The Spirit of Japan Lives in Its Regions

Toyama

Takaoka tin and copper, the soul of metalwork.

Niigata

Cutlery from Tsubame-Sanjo, washi, and snow-country sake.

Hyogo

Tamba-yaki pottery from one of Japan's six ancient kilns.

Shimane

Kyoto

Centuries of court culture in textiles, tea and ceramics.

Ishikawa

Kanazawa gold leaf, Wajima lacquer, refined craft traditions.

Nagano

Tokyo

Edo Kiriko cut glass and the heart of urban craft.

Iwate

Nara

The 500-year matcha whisk and ancient wooden tools.

Aichi

Fukui

Kagoshima

Osaka

Fukushima

Gifu

Okinawa

Bingata textiles, glass and a southern island sensibility.

Nagasaki

Tochigi

Kumamoto

Fukuoka

Kanagawa

Hakone yosegi marquetry and coastal craft heritage.

Mie

Shizuoka

Tea fields of Makinohara, bamboo and woodcraft.

Ehime

Ibaraki

Saga

Hiroshima

Yamaguchi

Kochi

Yamanashi

Yamagata

Hokkaido

Miyagi

Aomori

Shiga

Okayama

Kagawa

Akita

Saitama

Miyazaki

Wakayama

Tottori

Oita

Gunma

Chiba

Tokushima