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Towns tagged “Town of makers”
72 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Town of makers”, across 28 prefectures.
“Town of makers” 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.
Hokkaido2
Hokkaido pageIwate Prefecture1
Iwate Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture1
Fukushima Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture5
Tochigi Prefecture page- Utsunomiya CityA hill of cave tombs, open to the south.Nagaoka Hyakuana Kofun
- Ashikaga CityBoulders with a gap adults can passOsonae-ishi, Nagusa boulders
- Sano CitySpring water fills a pond 138 m around.Izuruhara Benten Pond
- Moka CityA school hall by a Wright disciple.Kubo Auditorium, by Endo Arata
- Haga TownPast the torii, a main hall from 1770.Ubagai Shrine
Gunma Prefecture3
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture8
Saitama Prefecture page- Kumagaya CitySaitama's first National Treasure hall.Kangi-in Shōden-dō
- Kawaguchi CityStill pouring molten iron into molds.Kawaguchi iron casting
- Sayama CityTanabata displays, unseen until the day.Irumagawa Tanabata
- Hanyu CityA lost carnivorous plant returned to its pond.Mujinamo, Hōzōji Pond
- Soka City634 pines on the road Bashō walked.Sōka Matsubara
- Iruma CityTea fields cover a tenth of the city.Sayama tea fields
- Yashio CityRained on so often, it's the "muddy lion".Ōze lion dance
- Tokigawa TownStargazing through a 91 cm telescope.Dōdaira 91 cm telescope
Chiba Prefecture1
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo2
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture2
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture4
Niigata Prefecture page- Sanjo CityA lava cliff stands on former seabed.Yagigahana, submarine lava dome
- Mitsuke City“Middle of Niigata Prefecture,” it says.Niigata's center of gravity
- Tsubame CityYou can pass under a 1922 weir's gates.Old Arai Weir, Ohkouzu Channel
- Gosen CityBeyond cedars, a temple with a corridor.Jikoji cedar avenue
Toyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture3
Fukui Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture1
Nagano Prefecture pageGifu Prefecture3
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture6
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Shizuoka CityThe world’s plastic models start here.
- Hamamatsu CityWhere Japan's big 3 motorcycle makers began.Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki
- Fuji CityThe city that makes about 40% of Japan’s toilet paper.
- Iwata CityLights out, and a mikoshi runs in the dark.Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri
- Fukuroi CityThe 27th stop from Edo, and from Kyoto.Fukuroi-juku
- Kosai CityJapan's only surviving checkpoint building.Arai Checkpoint
Aichi Prefecture3
Aichi Prefecture pageMie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture4
Osaka Prefecture page- Izumiotsu CitySpanish-style house in a seaside suburb.Former Umino House
- Yao CityThe left wall was drawn in 1879.Kaizanzuka Kofun, Morse's sketch
- Kadoma CityNo less than China's pine, a verse says.Kungai Kusu, Mitsushima Shrine
- Higashiosaka CityA farm office with a castle-like roof.Former Konoike Shinden Kaisho
Hyogo Prefecture7
Hyogo Prefecture page- Amagasaki CityOne person's gift rebuilt the castle.Amagasaki Castle
- 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
- Tatsuno CityLight soy sauce began with this river's water.Birthplace of usukuchi soy
- Harima TownThree junior high students found it.Onaka Yayoi site
- Ichikawa TownIrons and screenplays both came out of this valley.Iron heads, Hashimoto Shinobu
Nara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture1
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture2
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture2
Fukuoka Prefecture pageSaga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture1
Okinawa Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語