10 crafts designated by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Graceful round fans from Tateyama, Chiba, crafted with a distinctive three-pronged bamboo handle unique to this tradition. A cool and colorful symbol of Japanese summer.
Premium hand-forged craft tools from Chiba Prefecture, made by skilled smiths combining traditional Japanese blade-making techniques with modern functional design.
Luxurious Tokyo accessories and ornaments crafted from hawksbill turtle shell, shaped by heat and polished to a warm amber glow.
Handblown Tokyo glassware with a warm, slightly bubbly quality that evokes Edo-period craftsmanship, used for tableware and decorative vessels.
A refined Tokyo craft of mounting paintings and calligraphy onto hanging scrolls, folding screens, and fusuma panels using traditional adhesive techniques.
Patterned washi paper from Tokyo stamped with intricate cloud-mica designs, traditionally used to adorn fusuma sliding doors, walls, and folding screens.
Stunning Tokyo cut glassware featuring sharp geometric patterns wheel-cut into deep-colored crystal, celebrated for its precise craftsmanship and vivid brilliance.
Traditional Tokyo woodblock prints continuing the ukiyo-e legacy, hand-carved and hand-printed using water-based pigments on washi paper.
Handcrafted Japanese fishing rods from Tokyo made from multiple species of natural bamboo, renowned among anglers worldwide for their sensitivity and elegant flexibility.
Unique alloy metalwork from Tokyo using antimony to cast highly detailed figurines, accessories, and decorative objects with a fine silvery surface unlike any other craft.