Material · No. 14
No. 14Material
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35佐賀県 · 陶磁器
唐津焼
佐賀県
Karatsu Ware is a celebrated stoneware tradition from Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, prized for its earthy textures and understated beauty. Closely intertwined with Japan's tea ceremony culture, it is renowned for a wide range of glazing and decorative styles, including the beloved E-Karatsu (painted Karatsu) and Madara-Karatsu (mottled Karatsu).
兵庫県 · 金工品
播州三木打刃物
兵庫県
Banshu Miki Forged Blades are a range of hand-forged edge tools — including chisels, planes, and agricultural implements — produced in and around Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture. Renowned for exceptional sharpness and durability, they represent centuries of accumulated smithing expertise.
兵庫県 · その他の工芸品
播州毛鉤
兵庫県
Banshu Kebari are handcrafted fly-fishing lures made in the Banshu region of Hyogo Prefecture, centered around Nishiwaki City. Renowned for their delicate construction using natural feathers and silk thread, they are prized equally for their aesthetic refinement and practical effectiveness on the stream.
千葉県 · 金工品
千葉工匠具
千葉県
Chiba Koshogu are traditional craftsman's metal tools produced in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for their precision forging and meticulous finishing, these hand-crafted blades and implements have long supported the work of skilled artisans across many trades.
和歌山県 · 木工品・竹工品
紀州箪笥
和歌山県
Kishu Tansu are traditional wooden storage chests crafted in Wakayama Prefecture. Distinguished by their sturdy construction using high-quality local timber, they are renowned for their refined aesthetic achieved through lacquer finishes and decorative metalwork.
埼玉県 · 木工品・竹工品
春日部桐箪笥
埼玉県
Kasukabe Kiri Tansu are traditional paulownia-wood chests of drawers crafted in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture. Nationally designated as a traditional craft, they are prized for their exceptional lightness, natural humidity regulation, and the refined joinery and finishing techniques passed down through generations of local artisans.
大阪府 · 金工品
堺打刃物
大阪府
Sakai Forged Blades are handcrafted knives and cutting tools produced in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Renowned for their exceptional sharpness and durability, they are trusted by professional chefs both in Japan and around the world, and represent one of Japan's foremost blade-making traditions.
大阪府 · 木工品・竹工品
大阪泉州桐箪笥
大阪府
Osaka Senshu Kiri Tansu are traditional paulownia-wood chests of drawers crafted in the Senshu region of Osaka Prefecture. Prized for their exceptional lightness, moisture-regulating properties, and refined joinery, they represent the pinnacle of Japanese tansu craftsmanship.
宮城県 · 木工品・竹工品
仙台箪笥
宮城県
Sendai Tansu is a traditional chest of drawers crafted in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Renowned for its bold zelkova wood grain and elaborately forged iron hardware, it represents one of Japan's most distinguished furniture-making traditions.
宮崎県 · 織物
本場大島紬
宮崎県
Honba Oshima Tsumugi is a prestigious Japanese silk textile produced primarily in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, celebrated for its intricate kasuri (ikat) patterns created through a distinctive mud-dyeing process, resulting in a lustrous, feather-light fabric of exceptional fineness.
山形県 · 金工品
山形鋳物
山形県
Yamagata Cast Iron is a traditional metalwork craft centered in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. Renowned for exceptionally thin-walled, lightweight castings achieved through highly refined techniques, it encompasses tea ceremony kettles, vases, and everyday utensils.
岐阜県 · 陶磁器
美濃焼
岐阜県
Mino Ware is a broad family of ceramics produced in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture. Encompassing distinctive styles such as Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto, and Seto-Guro, it is Japan's largest ceramic production area, celebrated for its diversity of glazes and forms.
岐阜県 · 漆器
飛騨春慶
岐阜県
Hida Shunkei is a lacquerware tradition centered in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Its defining feature is a translucent, amber-toned lacquer finish that allows the natural wood grain to show through beautifully, resulting in lightweight yet elegant everyday vessels and decorative objects.
岡山県 · 陶磁器
備前焼
岡山県
Bizen Ware is a type of unglazed stoneware produced primarily in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. Fired at high temperatures for an extended period without glaze, each piece develops a uniquely rich, earthy surface texture and natural color variations that make it one-of-a-kind.
岩手県 · 金工品
南部鉄器
岩手県
Nambu Ironware is a form of cast-iron craft produced primarily in Morioka and Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. Renowned for its intricate sand-mold casting, it encompasses tea-ceremony kettles and iron teapots prized for their durability, heat retention, and understated beauty.
岩手県 · 木工品・竹工品
岩谷堂箪笥
岩手県
Iwayado Tansu are traditional wooden chests of drawers crafted in Oshu City (formerly Iwayado), Iwate Prefecture. Celebrated for their sturdy keyaki (zelkova) construction, lustrous lacquer finish that highlights natural wood grain, and elaborate hand-forged iron fittings.
愛知県 · 木工品・竹工品
名古屋桐箪笥
愛知県
Nagoya Kiri Tansu are traditional Japanese chests of drawers crafted from paulownia (kiri) wood, produced primarily in and around Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Celebrated for their masterful joinery and the natural properties of paulownia — lightweight, moisture-resistant, and insect-repellent — they represent the pinnacle of Japanese furniture craftsmanship.
愛知県 · 染色品
名古屋黒紋付染
愛知県
Nagoya Kuro Montsuki Dyeing is a traditional black-dyeing craft centered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It is distinguished by its profound jet-black finish and the crisp white resist-dyeing of family crests, producing formal kimono and haori garments prized for ceremonial occasions.
愛知県 · 陶磁器
赤津焼
愛知県
Akazu Ware is a traditional ceramic art produced in the Akazu district of Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. Rooted in the centuries-old Seto ceramic tradition — one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns — it is celebrated for its rich variety of glaze techniques passed down through generations.
新潟県 · 陶磁器
佐渡無名異焼
新潟県
Sado Mumyoi Ware is a distinctive ceramic tradition from Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Fired using iron-rich "mumyoi" clay sourced from the island's historic gold mines, it is celebrated for its vivid vermilion-red hue and exceptionally dense, unglazed body.
新潟県 · 金工品
越後三条打刃物
新潟県
Echigo Sanjo Forged Blades are handcrafted metal cutting tools — including kitchen knives, chisels, and planes — produced in and around Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture. Renowned for their exceptional sharpness and durability, they are shaped by skilled blacksmiths using centuries-old forging techniques.
新潟県 · 金工品
越後与板打刃物
新潟県
Echigo Yoita Forged Blades are a group of hand-forged cutting tools — including chisels, planes, and saws — produced in the Yoita district of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. Renowned for exceptional sharpness and durability, they have long been prized by craftspeople across Japan.
東京都 · その他の工芸品
江戸硝子
東京都
Edo Glass is a traditional handmade glassware craft produced in Tokyo. Crafted by skilled artisans using techniques such as free-blowing and mold-blowing, it is celebrated for its clarity, delicate beauty, and subtle variations that reflect the human touch.
栃木県 · 陶磁器
益子焼
栃木県
Mashiko Ware is a style of folk pottery produced in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. It is celebrated for its earthy, unpretentious forms, thick glazes, and warm rustic textures that embody the Japanese aesthetic of wabi — finding beauty in simplicity.
沖縄県 · 陶磁器
壺屋焼
沖縄県
Tsuboya Ware is a distinctive Okinawan pottery tradition centered in the Tsuboya district of Naha City. It encompasses two styles — unglazed "arayachi" and glazed "jōyachi" — and is celebrated for its bold forms and vibrant, subtropical decorative sensibility.
熊本県 · 陶磁器
小代焼
熊本県
Shodai Ware is a rustic earthenware tradition from northern Kumamoto Prefecture, celebrated for its thick, unpretentious forms and the dynamic, flowing glaze effects achieved with straw-ash and wood-ash glazes.
熊本県 · 金工品
肥後象がん
熊本県
Higo Zogan is a traditional metal inlay craft from Kumamoto Prefecture, in which fine patterns of gold and silver are hammered into an iron base, creating a striking contrast of precious metals against darkened steel.
福井県 · 金工品
越前打刃物
福井県
Echizen Forged Blades are a family of high-quality bladed tools and knives crafted in the Echizen region of Fukui Prefecture. Renowned for exceptional sharpness and durability, they are produced using centuries-old Japanese smithing traditions.
福井県 · 陶磁器
越前焼
福井県
Echizen Ware is a robust, unglazed stoneware produced in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and is counted among Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. It is prized for its thick, sturdy forms and the warm, earthy tones created by natural ash glazing during wood firing.
福井県 · 木工品・竹工品
越前箪笥
福井県
Echizen Tansu is a traditional wooden chest of drawers crafted in Fukui Prefecture, celebrated for its sturdy joinery, bold iron hardware, and lustrous lacquer finish that combine beauty with exceptional durability.
福岡県 · 陶磁器
上野焼
福岡県
Agano Ware is a ceramic tradition centered in Fukuchi Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, renowned for its exceptional glazed tea wares. Distinguished by richly colored glazes and refined throwing techniques, it has been prized by tea ceremony practitioners for centuries.
福岡県 · 陶磁器
小石原焼
福岡県
Koishiwara Ware is a rustic yet dynamic folk pottery produced in Toho Village, Fukuoka Prefecture. It is celebrated for its lively surface patterns created through distinctive hand-applied techniques such as "tobikanna" (skipping chisel) and "hakeme" (brush-stroke) decoration.
長野県 · 金工品
信州打刃物
長野県
Shinshu Forged Blades are a family of hand-forged cutting tools and knives produced in Nagano Prefecture. Rooted in the agricultural and forestry needs of the mountainous Shinshu region, they are celebrated for their functional beauty and exceptional sharpness achieved through traditional smithing.
高知県 · 金工品
土佐打刃物
高知県
Tosa Forged Blades are traditional hand-forged cutting tools and knives crafted in Kochi Prefecture. Renowned for exceptional sharpness and durability, they encompass a wide range of implements—from agricultural and forestry tools such as sickles and hatchets to kitchen knives—reflecting the region's deep connection with land and nature.
鹿児島県 · 陶磁器
薩摩焼
鹿児島県
Satsuma Ware is a celebrated ceramic tradition from Kagoshima Prefecture, distinguished by two contrasting styles: the elegant, cream-colored "white Satsuma" with intricate overglaze painting, and the bold, jet-black "black Satsuma" beloved for its rustic, utilitarian beauty.