Japanese Crafts

Scissors and garden shears from Hyogo's Ono and Miki regions.

Forged blades from Niigata including axes, chisels, and kitchen knives.

Tightly woven silk textiles from Fukuoka with distinctive ribbed texture.

UNESCO-listed ramie cloth from Niigata, snow-bleached in winter.

Bent wood containers crafted in the Arita region using local cypress.

Diverse bamboo basketry from Oita with over 200 weaving patterns.

Folk pottery from Fukuoka known for geometric patterns and slip decoration.

Traditional long bows from Miyazaki used in Japanese archery (kyudo).

Rustic stoneware from Kumamoto with distinctive dripping glaze patterns.

Lacquerware from Iwate using locally tapped urushi, Japan's largest lacquer source.

Carved vermillion lacquer from Niigata with over 600 years of tradition.

Lacquerware from Toyama featuring aogai (blue-green shell) inlay techniques.

Bronze and copper castings from Toyama, Japan's largest producer of copper goods.

Knives from Gifu's Seki, the "City of Blades" with 800 years of history.