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Yamanashi
“Half a Century of Dedicated Cultivation”: A Tomato Farmer’s New Challenge—“Yoda Farm”—/Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture
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FOOD
Okinawa
“ADA Farm”: World-Renowned Okinawan Coffee Grown in the Yanbaru Forest / Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture
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NEW
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Ehime
A citrus sommelier who elevates citrus from a food item to a form of entertainment. Shinji Ninomiya of the NPO Citrus Sommelier Ehime / Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture
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NEW
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Ehime
Preserving the terraced fields of our hometown and carrying on the legacy of Maana Mandarin orange. “Maana Citrus Cooperative Sorting Association” / Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture
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crafts
Okinawa
Toma Chinen of the Chinen Bingata Research Institute, who creates works with an eye toward the future of Ryukyu Bingata / Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
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FOOD
Ehime
Kawachi Bangan from “Yoshimoto Farm”—rich and full-bodied flavor cultivated in fertile soil / Ainan Town, Ehime Prefecture
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CRAFT
Ehime
Iyo Kasuri woven in a home workshop. Connecting traditional craft to the future. Iyo Kasuri artist Kimiko Murakami / Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture
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FOOD
Miyagi
The goal is to create the world’s best mead in both name and substance. Maynard Plant, Representative of “EIGHT CROWNS” / Tomiya City, Miyagi Prefecture
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CRAFT
Kyoto
What I seek is “a form that invites touch.” Lacquer artist Fumie Sasai, who shapes the tactile essence of life / Mukō City, Kyoto Prefecture
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crafts
Ehime
Preserving nature’s irreplaceable beauty. Yamashita Pearl Co., Ltd. L’ de pearl Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture
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SAKE &
Whiskey brewed in the depths of the Southern Alps, safeguarding forests for a century to come. The tale woven by “Juyama” / Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
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CRAFT
Hina dolls embodying the artisan spirit of Sunpu. The challenge of “Doll Workshop Sakyo,” which layers time and emotion over generations. / Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture