Regions of Japan
Craft in Japan is regional before it is anything else. These are the places our makers work.
Gifu岐阜
1 maker
Ceramics, paper and furniture.
Kyoto京都
1 maker
Traditional crafts — textiles, lacquer, ceramics, joinery.
Tajimi多治見
1 maker
Mino ware, and the centre of Japanese architectural tile.
Takaoka高岡
1 maker
Four centuries of copper and brass casting.
Tokyo東京
1 maker
Design, distribution and the trade showrooms.
Aichi愛知
No makers here yet
Wood furniture manufacturing at scale.
Asahikawa旭川
No makers here yet
Furniture since the 1900s, built on local hardwood.
Hokkaido北海道
No makers here yet
Hardwood forests, and the furniture town of Asahikawa.
Ishikawa石川
No makers here yet
Wajima lacquer, Kutani porcelain, gold leaf.
Nara奈良
No makers here yet
The old capital. Woodwork, ink, brush and lighting.
Niigata新潟
No makers here yet
Tsubame-Sanjo metalworking.
Okayama岡山
No makers here yet
Denim, textiles and Bizen ware.
Osaka大阪
No makers here yet
Textiles, metalwork and manufacturing trades.
Saga佐賀
No makers here yet
Arita and Imari porcelain.
Shizuoka静岡
No makers here yet
Joinery, woodwork and lacquer.
Tokushima徳島
No makers here yet
Woodworking and indigo dyeing.
Toyama富山
No makers here yet
Metalworking. Takaoka has cast bronze and brass since the 1600s.