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CRAFT
Fukui
Echizen Washi connects people and creates new traditions. Yoshinao Sugihara, 10th generation of washi wholesaler Sugihara Shoten / Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture
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crafts
Fukui
Rewriting the history of lacquerware with colors and practicality suited to modern life. Toru Uchida, the 8th generation of the lacquer shop “Ururindo” / Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture
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CRAFT
Shiga
Trust your senses. Shigaraki ware potter Kiyooka Yukimichi, who charms with his glaze / Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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FOOD
Hokkaido
Hakodate Makombu, the highest quality kelp, was called “Tenka Kelp” by the Edo Shogunate/Hakodate City, Hokkaido
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FOOD
Nagano
Kamoshika Cidery Brewery, a leader in domestically produced ciders, taking advantage of its location in Inadani, Nagano Prefecture / Ina City, Nagano Prefecture
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tea-category
Shiga
Katagi Kokaen, a pesticide-free farm in Japan’s oldest tea production area / Koka City, Shiga Prefecture
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SAKE &
Nagano
Boosting our beloved hometown with wine. The big challenge of Sakaki Budoshu Brewery, a small winery in Sakaki-machi, Nagano Prefecture. /Sakajo Town, Nagano Prefecture
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tea ceremony
Nagasaki
Truly delicious Japanese tea” – Shimada, a tea shop /Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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crafts
Nagasaki
Teppei Kojima, “Tekkobo,” a slipware artist who is “almost entirely self-taught” / Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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TRAVEL
Shiga
Architectural beauty in harmony with nature “Sagawa Art Museum” floating on the water/Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture
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CRAFT
Niigata
The abundance of expression and playfulness are appealing. Niigata Lacquer Ware” Momoko Sanada, known as a treasure house of Hen-nuri lacquerware / Niigata Prefecture
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CRAFT
Nagasaki
Wooden tools born by leaning on different wooden expressions Woodworker, Koji Hori / Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
