Osaka Transoms
This Osaka-style woodwork, which provides Japanese-style houses with a means of ta…
An early form of these blinds is thought to have been used during the Asuka and Nara eras (late 6C-8…
Naniwa brushmaking dates back prior to the Nara era (8C), when such brushes are said to have been us…
The tortoise shell processing technique was supposedly brought to Nagasaki from China, eventually ma…
Around the end of the 16th century, incense-making was brought to Sakai, where Japan's first incense…
This three-stringed musical instrument is thought to have come from China through the Ryukyu Islands…
Carp streamers are raised in celebration of Children's Day (May 5) in Japan. Under the instruction o…
This handcraft is said to date back to the Asuka era (late6C-early7C), when a foreigner who drifted…
Glass beads (Tombodama) were first brought to Japan via the Silk Road during the Nara period (710-79…
Due to the incredible development of Nanbanshibori, a Japanese traditional coppaer liquation method,…
Papier-mâché was introduced from China and its techniques developed in Kyoto during the Momoyama era…
It is said that Fukae Sedge Handwork began about 2000 years ago when people moved to Fukae area (cur…
Imai Shobei, who is known as the originator of the lacquer brush-making technique in the Kansai area…
The production of farming baskets using high quality local bamboo commenced in the Nara era (8C). Al…