徳島県

Tokushima

13Crafts

500+Years

No. IAbout this place

The crafts of 徳島県 emerged from the long conversation between land and hand. In every piece here, you can read the memory of this place.

No. IICrafts of this region

徳島県 · 陶磁器

Otani Ware

大谷焼

徳島県

Otani Ware is a robust folk pottery tradition from Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. It is especially renowned for its large-scale vessels — including indigo-dyeing vats — shaped using a distinctive foot-powered kick-wheel technique and fired in climbing kilns.

陶土灰釉飴釉薪

徳島県 · 和紙

Awa Washi

阿波和紙

徳島県

Awa Washi is a traditional handmade Japanese paper produced in Tokushima Prefecture. Celebrated for its exceptional strength and delicate texture, it is crafted using high-quality kozo fibers and the pure, cold waters of the Yoshino River basin.

和紙楮トロロアオイ

徳島県 · 織物

Awa Shoai Shijira-ori

阿波正藍しじら織

徳島県

Awa Shoai Shijira-ori is a traditional cotton textile from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Woven with threads dyed in genuine indigo (shoai), it is prized for its characteristic crinkled texture — called "shibo" — which creates a cool, airy feel ideal for warm climates.

徳島県