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MASTERPIECESof Japan

北陸

Hokuriku

Kaga's craft culture: lacquer, gold leaf, paper.

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Regional Crafts

産地の工芸

Representative crafts of each region — place of production, material, technique and history, written only within what the cited sources state.

Toyama · Ishikawa · Fukui

  • 輪島塗

    Wajima Lacquerware

    Ishikawa · Lacquer

    Lacquerware of Wajima, Ishikawa; a nationally designated Intangible Cultural Property.

    Sources: Wikipedia(日本語版) ↗

  • 九谷焼

    Kutani Ware

    Ishikawa · Ceramic

    Porcelain from southern Ishikawa, known for vivid overglaze enamels called Kutani gosai (five colours).

    Sources: Wikipedia(日本語版) ↗

  • 越前和紙

    Echizen Washi paper

    Fukui · Paper

    Handmade paper from the Imadate district of Echizen, Fukui; Echizen hōsho and torinoko papers are Important Intangible Cultural Properties.

    Sources: Wikipedia(日本語版) ↗

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