Crafts

Kiso Shikki

Kiso Shikki (木曽漆器) is a lacquerware produced in Kiso-Hirasawa, Shiojiri City,...

July 04, 2026

Awa Washi

Awa Washi (阿波和紙) is a washi produced in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture. Ex...

July 04, 2026

三春張り子

Miharu Hariko (三春張り子) is a category of papier-mache dolls produced in Miharu,...

July 04, 2026

Beppu Takezaiku

Beppu Takezaiku (別府竹細工) is a bamboo craft produced in and around Beppu City, ...

July 04, 2026

Shiozawa-tsumugi

Shiozawa Tsumugi is a silk textile produced in the vicinity of Minamiuonuma C...

July 03, 2026

Akama Suzuri

Explore Akama Suzuri inkstones from Yamaguchi: their 12th-century history, di...

July 03, 2026

Edo Kiriko

Edo Kiriko (江戸切子) is a glassware craft produced in Sumida Ward and Koto Ward,...

July 03, 2026

Nagasaki Butsudan

Nagasaki Butsudan (長崎仏壇) is a Buddhist altar produced in Nagasaki, Nagasaki P...

July 03, 2026

Kyo Kamon

Kyo Kamon (京紋章) is a traditional dyeing craft concerned with the production o...

July 03, 2026