Wakayama directory

Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 27 entries

• Hamatatsu Kamaboko Factory

  かまぼこの濱辰工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Fish paste products & manufacturing

  Hamatatsu in Wakayama. It makes kamaboko.

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• Plum Kobo Iwamoto Foods

  ぷらむ工房岩本食品
  Wakayama / Minabe ／ Ume plum processing & hands-on experience

  Plum Kobo in Minabe. Visitors can try ume processing.

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• Sekai Itto

  世界一統
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Sake & Minakata Kumagusu

  Sekai Itto in Wakayama. A sake brewery that was run by the family of Minakata Kumagusu.

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• Nakata Foods Head Office Factory

  中田食品本社工場
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Umeboshi & plum liqueur

  Nakata Foods in Tanabe. It makes umeboshi and umeshu.

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• Nakano BC Head Office Factory

  中野BC本社工場
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Plum liqueur & biotechnology research

  Nakano BC in Kainan. It makes umeshu plum liqueur and has biotechnology research on fermentation.

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• Marusho Vinegar Brewery

  丸正酢醸造元
  Wakayama / Nachikatsuura ／ Vinegar & natural brewing

  Marusho vinegar in Yuasa. It makes vinegar by natural brewing.

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• Kokonoe Saika

  九重雜賀
  Wakayama / Kinokawa ／ Vinegar & sake

  Kokonoe Saika in Kinokawa. It makes vinegar and sake.

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• Ito Farm

  伊藤農園
  Wakayama / Arida ／ Citrus juicing & food processing

  Ito Farm in Arida. It presses and processes citrus.

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• Yoshimura Hideo Shoten

  吉村秀雄商店
  Wakayama / Iwade ／ Sake & fermentation

  Yoshimura Hideo Shoten in Iwade. It deals with the fermentation process.

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• Nate Shuzoten Kuroushi Chaya

  名手酒造店黒牛茶屋
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Sake & breweries

  Nate Shuzoten in Kainan. It brews under the Kuroushi brand.

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• Ozaki Sake Brewery

  尾﨑酒造
  Wakayama / Shingu ／ Sake & Kumano area

  Ozaki Sake Brewery in Shingu. It brews in Kumano.

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• Heiwa Sake Brewery

  平和酒造
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Sake: KID

  Heiwa Sake Brewery in Kainan. Under the Kid brand, young brewers make the sake.

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• Arida Mikan Kaido and Fruit-Sorting Technology

  有田みかん海道と選果技術
  Wakayama / Arida ／ Citrus & fruit sorting logistics

  The Mikan Kaido road in Arida. It shows the mikan groves on the slopes and the system of sorting and shipping the fruit.

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• Azuma Farm

  東農園
  Wakayama / Minabe ／ Ume plum growing & processing

  Azuma Farm in Minabe. It grows and processes ume.

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• Matsugen Logistics Center

  松源物流センター
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Food logistics & retail technology

  Matsugen in Wakayama. It handles food logistics.

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• Umeboshi-kan

  梅干館
  Wakayama / Minabe ／ Ume plum processing & local industry

  Kishu Umeboshi-kan in Minabe. It deals in plum processing.

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• Yuasa Soy Sauce Marushin Honke

  湯浅醤油丸新本家
  Wakayama / Yuasa ／ Soy sauce & wooden-vat fermentation

  Marushin Honke in Yuasa. It makes soy sauce brewed in wooden vats.

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• Yuasa Soy Sauce Co., Ltd. Kuyo-gura

  湯浅醤油有限会社九曜蔵
  Wakayama / Yuasa ／ Soy sauce & brewery tours

  Kuyo-gura in Yuasa. It welcomes visitors for brewery tours.

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• Tabata Sake Brewery

  田端酒造
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Sake: Rashomon

  Tabata Sake Brewery in Wakayama. It brews under the Rashomon brand.

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• Tsuno Food Industrial Head Office Factory

  築野食品工業本社工場
  Wakayama / Katsuragi ／ Rice bran oil & active ingredients

  Tsuno Food in Wakayama. It extracts oil and active ingredients from rice bran.

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• Kishu Ume no Sato Nakata

  紀州梅の里なかた
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Ume plum products & direct sales

  Nakata in Tanabe. It sells ume products directly.

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• Kishu Umeboshi-kan

  紀州梅干館
  Wakayama / Minabe ／ Umeboshi & processing experience

  The Umeboshi-kan in Minabe. Visitors can try processing umeboshi.

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• Kishu Ishigamimura

  紀州石神邑
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Umeboshi & local agriculture

  Ishigamimura in Tanabe. It makes umeboshi.

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• Kishu Nozai

  紀州農材
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Farm supplies & greenhouse horticulture

  Kishu Nozai in Wakayama. It handles materials for greenhouse horticulture.

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• Kinzanji Miso Kaichi Miso Shop

  金山寺味噌垣内みそ店
  Wakayama / Yuasa ／ Namemiso relish & fermentation

  Kinzanji miso from Wakayama. A miso eaten as a relish, with vegetables pickled in it, it is said to have been the prototype of soy sauce.

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• Takagaki Sake Brewery

  高垣酒造
  Wakayama / Aridagawa ／ Sake: Kiseizuru

  Takagaki Sake Brewery in Aridagawa. It brews under the Kiseitsuru brand.

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• Kuroshio Market

  黒潮市場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Seafood distribution & fish-cutting demonstration

  Kuroshio Market at Wakayama Marina City. It gives demonstrations of tuna cutting.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 19 entries

• ENEOS Wakayama Refinery

  ENEOS和歌山製造所
  Wakayama / Arida ／ Oil refining & energy

  ENEOS in Arida. It stopped refining in 2023 and is preparing new businesses such as SAF (sustainable aviation fuel).

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• Seika Wakayama Plant

  セイカ和歌山工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Aromatic chemistry & resin raw materials

  Seika in Wakayama. It makes aromatic chemicals and resin raw materials.

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• Mitsubishi Electric Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems Works

  三菱電機冷熱システム製作所
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Refrigeration and air conditioning & compressors

  Mitsubishi Electric in Wakayama. It makes compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning.

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• Yasuda Paper

  保田紙
  Wakayama / Aridagawa ／ Handmade washi paper

  Yasuda paper from Aridagawa. It is made from paper mulberry.

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• Wakayama Knit Industry

  和歌山ニット産業
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Circular knitting & textiles

  Knits from Wakayama. Fabric is knitted by circular knitting.

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• Sanji Paper Papermaking Culture

  山路紙紙漉き文化
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Handmade washi paper

  Sanji paper from Kozagawa. Washi paper made by hand.

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• Shima Seiki Head Office Factory

  島精機製作所本社工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Flat knitting machines & digital sewing

  Shima Seiki in Wakayama. It holds a high position in the world in flat knitting machines that knit a whole garment from yarn.

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• Kishu Temari Balls

  紀州てまり
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Thread craft & folk toys

  Temari from Kishu. Silk thread is wound, and patterns handed down in the castle town of Wakayama are stitched.

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• Kishu Herazao Fishing Rods

  紀州へら竿
  Wakayama / Hashimoto ／ Bamboo fishing rods & nationally designated craft

  Herazao rods from Hashimoto. Rods for herabuna crucian carp fishing made by joining Koya bamboo. Three bamboos are combined.

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• Kishu Flannel

  紀州ネル
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Cotton textiles & napping

  Flannel from Kishu. A soft textile made by raising a nap on cotton.

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• Kishu Binchotan Charcoal

  紀州備長炭
  Wakayama / Tanabe, Minabe and other areas ／ Charcoal & nationally designated craft

  Binchotan charcoal from Minabe and Tanabe. Ubame oak is fired hard at 1000 degrees. It is hard and gives a metallic sound when struck.

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• Kishu Lacquerware

  紀州漆器
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Lacquerware & nationally designated craft

  Kishu lacquerware from Kuroe, Kainan. Begun in the Muromachi period, it is a production area that has supplied everyday lacquerware in volume.

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• Kishu Lacquerware Traditional Industry Hall Uruwashi-kan

  紀州漆器伝統産業会館うるわし館
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Lacquerware & production-area exhibition

  Uruwashi-kan in Kainan. It exhibits Kishu lacquerware, and visitors can try maki-e.

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• Kishu Tansu Chests

  紀州箪笥
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Paulownia chests & nationally designated craft

  Paulownia chests from Wakayama. Thick paulownia boards are assembled by joinery.

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• Kishu Hina Dolls

  紀州雛
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Seasonal festival dolls & woodwork

  Hina dolls from Kishu. Festival dolls made by wood carving.

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• Kishu Leather

  紀州革
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Leather & dyeing

  Leather from Kishu. Hides are tanned and dyed.

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• Kishu Koya Kumiko Work

  紀州高野組子細工
  Wakayama / Koya ／ Woodwork & kumiko latticework

  Kumiko work from Koya. Thin pieces of wood are fitted together to form patterns.

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• Village Blacksmithing and Kishu Forged Blades

  野鍛冶・紀州打刃物
  Wakayama / Across Wakayama Prefecture ／ Forging & farm and forestry blades

  The village blacksmiths of Kishu. They forge sickles and hatchets used in farming and forestry.

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• Koyaguchi Pile Fabrics

  高野口パイル織物
  Wakayama / Hashimoto ／ Pile & napped fabrics

  Pile fabrics from Koyaguchi, Hashimoto. Yarn is raised in loops to create a nap. It produces most of Japan's output.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 11 entries

• Okuwa Logistics and Food Supply Network

  オークワ物流・食品供給網
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Retail logistics & local supply

  Okuwa in Wakayama. It is responsible for the local food supply network and retail logistics.

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• Noritsu Koki Head Office Related Sites

  ノーリツ鋼機本社関連拠点
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Precision equipment & business transformation

  Noritsu Koki, founded in Wakayama. It has shifted its business away from photo-processing machines.

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• Kyoto University Seto Marine Biological Laboratory

  京都大学瀬戸臨海実験所
  Wakayama / Shirahama ／ Marine science & seaside research

  The Seto Marine Biological Laboratory in Shirahama. It carries out research in marine science.

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• Nankai Chemical Wakayama Plant

  南海化学和歌山工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Inorganic chemistry & recycling

  Nankai Chemical in Wakayama. It handles inorganic chemistry and recycling.

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• Nippon Steel Kansai Works Wakayama Area

  日本製鉄関西製鉄所和歌山地区
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Ironmaking & blast furnace technology

  A steelworks in Wakayama. It produces everything from the blast furnace through to steel pipe.

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• Honshu Chemical Industry Wakayama Works

  本州化学工業和歌山工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ High-performance chemicals

  Honshu Chemical in Wakayama. It makes high-performance chemicals.

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• Kashinozaki Lighthouse

  樫野埼灯台
  Wakayama / Kushimoto ／ Lighthouses & modern civil engineering

  Kashinozaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto. One of Japan's first stone lighthouses.

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• Kumano Timber Sawmilling Industry

  熊野材製材産業
  Wakayama / Shingu, Tanabe and other areas ／ Forestry & timber drying

  The sawmilling of Kumano timber. The wood is dried to limit warping.

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• Kishu Timber Woodwork

  紀州材木工
  Wakayama / Tanabe, Shingu and other areas ／ Forestry & sawmilling

  Woodwork in Kishu timber. Cedar and cypress are sawn and used.

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• Kishu Shuro Palm Rope

  紀州棕櫚縄
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Natural fiber & rope making

  Shuro rope from Kainan. The fibers of the shuro palm are twisted into rope.

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• Kao Wakayama Plant

  花王和歌山工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Chemicals & household goods

  The Kao plant in Wakayama. It makes chemicals and household products.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 12 entries

• Sugai Chemical Industry Wakayama Plant

  スガイ化学工業和歌山事業所
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Fine chemicals

  Sugai Chemical in Wakayama. It handles fine chemicals.

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• Minakata Kumagusu Archives

  南方熊楠顕彰館
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Natural history & preservation of materials

  The Minakata Kumagusu Archives in Tanabe. It preserves and studies materials.

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• Wakayama Seika Kogyo Kozaika Plant

  和歌山精化工業小雑賀工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Fine chemicals

  Seika Kogyo in Wakayama. It handles fine chemicals.

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• Taiyo Industrial Head Office

  太洋工業本社
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Flexible circuit boards & inspection equipment

  Taiyo Industrial in Wakayama. It makes flexible printed circuit boards and inspection equipment.

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• Shin-Nakamura Chemical Wakayama Plant

  新中村化学工業和歌山工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Polymer materials & additives

  Shin-Nakamura Chemical in Wakayama. It makes polymer materials and additives.

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• Sowa Kajuen

  早和果樹園
  Wakayama / Arida ／ Mandarin oranges & sixth-sector industry

  Sowa Kajuen in Arida. It grows mikan and carries through to processing.

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• Shuro Palm Brooms

  棕櫚箒
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Hemp palm & household tools

  Shuro brooms from Kainan. They are made by bundling the fibers of the shuro palm. It is said that the more one sweeps, the more the floor shines.

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• Kainan Household Goods Industry

  海南家庭用品産業
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Brushes & cleaning goods

  Household goods from Kainan. Spreading out from the processing of shuro palm, it became a production area for brushes and cleaning goods.

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• Shionomisaki Lighthouse

  潮岬灯台
  Wakayama / Kushimoto ／ Aids to navigation & maritime safety

  Shionomisaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto. It stands at the southernmost point of Honshu and marks the sea route.

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• Kasano Kosan

  笠野興産
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Powder processing & industrial materials

  Kasano Kosan in Wakayama. It processes powders into industrial materials.

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• Kishu Fastener Kogyo

  紀州ファスナー工業
  Wakayama / Gobo ／ Screws & cold heading

  Kishu Fastener in Wakayama. It makes screws by cold heading.

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• Kishu Giken Kogyo Head Office Factory

  紀州技研工業本社工場
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Industrial inkjet

  Kishu Giken Kogyo in Wakayama. It makes industrial inkjet printers.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 9 entries

• Hoda Paper

  保田紙
  Wakayama / Aridagawa ／ Crafts & pottery

  A domain-sponsored paper that died out and was reconstructed by local people from surviving records.

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• Negoro Lacquer Technique

  根来塗の技法
  Wakayama / Iwade ／ Lacquer art

  Made by monks for their own use; stripped of ornament and built only for strength, the utility became the style.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kilns of Kishu

  紀州の御用窯
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Crafts & pottery

  Several kilns nurtured by the Kishu domain survive, among them a celadon imitation made for the lord's own use.

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• Kishu Fishing Rods

  紀州へら竿
  Wakayama / Hashimoto ／ Crafts & pottery / Lacquer art

  Bamboo from the Koyasan slopes joined through dozens of stages - treated less as tackle than as lacquerwork.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kishu Binchotan Charcoal

  紀州備長炭
  Wakayama / Minabe ／ Crafts & pottery

  Fired above a thousand degrees until it rings like metal when struck; every maker draws the kiln differently.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kishu Lacquerware

  紀州漆器（黒江塗）
  Wakayama / Kainan ／ Lacquer art

  Red lacquer over black, so wear reveals the black beneath - a craft that treats use itself as the finishing process.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kishu Chests

  紀州箪笥
  Wakayama / Wakayama ／ Crafts & pottery

  Built in paulownia with almost no metal; the fit is so tight that pushing one drawer pushes another out.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Pile Fabrics of Koyaguchi

  高野口のパイル織物
  Wakayama / Hashimoto ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Cotton raised into a pile until it reads as fur; most of Japan's pile fabric is woven in this valley.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Ryujin Lacquerware

  龍神塗
  Wakayama / Tanabe ／ Lacquer art

  Lacquer from a hot-spring valley, made from timber and sap taken off the same mountains.

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