Japan Atlas: Chichibu Night Festival
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Festivals Chichibu Night Festival map Data Location: Chichibu City, Saitama Pref. Date: December 2 and 3 Number of visitors: 170,000 Fire Brightly Colors Mountain Village

Japan Atlas: Wajima Lacquar Ware
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Wajima Lacquar Ware map Data Location: Wajima City, Ishikawa Pref. Number of companies: 813 Number of workers: 2,734 Original Lacquering Techniques tha

Japan Atlas: Gifu Japanese Umbrella
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Gifu Japanese Umbrella map Data Location: Gifu City, Gifu Pref. Number of companies: 12 Traditional Craft Skills that Fashion Umbrellas from Bamboo and

Japan Atlas: Shigaraki Pottery
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Shigaraki Pottery map Data Location: Shigaraki Town, Shiga Pref. Number of companies: 150 Number of workers: 1,200 Events: Shigaraki Ware Festival in J

Japan Atlas: Nishijin Weaves
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Nishijin Weaves map Data Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. Number of companies: 1,757 Number of workers: 22,258 Pinnacle of Textile Art Colored by 1200

Japan Atlas: Inshu Washi Paper
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Inshu Washi Paper map Data Location: Aoya Town and Saji Village, Tottori Pref. Number of companies: 51 Number of workers: 367 Traditional Techniques De

Japan Atlas: Edo Kiriko
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Edo Kiriko map Data Location: Tokyo metropolitan area Number of companies: 89 Number of workers: 195 Vivid color contrast is the beauty of exquisite Ed

Japan Atlas: Takaoka Copperware
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Takaoka Copperware map Data Location: Takaoka City, Toyama Pref. Number of companies: 453 Number of workers: 3,416 Leading Copper Metalworking Center t

Japan Atlas: Yuki Tsumugi
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Traditional Crafts Yuki Tsumugi map Data Location: Yuki City, Ibaraki Prefecture; Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture Number of companies: 731 Number of workers: 1,150 Japan's

Japan Atlas: Nagasaki and Sasebo
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Communities Nagasaki and Sasebo map Data Nagasaki City Area: 241.09 sq km (93.08 sq mi) Population: 430,109 (March 1997) Sasebo City Area: 248.24 sq km (95.85 sq mi) Popu

Japan Atlas: Hida San-machi
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Communities Data Location: Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture Preserved Area: 4.4 ha (10.9 acres) A well-preserved castle town with a coherent townscape Hida San-machi is the

Japan Atlas: Oura Catholic Church
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Architecture Oura Catholic Church map Data Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Pref. History: Founded in 1864 by French Missionary Bernardo Petitjean. The master Carpenter

Japan Atlas: Jingu Shrine in Ise
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Architecture Jingu Shrine in Ise map Data Location: Ise City, Mie Pref. Founded in: Unknown. Legend says 2000 years old. Designed by: Unknown. Rebuilt every twenty years.

Japan Atlas: Historic Monuments in Kyoto
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Architecture Historic Monuments in Kyoto map Data Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. THE CITY OF KYOTO Establishment of the municipal government: April 1, 1889 Area: 610.2

Japan Atlas: Himeji Castle
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Architecture Himeji Castle map Data Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Brief History: Originally built in 1346. Reconstructed by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1580. The mos

Japan Atlas: Tokyo Bay Aqualine
Related Links: Japan Atlas: Architecture Tokyo Bay Aqualine map Data Location: Kisarazu City of Chiba Pref. and Kawasaki City of Kanagawa Pref. Usage: Only for vehicles Total length: 15.1 km (9.38 m