precision technology

  A watch and clock museum in Ginza. It conveys the path of Japan's watchmaking industry and precision machining technology.

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• Navic

  ナビック
  Tokyo / Koto ／ Printing & digital decoration

  It handles printing and digital decoration.

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• Pelican Soap

  ペリカン石鹸
  Tokyo / Minato ／ Soap & cosmetics manufacturing

  It makes soap and cosmetics.

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• Tama-ori Textiles

  多摩織
  Tokyo / Hachioji ／ Silk textiles & multi-variety weaving

  A textile from Hachioji. It grew as a production area that weaves many different kinds of silk fabric.

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• Nikken Glass

  日研硝子
  Tokyo / Taito ／ Glass & interior materials

  It makes glass interior materials.

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• Honba Kihachijo

  本場黄八丈
  Tokyo / Hachijo ／ Silk textiles & plant dyeing

  A silk textile from Hachijojima. It is dyed yellow, russet and black with plants such as kobunagusa and woven in stripes or checks.

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• Murayama Oshima Tsumugi

  村山大島紬
  Tokyo / Musashimurayama and other areas ／ Silk textiles & kasuri

  Tsumugi from Musashimurayama. Kasuri is created by itajime, in which thread is clamped between boards and dyed, and patterns resembling Oshima tsumugi are woven.

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• Tokyo Kumihimo

  東京くみひも
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Braided cords

  Tokyo kumihimo. Silk threads are braided on a braiding stand and made into kimono accessories.

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• Tokyo Shamisen

  東京三味線
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Japanese musical instruments & skin stretching

  Shamisen are made with cat or dog skin stretched over the body.

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• Tokyo Buddhist Altars

  東京仏壇
  Tokyo / Edogawa and other areas ／ Woodwork & lacquerwork

  Buddhist altars from Tokyo. Woodworking and lacquer work are combined.

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• Tokyo Metal Chasing

  東京彫金
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Metalwork & engraving

  Patterns are engraved on metal with a chisel.

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• Tokyo Hand-Carved Seals

  東京手彫り印章
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Seals & seal engraving

  Seals are carved by hand. Seal script is engraved in stone or water buffalo horn.

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• Tokyo Hand-Painted Yuzen

  東京手描友禅
  Tokyo / Shinjuku and other areas ／ Hand-painted dyeing

  Yuzen in which the design is sketched with a brush, outlined with paste and filled in with color. Rather than dividing the labor, one person often carries it through alone.

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• Tokyo Forged Blades

  東京打刃物
  Tokyo / Adachi and other areas ／ Forging & blades

  Kitchen knives and scissors are made by forging.

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• Tokyo Honzome Yukata and Tenugui

  東京本染ゆかた・てぬぐい
  Tokyo / Adachi and other areas ／ Chusen dyeing & dyeing

  Chusen dyeing, in which stenciled cloth is layered and dye is poured to pass through all at once. An Edo technique for tenugui and yukata.

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• Tokyo Some Komon

  東京染小紋
  Tokyo / Shinjuku and other areas ／ Stencil dyeing & dyeing

  Paste is applied to cloth through a stencil laid on it, and fine patterns are dyed in a single color. From a distance it looks plain.

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• Tokyo Plain Dyeing

  東京無地染
  Tokyo / Shinjuku and other areas ／ Dyeing & hikizome brush dyeing

  Cloth is brush-dyed in a single color. The dye is drawn across with a brush.

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• Tokyo Koto

  東京琴
  Tokyo / Hachioji and other areas ／ Japanese musical instruments & woodwork

  Koto are made by stretching strings over a paulownia body.

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• Tokyo Rattan Craft

  東京籐工芸
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Rattan & weaving

  Rattan is woven into furniture and baskets.

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• Tokyo Picture Frames

  東京額縁
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Woodwork & foil stamping

  Frames are assembled from wood and finished with applied leaf.

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• Edo Karakami

  江戸からかみ
  Tokyo / Bunkyo and other areas ／ Woodblocks & paper decoration

  Decorative paper with patterns printed from woodblocks. It is applied to sliding doors and folding screens.

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• Edo Kiriko Glass

  江戸切子
  Tokyo / Koto and other areas ／ Glass & cutting

  A layer of color is overlaid on clear glass, and patterns are cut with a grindstone. It began in the late Edo period.

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• Edo Embroidery

  江戸刺繍
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Embroidery

  Patterns are stitched into cloth with silk thread. It adorns obi and kimono.

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• Edo Bamboo Fishing Rods

  江戸和竿
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Bamboo crafts & fishing tackle

  Fishing rods made by joining bamboo. The action is varied for each kind of fish.

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• Edo Hand-Painted Lanterns

  江戸手描提灯
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Paper lanterns & hand-painted lettering

  Lettering and crests are painted by hand on lanterns. They serve as signs for festivals and shops.

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• Edo Oshie Hagoita

  江戸押絵羽子板
  Tokyo / Sumida and other areas ／ Padded cloth pictures & seasonal festival crafts

  Battledores on which cloth padded with cotton is pasted. They portray kabuki actors.

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• Edo Sashimono

  江戸指物
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Woodwork & joinery

  Joinery that assembles wood without nails. It uses mulberry and zelkova and is finished in simple forms.

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• Edo Sarasa

  江戸更紗
  Tokyo / Shinjuku and other areas ／ Stencil dyeing & multicolor dyeing

  Stencil dyeing that reproduced Indian chintz in Edo. Dozens of stencils are layered to produce many colors.

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• Edo Wood Carving

  江戸木彫刻
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Wood carving & architectural decoration

  Wood carving applied to architectural ornament and mikoshi.

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• Edo Kimekomi Dolls

  江戸木目込人形
  Tokyo / Sumida and other areas ／ Dolls & kimekomi

  Grooves are carved into a body of kneaded paulownia sawdust, and the edges of cloth are tucked in to dress it. It was brought from Kyoto to Edo in the mid-Edo period.

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• Edo Lacquerware

  江戸漆器
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Lacquerwork

  Lacquerware of Edo. It is not thickly coated, and is finished as tools for practical use.

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• Edo Armor

  江戸甲冑
  Tokyo / Bunkyo and other areas ／ Armor & seasonal festival crafts

  Armor and helmets for Boys' Festival dolls are made. Metal fittings and braided cords are combined.

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• Edo Glass

  江戸硝子
  Tokyo / Edogawa and other areas ／ Hand-blown glass

  Hand-blown glass shaped by blowing at the end of a pipe without using a mold.

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• Edo Writing Brushes

  江戸筆
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Brushes & bristle setting

  Edo brushes. Animal hair is blended and worked, then set in the handle. They developed as brushes for calligraphy.

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• Edo Bamboo Blinds

  江戸簾
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Bamboo crafts & blinds

  Blinds of thin bamboo strips woven with thread. They are hung in tatami rooms and at shopfronts.

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• Edo Costumed Dolls

  江戸衣裳着人形
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Seasonal festival dolls

  Festival dolls for which costumes are sewn and fitted.

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• Edo Ivory Carving

  江戸象牙
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Carving & material regulations

  Ivory carving. Trade in the raw material is strictly restricted under the Washington Convention.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 13 entries

• hide kasuga 1896

  hide kasuga 1896
  Tokyo / Minato ／ Materials design & green transformation

  It handles material design and environmentally conscious technology.

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• Tosco

  トスコ
  Tokyo / Chiyoda ／ Textiles & functional materials

  It handles textiles and functional materials.

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• Night Pager

  ナイトペイジャー
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Auto parts & cutting

  Cutting and machining of automotive parts.

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• Hatano Seisakusho

  ハタノ製作所
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Metalworking & prototyping

  Metalworking. It makes prototypes.

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• Material

  マテリアル
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Metalworking & quick-turnaround manufacturing

  Metalworking. Short lead times are its strength.

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• Okano Kogyo

  岡野工業
  Tokyo / Sumida ／ Precision press forming & small neighborhood factory

  Precision pressing in Sumida. It is known for manufacturing painless injection needles.

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• Tokyo Cloisonne

  東京七宝
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Metals & glazes

  Cloisonne made by applying glaze to a metal body and firing it.

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• Tokyo Western-Style Umbrellas

  東京洋傘
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Sewing & metal ribs

  Western-style umbrellas. Sewn fabric and metal ribs are combined.

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• Toyo Medic

  東洋メディック
  Tokyo / Chiyoda ／ Medical measuring instruments

  It handles medical measuring instruments.

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• Hamano Products

  浜野製作所
  Tokyo / Sumida ／ Metalworking & startup support

  Metalworking in Sumida. A small local factory that takes on prototyping for new businesses.

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• Yuki Precision Tokyo Base

  由紀精密東京拠点
  Tokyo / Chuo ／ Aerospace & precision cutting

  Precision cutting for aerospace. Small parts are machined to high accuracy.

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• Toyosu Market

  豊洲市場
  Tokyo / Koto ／ Wholesale market & cold-chain logistics

  Toyosu Market. A wholesale market equipped for low-temperature logistics, where auctions can be watched from the visitor route.

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• Takahashi Kogyo

  高橋工業
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Metal spinning & metalworking

  Metal spinning. A tool is pressed against a rotating metal sheet to form it into the shape of a vessel.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 13 entries

• Tamagawadai Park Kofun Exhibition Room

  多摩川台公園古墳展示室
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Archaeology & urban topography

  The burial mound exhibition room at Tamagawadai Park. It shows the relationship between the city's terrain and the burial mounds.

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• Fuji Filter Manufacturing

  富士フィルター工業
  Tokyo / Chuo ／ Industrial filters & overseas expansion

  It makes industrial filters and is expanding overseas.

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• Shimada Shoten

  島田商店
  Tokyo / Sumida ／ Manufacturing & local companies

  A manufacturing company rooted in its community.

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• Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

  日本科学未来館
  Tokyo / Koto ／ Advanced science & future society

  Miraikan in Odaiba. It deals with the relationship between cutting-edge science and society.

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• Tokyo Hand-Planted Brushes

  東京手植ブラシ
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Brushes & bristle setting

  Brushes in which the bristles are planted by hand one tuft at a time.

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• Tokyo Silverware

  東京銀器
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Silverware & hammering

  Sheet silver is hammered out with a mallet into vessels. Hammering and chasing are combined.

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• Katsuragawa Seira Seisakusho

  桂川精螺製作所
  Tokyo / Ota ／ Screws & cold heading

  It makes screws. Its technology is cold heading, in which metal is extruded while still cold.

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• Edo Tsumami Kanzashi

  江戸つまみ簪
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Fabric craft & personal ornaments

  Hair ornaments made by pinching and folding small squares of cloth and assembling them into flowers and other shapes.

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• Edo Hake Brushes

  江戸刷毛
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Flat brushes & bristle setting

  Hake brushes. Horse or deer hair is aligned and set into a board. They are used for mounting and dyeing.

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• Edo Woodblock Prints

  江戸木版画
  Tokyo / Arakawa and other areas ／ Prints & printing by hand

  Woodblock prints made by carving blocks and printing color upon color. They carry on the techniques of ukiyo-e.

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• Edo Mounting

  江戸表具
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Scroll mounting & restoration

  Mounting, in which calligraphy and paintings are finished with cloth and paper. It also handles the restoration of old calligraphy and paintings.

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• Edo Tortoiseshell Work

  江戸鼈甲
  Tokyo / Taito and other areas ／ Tortoiseshell craft

  Shell of the hawksbill turtle is bonded with heat and pressure and shaped. The raw material is now restricted by treaty.

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• Minato Incineration Plant

  港清掃工場
  Tokyo / Minato ／ Municipal waste & heat use

  An incineration plant in Minato Ward. It burns the city's waste and uses the heat.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 6 entries

• Murayama Oshima Tsumugi

  村山大島紬
  Tokyo / Musashimurayama ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Kasuri patterns dyed by clamping threads between carved boards - an Amami technique reworked near Tokyo.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Tokyo Komon Stencil Dyeing

  東京染小紋
  Tokyo / Shinjuku ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Stencil patterns so fine the cloth reads as plain from a distance; still dyed along the Kanda river.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Tokyo Silverware

  東京銀器
  Tokyo / Taito ／ Metalwork

  A single silver sheet raised into a vessel by hammer, a line of Edo metalwork still worked in backstreet studios.

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• Edo Kiriko Glass

  江戸切子
  Tokyo / Koto ／ Crafts & pottery

  Coloured glass cased over clear, then cut away to leave the pattern - a craft born of Edo townsman culture.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Edo Woodblock Printing

  江戸木版画
  Tokyo / Taito ／ Ukiyo-e & prints

  Designer, carver and printer each do their part; the colours are still layered block by block as they were.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kihachijo Silk

  黄八丈
  Tokyo / Hachijo ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Silk dyed yellow, brown and black using only the island's own plants, from dye pot to loom.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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