工芸・ものづくり
漆器・陶磁器・和紙・刀・折り紙・職人
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必修（6）
- 着物必修 手ぬぐいtenuguia thin cotton cloth
- 着物必修 風呂敷furoshikia wrapping cloth
- 工芸必修 金継ぎkintsugirepairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold
- 工芸必修 折り紙origamipaper folding
- 工芸必修 暖簾norenthe split cloth curtain hung at a shop entrance
- 妖怪必修 千羽鶴senbazurua thousand folded cranes, given as a wish for recovery or peace
標準（45）
- 伝統芸能標準 石灯籠と蹲踞ishidoro to tsukubaithe stone furniture of a Japanese garden
- 伝統芸能標準 木版画mokuhangathe woodblock printing behind ukiyo-e
- 着物標準 笠kasaa traditional Japanese hat, often woven from sedge or bamboo
- 工芸標準 がま口gamaguchia clasp purse that opens wide like a toad's mouth
- 工芸標準 益子焼mashiko yakirustic, thick-walled pottery from Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture
- 工芸標準 寄木細工yosegi-zaikuHakone wooden marquetry made from woods of different natural colors
- 工芸標準 急須kyusua small Japanese teapot with a side handle
- 工芸標準 曲げわっぱmagewappaa bentwood box made from a thin sheet of cedar
- 工芸標準 桐箪笥kiridansua traditional chest of drawers made of paulownia wood
- 工芸標準 錦鯉nishikigoiornamental koi carp bred for color, once called swimming jewels
- 工芸標準 九谷焼kutani yakicolorful overglaze-painted porcelain from Ishikawa Prefecture
- 工芸標準 絞り染めshiboriJapanese tie-dyeing, where cloth is tied or stitched before dyeing
- 工芸標準 根付netsukea small carved toggle once used to hang a pouch or case from a kimono sash
- 工芸標準 刺し子sashikoJapanese running-stitch embroidery, first used to strengthen and warm work clothes
- 工芸標準 蒔絵maki-elacquer decoration made by sprinkling gold or silver powder onto wet lacquer
- 工芸標準 漆器shikkilacquerware
- 工芸標準 焼き物の産地yakimono no sanchithe pottery towns that each make a distinct kind of ware
- 工芸標準 畳職人tatami shokuninthe maker of tatami mats, a shrinking trade that still measures every room by hand
- 工芸標準 職人shokuninthe craftsman, as an identity
- 工芸標準 信楽焼のたぬきShigarakiyaki no tanukithe ceramic raccoon dog statues from Shigaraki, often placed at shop entrances
- 工芸標準 人間国宝ningen kokuhoa Living National Treasure, a state-certified master of a traditional art or craft
- 工芸標準 水引mizuhikidecorative cord on gift envelopes
- 工芸標準 扇子sensufolding fan
- 工芸標準 組子kumikogeometric wooden lattice patterns assembled without a single nail
- 工芸標準 団扇uchiwaa flat, round hand fan that doesn't fold
- 工芸標準 張り子harikoJapanese papier-mache made by layering paper over a mold
- 工芸標準 提灯chochinpaper lanterns
- 工芸標準 砥石toishia Japanese whetstone for sharpening knives and tools
- 工芸標準 陶磁器tojikiJapanese pottery and porcelain
- 工芸標準 日本刀nihontothe Japanese sword
- 工芸標準 備前焼bizen-yakiunglazed pottery from Bizen in Okayama
- 工芸標準 備長炭binchotana very hard, high-quality white charcoal
- 工芸標準 美濃和紙Mino washiMino washi, traditional handmade paper from Gifu Prefecture
- 工芸標準 風鈴furinwind chimes
- 工芸標準 有田焼と伊万里焼Aritayaki to ImariyakiJapan's first porcelain, and the export port that gave it a second name in the West
- 工芸標準 藍染aizomeindigo dyeing
- 工芸標準 和傘wagasaa traditional Japanese umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper
- 工芸標準 和紙washitraditional Japanese paper
- 工芸標準 和包丁wabochoJapanese kitchen knives, many of them sharpened on one side only
- 住まい標準 瓦屋根kawara yanethe tiled roof
- 住まい標準 合掌造りと茅葺きgasshozukuri to kayabukithe steep thatched farmhouses of the snow country
- 住まい標準 木造建築mokuzo kenchikuwhy Japan builds in wood
- 住まい標準 木造住宅mokuzo jutakuwhy Japanese homes are rebuilt, not resold
- 現代の暮らし標準 食品サンプルshokuhin sanpuruthe plastic food in restaurant windows
- 仕事標準 職人の後継者不足shokunin no kokeisha busokuthe shortage of successors for traditional craftspeople
応用（28）
- 着物応用 帯留めobidomea small ornament worn on the cord at the front of the obi
- 着物応用 大島紬oshima tsumugifine silk kimono fabric from Amami Oshima, known for its mud dyeing
- 着物応用 博多織hakata-oria thick silk fabric from Fukuoka, famous for kimono sashes
- 工芸応用 こけしkokeshiwooden dolls from the north
- 工芸応用 つまみ細工tsumami zaikuflowers made from tiny folded squares of silk
- 工芸応用 でんでん太鼓denden daikothe pellet drum you shake to quiet a baby
- 工芸応用 宮大工miyadaikutemple and shrine carpenters
- 工芸応用 結城紬yuki tsumugia handwoven silk fabric from Yuki, made from hand-spun silk floss
- 工芸応用 江戸切子Edo kirikocut glass from Tokyo
- 工芸応用 手まりtemaria ball wrapped in colorful embroidered thread
- 工芸応用 西陣織Nishijin-orifigured silk weaving from Kyoto
- 工芸応用 組紐kumihimobraided cord
- 工芸応用 竹細工takezaikubamboo craft
- 工芸応用 伝統的工芸品dentoteki kogeihincrafts officially designated as traditional by the national government
- 工芸応用 刀鍛冶katana kajithe swordsmiths who still forge Japanese blades by hand
- 工芸応用 南部鉄器Nambu tekkiNambu cast ironware
- 工芸応用 表具師hyogushithe craftsperson who mounts hanging scrolls, folding screens and sliding doors
- 工芸応用 民芸運動mingei undothe 1926 movement that found beauty in everyday objects made by unnamed craftspeople
- 工芸応用 木曽のひのきKiso hinokiprized cypress from a valley protected by a harsh Edo-era logging law
- 工芸応用 木組みkigumijoining timber without nails
- 工芸応用 友禅yuzenresist-dyed pictorial kimono
- 工芸応用 螺鈿radenmother-of-pearl inlay in lacquerware
- 工芸応用 輪島塗Wajima-nurithe lacquerware of Wajima, built up in over a hundred separate steps
- 工芸応用 和ろうそくwarosokuJapanese plant-wax candles
- 年中行事応用 針供養hari kuyoa memorial service for broken needles
- 住まい応用 欄間ranmathe carved panel above the sliding doors
- 神道応用 式年遷宮shikinen sengurebuilding the shrine every twenty years
- 神道応用 神社の建築jinja no kenchikuhow to read the buildings of a Shinto shrine