Toushin area

Governor of Nagano Prefecture Designation traditional crafts

• • Nagano prefecture Farmer Art…Western painter in the Taisho era: Upon the guidance of Kanae Yamamoto, upholstery items and practical items etc were made by farmers' hands on the themes of the local features.
  • Karuizawa Carving…Products that mainly engraved cherry blossoms on woodlands that made use of hardwoods such as cinnamon trees are also very popular among foreigners.

Other traditional crafts

• • Saku Indigo Dyeing…At the end of the Bakumatsu, Iwamurada lodging indigo dyeing was actively carried out so much that it was taxed on the blue bottle.

※Other traditional craft items are posted only to member companies of "Nagano Prefecture Traditional Craft Industry Promotion Council".