UNESCO Grants Echizen Coveted Craft and Folk Art Status
Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture has been named a UNESCO Creative City for Crafts and Folk Art, recognizing its 1,000-year craft heritage and role in sustainable cultural development.
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Ozawa Shuzo Brewery Tour: A Glimpse Into Japan’s Rich Sake-Brewing Heritage
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan recently organized a tour of Ozawa Shuzo, a sake brewery in Ome, western Tokyo.
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Sado Gold Mines Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The latest addition to Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites is Sado Island Gold Mines, in Niigata Prefecture, which operated for 400 years until 1989.
