Traditional

Crafts of
Japan

NIBUTANI-ATTUS

NIBUTANI-ITA

(WEAVING)

These are Officially Designated Traditional Craft Products throughout Japan

that are authorized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (218 products as of December 26, 2013).

(FURNITURE)

TSUGARU-NURI
(LACQUERWARE)

MURAKAMI-KIBORITSUISHU
(LACQUERWARE)

Do you know about this Mark?

OJIYA-CHIJIMI
(WEAVING)

This mark identifies Traditional craft products. The quality

certification label is only attached on the product that meets
the standard of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.

AKITA-SUGIOKE-TARU

NIIGATA-SHIKKI
(LACQUERWARE)

OJIYATSUMUGI

ODATE-MAGE-WAPPA

ECHIGO-SANJO UCHIHAMONO

(WOODWORK)

KABA-ZAIKU

HIDEHIRA-NURI

(LACQUERWARE) (CHERRY-BARK WORK)

(LACQUERWARE)

(WEAVING)

TSUBAME
TSUIKI-DOKI

HON-SHIOZAWA

(COPPERWARE)

(WEAVING)

TOKAMACHIGASURI

(DOLL)

TOKAMACHIAKASHI-CHIJIMI

(WEAVING)

KYO -NUI

(EMBROIDERY)

(DYEING)

(WEAVING)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

OGATSU-SUZURI
(INKSTONE)

WAJIMANURI

KANAZAWAHAKU

AIZU-NURI

(LACQUERWARE)

(GOLD LEAF (LACQUERWARE) (HOUSEHOLD

BUDDHIST ALTAR)
CRAFTING)

KYO UCHIWA

KYO BUTSUDAN

(WOODWORK)

KAGAKAGA-NUI

YUZEN (EMBROIDERY)

(BASKETRY)

MASHIKOYAKI
(CERAMICS)

IIYAMA-BUTSUDAN

INAMI
CHOKOKU

KANAZAWABUTSUDAN

ISESAKIKASURI

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(WOODCARVING)

(HOUSEHOLD
KUTANI- BUDDHIST
ALTAR)
YAKI

(LACQUERWARE)

(CERAMICS)

(WEAVING)

MATSUMOTOKAGU

(HAND-MADE
PAPER)

(ABACUS)

(LACQUERWARE)

TOYOOKA(CERAMICS)

KIRYU -ZAIKU

BANSHU KEBARI

(CERAMICS)

KUMANOFUDE

(FISHHOOK)

(SMITHERY)

HIROSHIMABUTSUDAN

(INKSTONE)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

MIYAJIMA-ZAIKU
(WOODWORK)

(CERAMICS)

KATSUYAMATAKE-ZAIKU

(WOODENWORK)

BANSHU SOROBAN

(ROUND PAPER FAN)

(CERAMICS)

OZU-WASHI

(CERAMICS)

YAME-FUKUSHIMABUTSUDAN

YAME
CHOCHIN

(CERAMICS)

(HAND-MADE PAPER)

SHODAI-YAKI
(CERAMICS)

YAMAGA-TORO

KOSHU-SUISHO KISEKI-ZAIKU
(STONEWORK)

NAGISOROKURO-ZAIKU

MINO-YAKI
(CERAMICS)

(WOODWORK)

KOSHU -INDEN

(LACQUERED
KOSHU-
DEERHIDE)
TEBORI-INSHO

HAKONEYOSEGI-ZAIKU

BOSHU -UCHIWA
(ROUND FAN)

(MARQUETRY)

(SEAL-ENGRAVING)

KAMAKURABORI

SURUGATAKESENSUJIZAIKU

SUZUKASUMI

NARAFUDE

(INK STICK)

(WRITING
BRUSH)

ODAWARASHIKKI

SURUGA-
HINA-NINGYO

(STENCIL PAPER)

(LACQUERWARE)

(DOLL)

(BAMBOO
LATTICEWARE)

SURUGA-HINAGU
(WOODWORK)

IGAYAKI

HONBA-
KIHACHIJO

(CERAMICS)

(WEAVING)

KISHU-SHIKKI

KISHUHERAZAO

(HAND-MADE
PAPER)

(SMITHERY)

(WEAVING)

(HAND-MADE
PAPER)

(CERAMICS)

TOSA-WASHI
TOSAUCHIHAMONO

MINOWASHI

(FURNITURE)

OTANI-YAKI

(WEAVING)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(PAPER LANTERN)

AWA-SHOAISHIJIRA-ORI

SHINSHUTSUMUGI

ISE-KATAGAMI

KISHU-TANSU

(CERAMICS)

AGANO-YAKI

KISO-SHIKKI

(LACQUERWARE)

(LACQUERWARE)

(FURNITURE)

TOBE-YAKI

(CERAMICS)

HASAMI-YAKI

(LACQUERWARE)

(FURNITURE)

(TEA WHISK)

OSAKA
SENSHUKIRI-TANSU

KAGAWA-SHIKKI

KASUKABEKIRI-TANSU

IWATSUKI
NINGYO

(WOODEN DOLL)

OSAKANANIWA-SUZUKI

(BAMBOO BLIND)

MARUGAMEUCHIWA

(WEAVING)

(STONE LANTERN)

(WEAVING)

(CERAMICS)

TAKAYAMACHASEN

OSAKA
KONGO -SUDARE

(CERAMICS)

IMARI-ARITAYAKI

(PAPER
LANTERN)

YOKKAICHIBANKO-YAKI

SAKAIUCHIHAMONO
(SMITHERY)

OMI-JOFU

CHICHIBU-MEISEN

(HAND-MADE PAPER)

GIFU
CHOCHIN

MAKABE
ISHIDORO

(WOODEN DOLL)

UCHIYAMA-GAMI

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(TINWARE)

KURUMEGASURI HAKATA(WEAVING)
KOISHIWARAORI
YAKI
(WEAVING)

MIKAWACHIYAKI

EDO-KIMEKOMI
NINGYO

HIKONEBUTSUDAN

OSAKAKARAKI-SASHIMONO

(ABACUS)

(BAMBOO CRAFT)

(CERAMICS)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(DOLL)

(CERAMICS)

ECHIZENYAKI

ECHIZENSHIKKI

SHIGARAKI-YAKI

OSAKA- OSAKA-RANMA
BUTSUDAN (WOODENWORK)

HAKATA
NINGYO

KARATSUYAKI

SHINSHUUCHIHAMONO
(SMITHERY)

(LACQUERWARE) (LACQUERWARE) (CERAMICS)

TAMBATACHIKUIYAKI

BANSHU MIKI-UCHIHAMONO

(WRITING BRUSH)

AKAMA-SUZURI

WAKASANURI

(SMITHERY)

(WICKERWORK)

BIZEN-YAKI

(WRITING BRUSH)

(PLANE HARP)

(WOODCARVING)

(HAND-MADE PAPER)

(LACQUERWARE)

ECHIZENUCHIHAMONO

IZUSHI-YAKI

(WEAVING)

ICHII-ITTO -BORI

(WEAVING)

KAWAJIRIFUDE

FUKUYAMAKOTO

ECHIZEN-WASHI

(CERAMICS)

YUKI-TSUMUGI

(WEAVING)

HIDA-SHUNKEI

YUMIHAMAGASURI

(STONE LANTERN)

(CERAMICS)

(CERAMICS)

OUCHI-NURI

INSHU WASHI

IZUMO
ISHIDORO

(FURNITURE)

(STONEWORK)

(HAND-MADE
PAPER)

IWAMI-YAKI

ECHIZENTANSU

WAKASA
MENO -ZAIKU

KASAMA-YAKI

KIRYU-ORI

(FURNITURE)

SEKISHU-WASHI

(CERAMICS)

(CERAMICS)

(LACQUERWARE)

YAMANAKASHIKKI

OBORI-SOMA-YAKI

AIZU-HONGO -YAKI

(COPPERWARE)

ETCHU -WASHI
TAKAOKA- (HAND-MADE PAPER)
SHIKKI

(LACQUERWARE)

(MOUNTING)

TAKAOKA
DOKI

(DYEING)

KANAZAWASHIKKI

KYO -HYOGU

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR) (LACQUERWARE)

PAPER FAN)

USHIKUBITSUMUGI
(WEAVING)

KYO -SHIKKI

OKU-AIZUAMIKUMI-ZAIKU

SHOGAWAHIKIMONO-KIJI

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR
IMPLEMENTS)

(WOODEN DOLL)

(CASTING)

NANAOBUTSUDAN

KYO BUTSUGU

MIYAGI-DENTO KOKESHI

YAMAGATAIMONO

(WEAVING)

KYO

KYO
SASHIMONO
KYO
-SENSU

(WOODENWORK)
ISHI-KOGEIHIN
(FOLDING

HAGI-YAKI

(WOODCRAFT)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

OITAMATSUMUGI

(ROUND
PAPER FAN)

UNSHUSOROBAN

YAMAGATA- TENDO -SHOGIKOMA

BUTSUDAN

(WEAVING)

(TIE-DYEING)

(STONEWORK)

SANJO BUTSUDAN

NAGAOKABUTSUDAN

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(WEAVING)

UETSUSHINAFU

NISHIJIN-ORI

KYO KUROMONTSUKI

ZOME
KYO -KOMON KYO
-KANOKO(DYEING)
(DYEING)
SHIBORI

(FURNITURE)

NARUKOSHIKKI

SHIOZAWATSUMUGI

KYO -YAKIKYO -KUMIHIMO

KIYOMIZU-YAKI
(BRAID)
KYO -NINGYO

IWAYADO -TANSU

(LACQUERWARE)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(FURNITURE)

(SMITHERY)

KAWATSURASHIKKI

NIIGATA-SHIRONEBUTSUDAN

KAMOKIRI-TANSU

ECHIGO-YOITAUCHIHAMONO

KYO -YUZEN

(IRONWARE)

(LACQUERWARE)

(WEAVING)

(SMITHERY)

(CERAMICS)

NAMBU-TEKKI

JOBOJI-NURI

(BENTWOOD WORK)

(LACQUERWARE)

IGA-KUMIHIMO
(BRAID)

(FISHING ROD)

AWA-WASHI

(HAND-MADE PAPER)

BEPPU-TAKE-ZAIKU
(BAMBOO CRAFT)

(GARDEN LANTERN)

MIYAKONOJO

DAIKYU
(BOW)

AMAKUSA
TOJIKI
(CERAMICS)

HIGO-ZOGAN

MURAYAMAOSHIMA-TSUMUGI

(METALWORK)

(WEAVING)

HONBA-OSHIMATSUMUGI
(WEAVING)

HONBA-OSHIMATSUMUGI

KAWANABEBUTSUDAN

OKAZAKI
SEKKO HIN

SATSUMA-YAKI
(CERAMICS)

RYUKYU -BINGATA
KUMEJIMATSUMUGI

TSUBOYA-YAKI

RYUKYU -SHIKKI
(CERAMICS)

(WEAVING)

(CERAMICS)

CHIBANAHANAORI

(DECORATED PAPER)

(WEAVING)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

ARIMATSUNARUMI-SHIBORI

(WOODBLOCK PRINT)

EDO-KARAKAMI

EDOSASHIMONO
(WOODWORK)

EDO-WAZAO
(FISHING ROD)

TOKYO
TEGAKI-YUZEN

TOKYO SOME-KOMON
(DYEING)

(DYEING)

EDO-KIRIKO
(CUT GLASS)

TOKYO -GINKI
(SILVERWARE)

EDO-SEKKU
NINGYO
(DOLL)

(TIE-DYEING)

NAGOYA
YU ZEN
(DYEING)

YOMITANZANHANAORI
KIJOKA-NO
BASHOFU

TAMA-ORI

TOYOHASHIFUDE

SETOSOMETSUKE-YAKI

(DYEING)

(WEAVING)

MIKAWABUTSUDAN

(WRITING
BRUSH)

YOMITANZAN
MINSA

(LACQUERWARE)

SHURI-ORI

RYUKYU -KASURI (WEAVING)

(FURNITURE)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

(STONEWORK)

(WEAVING)

(HOUSEHOLD
BUDDHIST ALTAR)

NAGOYAKIRI-TANSU

NAGOYABUTSUDAN

EDO-MOKUHANGA

(WEAVING)

AKAZU-YAKI

(WEAVING)

(CERAMICS)

(WEAVING)

TOKONAMEYAKI
(CERAMICS)

OWARI-SHIPPO

(CLOISONNE WARE)

(WEAVING)

NAGOYAKUROMONTSUKIZOME
(DYEING)

MIYAKO-JOFU
(WEAVING)

YAEYAMA-MINSA
(WEAVING)

YONAGUNI-ORI
(WEAVING)

YAEYAMA-JOFU
(WEAVING)

Illustration by Yoshiko Mikami

JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AOYAMA SQUARE

Opening Hours : Daily 11:00am-7:00pm / Closed : December 31 through January 3
Accessibility :

Aoyama 1-chome subway station, Exit #A4,

walk 5 minutes towards Akasaka Mitsuke

Telephone :

03-5785-1301

Produced and Published by

The Association for the Promotion of

Traditional Craft Industries
Akasaka Oji Bldg.2F, 8-1-22 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Tel.03-5785-1001 URL http://kougeihin.jp/

Note: The layout of illustrations does not necessarily correspond to the location of municipalities.