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This is the main entry point for you to traverse through the site. Though this is only a Japanese portal, it is definitely huge, as it contains infos on nearly all of the Japanese traditional crafts and artisanal techniques. Besides it we're constantly adding articles on Japanese potters, weavers, dyers and so on. In order not to get lost in this informational ocean, just choose the article you'd like to read.

Japanese traditional crafts

This section contains all of the articles on Japanese traditional crafts. Sub-headings are for specific directions (ceramics, textile, metalwork and so on).

Ceramics

This section includes articles on both stoneware and porcelain.

1. Arita Ware
2. Bizen Ware
3. Hagi Ware
4. Karatsu Ware
5. Imari Ware
6. Ko-Imari
7. Nabeshima Ware
8. Satsuma ware
9. Shiro Satsuma
10. Kuro Satsuma
11. Export Satsuma
12. Kakiemon ware
13. Kutani ware

Metalwork

1. Mokume-gane

Japanese craftspeople

Potters

1. Aoki Mokubei
2. Nin'ami Dōhachi

Artisanal techniques

Ceramics

1. Iro-e
2. Sometsuki