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Takayama tea whisk is an Important Asset of tea culture
【Takayama tea whisk, Essential Bamboo Produces For Japanese Tea】 Takayama Chasen (Takayama tea whisk) is produced in Takayama-cho, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture. Takayama Chasen has remained unchanged since its birth, and all the proces... -
Unshu Abacus is a traditional craft helpful for education
【Unshu abacus, a calculator that supported Japanese commerce】 Unshu Abacus is an abacus made in Nita-cho and Yokota-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane Prefecture. *An abacus is a kind of calculation aid, in which beads pierced with a skewer are mo... -
Sekishu Washi is a high quality Japanese paper
【Sekishu Washi technics registered UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】 Sekishu Washi is Japanese paper made in the Iwami region in western Shimane Prefecture. Made with the high skills of craftsmen, Sekishu Washi has an elegant luster... -
Izumo Stone Lanterns are stone sculptures with unique technics
【】 Izumo stone lanterns refer to lanterns made in Shimane Prefecture. When you think of lanterns, you will imagine tools for lighting, such as lantern made with paper or bamboo lightning, but Izumo stone lanterns are among those made o... -
Iwami ware is unique craft with gigantic water bottle
【Iwami ware is in Japanese daily lives】 Iwami ware is the general term for pottery produced in the Iwami region (including Hamada and Ota cities), centered on Gotsu City in western Shimane Prefecture. Iwami Pottery is said to have star... -
Hiroshima butsudan is great appearance with gold
【Hiroshima butsudan, a small-scale embodiment of the temple form】 Hiroshima butsudan, as the name implies, are gold butsudan made mainly in Hiroshima Prefecture. A kin-butsudan is a butsudan that is entirely black on the outside, with ... -
Miyajima-zaiku, characterized by the beauty of the wood | traditional Japanese crafts in hiroshima
Hiroshima-bunka.jpBeautiful woodwork with an appearance that brings out the natural grain of the woodMiyajima-zaiku is a woodwork made in Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Most people have heard of Miyajima, rat... -
The Fukuyama Koto is music instrument with unique sounds
【Fukuyama Koto in the fusion of gorgeous ornamentation and beautiful tones】 Fukuyama Koto is a zither made in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The raw material used is the finest paulownia wood, which is dried in nature over a peri... -
Kumano brushes are famous cosmetic tool in the world
【Kumano brushes, traditional brushes with a 200-year history】 Kumano brushes are produced in Kumano Town, Hiroshima Prefecture. Animal hairs such as goat, horse, raccoon dog, deer, and cat are used for the brush's earhead. Various type... -
Kawajiri brush is high quality used all over the word
【Kawajiri brush, a famous and high-end brush from the Seto Inland Sea】 Kawajiri brush is made in Kawajiri-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Hiroshima Prefecture is the second largest producer of brushes. Hiroshima Prefecture is als...
