Crafts

Osaka Sashimono

Osaka Karakisashimono (大阪唐木指物) is a woodwork tradition produced in Osaka, Osa...

July 19, 2026

Kamakura-bori

Kamakura-bori (鎌倉彫) is a type of carved lacquerware produced in Kamakura City...

July 19, 2026

Tokoname-yaki

Tokoname-yaki (常滑焼) is stoneware produced in and around Tokoname City, Aichi ...

July 19, 2026

Echigo Jofu

Echigo Jofu (越後上布) is a plain-weave ramie textile produced in Minamiuonuma Ci...

July 19, 2026

Ryukyu Bingata

Ryukyu Bingata (琉球びんがた) is a dyeing craft produced in Naha, Okinawa Prefectur...

July 19, 2026

Tokai Butsudan

Tokai Butsudan (三重仏壇) is a Buddhist altar produced in Tsu, Mie Prefecture. Ex...

July 19, 2026

Sekishu Washi

Sekishu Washi (石州和紙) is a washi produced in the Iwami region in the western p...

July 19, 2026

Toge Kokeshi

Toge Kokeshi (遠刈田こけし) is a category of traditional wooden doll produced in th...

July 19, 2026

Tosa Hamono

Discover Tosa Uchihamono from Kochi: its 400-year history, free-forging metho...

July 17, 2026