Created by the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries, the site introduces fifteen different craft categories in Japan, such as weaving, dyeing, dolls, lacquer, stone, wood and so on. It is a simple and easy to navigate site, but full of little treasures.
The Japanese version has pages with lists of celebrated Japanese crafts people, like this page for Osaka Ranma.
List of Categories:
Bamboo
Buddhist Altars and Accessories
Craft Materials
Dyeing
Dolls
Lacquer
Metal
Miscellaneous Crafts
Other Fiber Crafts
Paper
Pottery and Porcelain
Stationary
Stone
Weaving
Wood
The Association for the promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
Metropolitan Plaza
1-11-1 Nishi Ikebukuro
Toshima-ku, Tokyo
171-0021 JAPAN
ENG JPN | 03/04/2010
Related Links
Japan Cultural Profile
Pixiv
National Film Center
Japanese Culture and Art Online
Spontaneity in Japanese Art and Culture
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