10 crafts designated by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Lavish Kanazawa silk embroidery using gold and polychrome threads to create richly textured floral designs on kimono, obi sashes, and folding screens.
Kanazawa's signature silk painting tradition using five earthy colors and a distinctive shading technique to create lush botanical and figural kimono designs.
Splendid Kanazawa household altars embellished with gold leaf, lacquer, and metal fittings crafted by multiple artisan specialists across generations.
Producing 99% of Japan's gold leaf, Kanazawa artisans hand-beat gold into translucent sheets used on lacquerware, ceramics, textiles, and temple architecture.
Opulent Kanazawa urushi lacquerware enriched with maki-e gold powder painting and mother-of-pearl inlay, reflecting the city's centuries of samurai patronage.
Bold Ishikawa porcelain from Kanazawa and Komatsu painted with vivid overglaze enamels in red, green, yellow, and purple, among Japan's most recognized ceramics.
Richly ornamented Ishikawa butsudan household altars from Nanao, crafted with gold lacquer fittings and fine woodcarving used in Buddhist home worship.
A rare Ishikawa mountain silk pongee from Hakusan woven from double-cocoon threads, producing exceptionally durable fabric with a subtle pebbly texture.
Japan's most prestigious lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa, built up through 124 distinct steps using local diatomite-infused urushi for unrivaled strength and beauty.
Ishikawa lathe-turned lacquerware from Yamanaka Onsen, famed for its delicate wood-grain maki-e decorations and refined tea ceremony utensils.