Traditional crafts by prefecture– category –
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Honshiozawa | The elegant Kasuri for Japanese Kimono
【】 Honshiozawa is a silk fabric made in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It is called "Honshiozawa" because it is made mainly in the Shiozawa area. It is characterized by the use of Haccho twisted yarn to create a crisp and shiny fabri... -
Kamo Paulownia chest | Making the most of Paulownia Wood
【】 Kamo paulownia chest is characterized by three main features. 1: Paulownia wood is a superior material Paulownia wood boards used for Kamo paulownia chest are soft and soft, with little expansion and contraction due to humidity and ... -
Niigata lacquerware Makes the most of Vivid red color
【Niigata lacquerware is glossy red colored Japanese traditional craft】 Niigata lacquerware is known as a treasure house of "Kawari-nuri," and a number of lacquer painting techniques have been handed down from generation to generation. ... -
Shiozawa Tsumugi | Exclusive quality with silk textile
【】 Shiozawa Tsumugi is a textile produced in and around Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. As explained in the previous page, "heavy snowfall" is an essential element for traditional crafts in Niigata Prefecture. In the Uonuma area... -
Ojiya tsumugi | Making the most of benefits of Cotton
【】 Ojiya Tsumugi is a silk fabric woven in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture. Various patterns are woven using a weft yarn called yokoso kasuri, which is woven using kasuri yarn for the weft threads, or striped patterns, plain or white pa... -
Kaga Yuzen | The eye-catching beauty and gorgeous look for Kimono
【Kaga Yuzen combining beauty and serenity】 Kaga Yuzen is a kimono technique whose foundation was laid by Miyazaki Yuzenzai during the Genroku era of the Edo period. In other words, it is one of the Japanese kimono production methods. T... -
Kanazawa lacquerware | Full of Inherited sophisticated craftmanship
【Kanazawa lacquerware showing elaborate craftmanship】 Kanazawa lacquerware is very beautiful, but it has some rather interesting characteristics. This lacquerware is characterized by its beautiful and elegant "makie" design, but at the... -
Wajima nuri | The best-known traditional Lacquer with glossy decoration
【One of the most well-known tradtional Japanese crafts】 Wajima-nuri is a type of lacquerware produced in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture. This famous Japanese traditional craft is known throughout Japan as a durable, beautiful, robust... -
Kutani-Yaki | Unique designs with overglaze enameling
【】 Kutani-yaki is both ceramic and porcelain. It is defined as pottery with overglaze enameling done in Kutani. There are differences in usage and handling between ceramic and porcelain. If you know their characteristics and how to dis... -
Shokawa Hikimono Kiji Is Unique And Simple With Wood Grain
【】 The most attractive feature of Shokawa Hikimono Kiji is its beautiful grain. Because the raw wood is processed horizontally, the grain patterns vary even when the same piece of wood is cut from the same tree. The craftsmen grind the...
