banshu miki uchihamono is one of famous Japanese traditional crafts. They are kind of cutley and producted in Miki city. The city was invaded and destroyed by Hideyoshi Hashiba 400 years ago. In addtion to that, Miki castle was burned by him. After that, he collected many carpenters in the city to rebuild.
Then, produing the cutley had developed. Especially, saw, plane, small knife is a good quality. if you are intersted in these crafts, please visit this site: http://www.miki-kanamono.or.jp/ but this site is only Japanese^^;
Ginkaku ji temple is also famous temple in Japan. The temple is located in Kyoto city. 8th shougun (Yoshimasa Asikaga) construted this temple. He likes to live a poetical life. And this temple is registered as a world heritage.
-vistor guide-
Summer season ( March 1 to Novemver 30th)
-vist time is from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Winter season (December 1th to Februrary 28th )
- vist time is 9:00am to 4:30pm
-an admission fee-
adult and high school student: 500yen
primary and junior high school student: 300yen
-access-
Kyoto station(JR)------- Imadegawa station (Kyoto subway)----------- Ginkaku ji (kyoto city bus)
When I was a junir high school student, I visited this temple. It was so cool^-^
this page is about Japanese temple. so kinkaku ji is know to famous temple in Japan. In Muromachi period(1336-1573 ), Ashikaga family had controlled in Japan for 200years. They were shogun like a general. And third shogun (Yoshimitsu Ashikaga) had huge power as japanese emperor. Because he coducted an unrelenting purge of disloyal elements from him.
And he constracted kinkaku ji temple in kyoto as a symbol of his power. The temple is luxurious, because walls is made of Gold. Therefore, the temple is very famous around Japanese people. In addition to that we learned the temple in social studies class when we were primary school students. So the temple is also one of famous tourist spots. many foreign tourists visit.
I write some useful information of the temple.
name: kinkaku ji
visiting time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
an admission fee: 400yen, but if you are a primary school student or junior high school student, the fee is 300yen.
-how to visit the temple-
Kyoto station(JR)--------Sijo station (kyoto subway)---------Kyoto city bus(12)------ kinkaku ji mae(get off).
kinkaku ji temple home page: http://www.shokoku-ji.jp/k_about.html#
Tanba tachikui yaki is one of the six-old ceramics. other ceramics are Seto, Tokoname, Sigaraki, Bizen and Echizen. And the orgin is 1000years ago. At first, tanba tachikui yaki was made in hole kiln. But from 400 years ago, it has made in smokestack kiln.
The main crafts are dishes, tea cup, flower vase, crock and pot. If they make it in a smokestak kiln, max temperature will be 1300 degree and the color will be beautiful.
So, if you go to Sasayama city, you can have a experience to make it and buy it. In tachikui to no sato, over 100000 people come to there for sightseeing and see tanba tachikui yaki.
tachikui to no sato homepage: http://www.tanbayaki.com/2012/top7english1.shtml
this homepage is written in english
Osaka karaki sashimono is one of Japaneae traditional woodwork. It was imported from China 1200 years ago. Karaki means Chinese wood. The main crafts are box, desk, stand and shelf. But then, the woodwork was very rare and a few nobilites could use.
The kind of karaki is ebony tree , rosewood or bombay blackwood. These the countries of origin is Thailand and other Southeast Asia
Today, Osaka karaki sashimono is made in Osaka, Himeji city(Hyogo Prefecture), Nara city(Nara prefecture), Takefu city(hukui prefecture)
Osaka karaki sashimono ooperative association home page: http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~o-karaki/index.html
Toyooka kiryuzaiku is one of Japanese traditional artifacts. It is a woodwork like a container and lid, basket, inteior. And it is made of osier or rattan. 300 years ago, many Japanese people had used Toyooka kiryuzaiku as a tour bag. furthermore, we exhibited some internation exhibition. For example, Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900, World's Columbian Exposition、Expo 1893,Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Expo 1904, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Expo 1915. So Princess Masako also has made habitual use of Toyooka kiryuzaiku.
If you are intersted in this artifacts, you should go to Toyooka city (Hyogo Prefecture), because it is made in Toyooka city now. And, Toyooka city has a musium about Toyooka kiryu zaiku
the musium home page: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~genbudo/yanagi/
*but the site is written in only Japanese >-<
izushi yaki is one of the famous Japanese chinaware. It has been made since 400years and white porcelain. In 200 years ago, some ceramists exhibited izushi yaki in many exhibition. Espeially, izushi yaki got a gold prize in Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Expo 1904. As a result, izushi yaki became famous and popular more and more. Today, there are many ceramists who make izushi yaki in Izushi Town Toyooka City. Izushi Town is located in North Hyogo Prefecture. Furthermore, Izushi Town is known to Izushi noodles. I recommend you eat Izushi noodles in dish of Izushi yaki. And if you are interested in Japanese castle, I also recommend you go to Izushi castle after eating Izushi noodles.
