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Towns tagged “Traditional crafts”
187 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Traditional crafts”, across 42 prefectures.
“Traditional crafts” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Aomori Prefecture4
Aomori Prefecture page- Kuroishi CityGarden named for a wish: wealth for all.Kanehiranari-en, Bugaku garden
- Nishimeya VillageReading the ice for Tsugaru's harvest.Niogataki Falls, ice pillar
- Gonohe Town5 yen to buy, 15 more spent, they say.Gonohe magistrate's office gate
- Takko TownOne mountain spans three prefectures.Shikakudake, 3-prefecture border
Iwate Prefecture2
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture2
Miyagi Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture4
Yamagata Prefecture page- Tendo CityRebuilt storehouse on a Kofun-era site.Nishinumata Site, storehouse
- Funagata TownA 45 cm goddess lay in a road's path.Jomon Goddess, Nishinomae Site
- Shirataka TownThey made paper by trading for kozo.Miyama washi, kozo and binder
- Iide TownHomes with woodlots dot the farmland.Scattered homes in farmland
Fukushima Prefecture6
Fukushima Prefecture page- Fukushima CitySaid to be named for ten wisteria ropes.Totsuna Bridge, steel arch
- Aizuwakamatsu CityBuilt at a clan school to study stars.Nisshinkan Observatory remains
- Nihonmatsu CityA retainers' warning in 16 characters.Kaisekimei, a 16-character motto
- Mishima TownAn arched iron bridge spans the river.First Tadami River Bridge
- Showa VillageRamie for fine cloth takes three years.Karamushi ramie production
- Namie TownA hall estimated moved from the castle.Main hall, prefectural property
Ibaraki Prefecture4
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Yuki CityA tower said to honor four generations.Yuki Tomomitsu grave, Shomyo-ji
- Kasama CityA stone wall with a woven pattern.Inada stone, Ishi no Hyakunenkan
- Sakuragawa CityEighteen techniques, from cut to finish.Makabe stone lanterns
- Shirosato TownA rain-rite stone boat, a helmet stone.Kabutoishi, Stone Boat Shrine
Tochigi Prefecture4
Tochigi Prefecture page- Sano CitySpring water fills a pond 138 m around.Izuruhara Benten Pond
- Nasukarasuyama CityWashi mountains, raised by human power.Yamaage, Karasuyama
- Mashiko TownThe line ended; retainers kept watch.Utsunomiya clan graves, Kami-Ōba
- Ichikai TownWarriors painted on a station's walls.Musha-e, Ichihana Station
Saitama Prefecture11
Saitama Prefecture page- Saitama CityA bonsai village that has turned 100.Omiya Bonsai Village
- Gyoda City"Saitama" was born among these mounds.Sakitama burial mounds
- Kasukabe CityAn 800 kg kite rises into the May sky.Giant kite on the Edo River
- Hanyu CityA lost carnivorous plant returned to its pond.Mujinamo, Hōzōji Pond
- Konosu CityPoppies bloom on the Arakawa riverbed.Poppies on the Arakawa
- Soka City634 pines on the road Bashō walked.Sōka Matsubara
- Koshigaya CityA flood-control pond became the town's lake.Koshigaya Lake Town
- Yashio CityRained on so often, it's the "muddy lion".Ōze lion dance
- Ogawa TownA town of Hosokawa paper, from kozo alone.
- Tokigawa TownStargazing through a 91 cm telescope.Dōdaira 91 cm telescope
- Higashichichibu VillageSaitama's only village, east of Chichibu.
Chiba Prefecture5
Chiba Prefecture page- Ichikawa CityFacing City Hall, a grove said to trap.Yawata Shirazu no Mori
- Mobara CityA chapel whose outline forms a cross.Mobara Shoten Church, chapel
- Sosa CityA full course said to take 36 years.Iidaka Danrin site, Lecture Hall
- Ichinomiya TownMan-made lake named for a Chinese lake.Doteiko, an irrigation lake
- Chonan TownA rock-peak hall, held up by 61 pillars.Kasamori Kannon Hall
Tokyo11
Tokyo page- Shinjuku WardAlumni drive returned a cast-iron gate.Former Gakushuin Gate, cast iron
- Bunkyo WardA cast-bronze torii, marked Kanbun 7.Yushima-tenmangu Omote Torii
- Taito WardA vegetable garden on the atelier roof.Former Asakura Fumio Garden
- Sumida WardFarmhouse and townhouse, in one house.Former Koyama Residence
- Arakawa WardRed-brick pump room, used some 80 years.Former Mikawashima Pump Station
- Adachi WardSuribachizuka and Funayamazuka are gone.Shirahatazuka Kofun, Iko tumuli
- Katsushika WardA thatched storehouse on school grounds.Gogura, Horikiri School grounds
- Edogawa WardAn 8 m pine spreads about 30 m wide.Yogo Pine, Zenyoji
- Musashimurayama CityA temple gate holds a 1638 bell.Shinpuku-ji gate and bell
- Mizuho TownEngishiki shrine name, matched here.Azusamiten Shrine, Tonogaya
- Hachijo TownRokuho-zumi walls ring an island office.Tamaishigaki, island office site
Kanagawa Prefecture2
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture7
Niigata Prefecture page- Sanjo CityA lava cliff stands on former seabed.Yagigahana, submarine lava dome
- Ojiya CityA hall with a high floor against snow.Akashido, chijimi founder's hall
- Kamo CityTaisho and Showa trains, side by side.Kambara Railway Moha 1, Moha 61
- Tsubame CityYou can pass under a 1922 weir's gates.Old Arai Weir, Ohkouzu Channel
- Agano CityBirthplace of a lone gazetteer compiler.Yoshida Togo's birthplace
- Minamiuonuma CitySouth stones lined a river, it is said.Sakado Castle, residence wall
- Aga TownOne cave that led to Incipient Jomon.Muroya Cave, a rhyolite cave
Toyama Prefecture3
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture6
Ishikawa Prefecture page- Komatsu CityIts main hall stands inside a rock cave.Natadera
- Wajima CityFired Mt. Komine soil, under the lacquer.Jinoko, Wajima-nuri base
- Suzu CityA lighthouse Japanese engineers built.Rokkozaki Lighthouse
- Kaga CityShip planks wall the shipowners' houses.Hashidate shipowners' houses
- Nomi CityA keyhole tomb, about 140m, on the plain.Akitsuneyama No. 1 Tomb
- Nakanoto TownLegend: a princess taught weaving here.Noto Jofu linen
Fukui Prefecture4
Fukui Prefecture page- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Sabae CitySchool lunch here comes in lacquerware.Echizen lacquerware lunches
- Echizen CityAn unmatched roof for the god of paper.Okafuto and Ōtaki Shrines
- Echizen TownNobunaga's “Oda” is said to be from here.Tsurugi Shrine, Oda clan shrine
Yamanashi Prefecture2
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture10
Nagano Prefecture page- Iida CityA school's ground floor, a kabuki stage.Former Zakoji Omi School
- Nakano CityNo clear trace of garden water channels.Takanashi Manor Site, moated
- Shiojiri CityNear ruins, a spring unfrozen in winter.Hiraide Spring, near the ruins
- Nagawa TownWinter travelers got gruel and a fire.Wada Pass relief station
- Iijima TownMagistrate's office became prefectural.Ina Prefectural Office Site
- Takagi VillageA hatamoto built a two-storey teahouse.Shogetsuan, Chikyu teahouse
- Kiso VillageWhere the Hida road left the Nakasendo.Yabuhara-juku, Hida road fork
- Nozawaonsen VillageThe village kitchen is in the hot pools.Ogama, the shared kitchen
- Shinano TownHis final home: a storehouse 6.2 m wide.Kobayashi Issa's storehouse
- Sakae VillageA station post as tall as the snow was.Morimiyanohara, snow marker
Gifu Prefecture6
Gifu Prefecture page- Takayama CityBell gate said to be a former building.Unryu-ji bell gate, Kounkaku
- Tajimi CityA roofed bridge spans the hall's front.Eihoji Kannon Hall, Musai Bridge
- Seki CityA square tomb with bare chamber stones.Ikejiri Otsuka Kofun
- Mino CityA 9 m lighthouse stands at a river port.Kozuchi Port, Nagara lighthouse
- Toki CityEmpty it, and you have a jar-like stone.Mino no Tsuboishi
- Kani CityA shard revealed where Shino was made.Zuien Monument, Mutabora kiln
Aichi Prefecture9
Aichi Prefecture page- Okazaki CityAn arched pediment crowns the center.Former Nukata-gun Public Hall
- Seto CityA wall of kiln tools lines the lane.Kamagaki-no-Komichi lane
- Hekinan CityA tower stands on a police building.Former Ohama Police Station
- Tokoname CityChimneys of mixed heights line a slope.Noborigama (Toei Kiln)
- Chita CityWind-driven sideways, it tows a net.Fujii Maru, an utase boat
- Takahama CityA ceramic-pipe tanuki stands on a hill.Giant Tanuki, Oyama Ryokuchi
- Iwakura CityA thatched farmhouse named for a torii.Toriidate Minka farmhouse
- Ama CityRoman letters line the head of a stele.Shippoyaki origin stele, Toshima
- Fuso TownFlipped, a townhouse became a farmhouse.Kawatake House, moved townhouse
Mie Prefecture4
Mie Prefecture page- Kuwana CityUji Bridge torii, received each Sengu.Ise's First Torii, ferry landing
- Suzuka CitySaid to flower and leaf all year round.Shiroko Fudan Zakura
- Nabari CityName said to come from a horse's grave.Umazuka Kofun, Mihata tombs
- Asahi TownRooms ring a round hall with no pillars.Asahi Elementary round school
Shiga Prefecture2
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture4
Kyoto Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture3
Osaka Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture7
Hyogo Prefecture page- Toyooka CityThe storks came back to the sky.Oriental stork releases
- Nishiwaki CityJapan's navel is here, and there are two of them.135°E and 35°N
- Miki CityBurned down by Hideyoshi, rebuilt on hardware.Miki hardware
- Ono CityWhen the sun sinks west, Amida comes to meet you.Jodo Hall of Jodo-ji
- Tamba-Sasayama CityJapan Heritage No. 1 was this town's folk song.Dekansho-bushi
- Awaji CityThey cross the bridge to work in Kobe.Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
- Taka TownThree things began in this one town.Aged Day, paper, sake rice
Nara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture3
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture2
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture6
Shimane Prefecture page- Hamada CityRock cracks here look like tatami mats.Iwami Tatami-ga-ura, Kokubu-cho
- Izumo CityAt dusk, beach fires welcome the gods.Kamimukae Shinji, Inasa Beach
- Yasugi CityScooping loach for fun became a dance.Yasugi-bushi, dojo-sukui dance
- Gotsu CityTiled roofs line an old shipping street.Gotsu Honmachi Iraka Kaido
- Okuizumo TownWhere iron was mined, rice now grows.Rice terraces on iron-sand pits
- Iinan TownA tablet found inside dated it to 1326.Hachiman Triad, Akana Hachimangū
Okayama Prefecture6
Okayama Prefecture page- Kurashiki CityTapping spectators' heads with fans.Suinkyo, Achi Shrine festival
- Bizen CityA lord's wait for wind led to a seawall.Ōtabu Genroku Breakwater
- Setouchi CityIts ware is unearthed in Nara's capital.Sabukaze Ancient Kiln Sites
- Maniwa CityBlack spots on bamboo come from fungus.Torafudake bamboo habitat
- Mimasaka CityA Kamakura pagoda moved from a mountainChofukuji, three-story pagoda
- Satosho TownA study window said to face the sea.Dr. Nishina Yoshio's birthplace
Hiroshima Prefecture5
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Kure CityA breakwater of two concrete freighters.Concrete ship "Takechi Maru"
- Fukuyama CityA whole domain began sediment control.Dōdōgawa no Sunadome
- Otake CityA 25 m stone wall came out of the soil.Kamei Castle, Masanori's branch
- Hatsukaichi CityItsukushima's defeated lord rests here.Tōun-ji, Sue Harukata's grave
- Kumano TownOff-season peddling led to brush-making.Kumano Fude, traditional craft
Tokushima Prefecture1
Tokushima Prefecture pageKagawa Prefecture3
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture5
Ehime Prefecture page- Matsuyama CityPines shaped like an English painter's.Shijushima (Turner Island)
- Shikokuchuo CityWater diversion was a century-old wish.Dozan River Canal
- Tobe TownSee a fault at a step in the riverbed.Tobe Thrust Fault
- Uchiko TownAfter the flood, rebuilt without piers.Tamaru Bridge, covered bridge
- Kihoku TownRaymond's firm designed the town hall.Kihoku Town Hall
Kochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture7
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Kurume CityA round-looking mound is a keyhole tomb.Nichirinji Tumulus
- Yame CityXu Fu's tomb, they say. A yearly fire.Donanzan Kofun, Donanzan Fusube
- Miyama CityOver 900 camphors grow atop a levee.Shinfunagoya Camphor Forest
- Ashiya TownUnder a Jizo hall site, 300-odd towersStone Towers of Doyama (堂山の石塔群)
- Toho VillageNo back wall: a hall in a rock hollow.Iwaya Shrine main hall
- Hirokawa TownA stone figure, its face gone blank.Sekijinsan Kofun, armored figure
- Fukuchi TownA clay-sealed stone chamber over 12 m.Ikata Kofun
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture3
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture3
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture3
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture9
Okinawa Prefecture page- Naha CityThree arches, a royal mausoleum's gate.Sogenji Site, three-arched gate
- Ishigaki CityA garden of five limestone mounds.Former Miyara Dunchi, garden
- Okinawa CityNew Year's first water was drawn here.Ufu-gā well, Uechi
- Miyakojima CityA 1727 record lists the bridge's size.Ikeda-bashi, prefectural site
- Ogimi VillageAn office with octagonal forms to ease typhoon winds.Former Ogimi Village Office
- Motobu TownEarth god's plot, set off by coral rock.Sesoko Toteikun
- Yomitan VillageA statue of the Uza man sent to Ming stands on the cape.Statue of Taiki
- Haebaru TownHaebaru's cloth is called Ryukyu kasuri.Northern Haebaru cityscape
- Kumejima TownShore rock bears a turtle-shell pattern.Tatami-ishi, Ou Island
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