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  • Azamiya Minsah Craft Center
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    4.0
    90 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Tonoshiro 909
    The Azamiya Minsah Craft Center is located about 10 minutes' drive from the Ishigaki Port Outer Island Ferry Terminal. Besides manufacturing Yaeyama Minsah textiles, the Center also has a display room and shop, and visitors can watch the fabric being made. The workshop and display room are on the ground floor; visitors can view part of the manufacturing process. The display room showcases historic and modern examples of Minsah textiles, and also has a display on the dyeing techniques that are used. Visitors who book their visit in advance may be able to try their hand at making Minsah fabric in the annex building; the price depends on the program chosen and the length of the experiential activity.

    We went to the Minsah Kogei museum on a cold and rainy afternoon. Make sure you call to make an appointment though. Young children can also take part but they need to be tall enough to reach the...

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  • Glass House in Forest
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    3.5
    71 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Bimata 478
    This facility is where you can experience making Ryukyu glass. There are approximately 300 kinds of glass inside the store, and you can experience various kinds of workshops in the experience area such as making glass, accessories, photo frames, gel candles and kaleidoscopes. Do not forget to make the required reservation if you would like to take part in this experience. In addition, although you cannot take it back home with you on the same day, it can be delivered to you later.

    体験工房があり、実際に自分でコップなどを作る事ができます。製作所前で職人さんが目の前で、ガラスの馬を作ってるのを見せて貰う事ができました。 目の前で見れて迫力がありました。 ショップでは、グラス、お皿、花瓶などとても商品の種類が豊富で見てるだけでも楽しめました。店内はとても広く、迷ってしまうほどでした。沖縄の素敵なお土産が購入する事ができました。

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  • Yonaguni Town Traditional Craft Hall
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    3.5
    18 Reviews
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    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Yonaguni Cho Yonaguni 175-2
    "This facility for creating and displaying traditional arts and crafts in Yonaguni, Yonaguni Town, Yaeyama County. You can observe the procedure for making ""Yonaguni ori"" weaving which boasts a tradition of about 500 years, and check out related materials. They also sell products such as small items made with Yonaguni ori."

    祖納の集落から徒歩10分ほどにある建物で伝統の織物についての 工芸品を展示しているらしいですが都合によりしばらく休館らしいです。 蛍光灯はこうこうとついていて窓から織り機が見えますが、無人なのか閉まっていました。田舎のありがちな気分次第で締めているのか行く前に事前に確認を

  • Orion Happy Park
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    Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Agarie 2-2-1
    Orion Happy Park is the facility where Orion Beer (Okinawa's most famous beer) is brewed; visitors can enjoy a guided tour of the brewery, and then enjoy tasting Orion Beer after the tour (soft drinks are available for children and designated drivers). Orion Happy Park has its own restaurant-Yanbaru no Mori-where visitors can enjoy beer that has been made on the premises and delicious food made with local ingredients (it is possible to visit the Park just to use the restaurant). The brewery tour takes around 60 minutes. Visitors can book the tour in advance by telephone or through the Park's website.
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  • Yachimun no Sato
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    Okinawa Nakagami-gun Yomitanson Zakimi 2653
    An arts and crafts village located a 60-minute drive from the Okinawa-Minami Interchange. The village origins date back to when Ryukyu dynasty King Sho Tei gathered various pottery studios here to promote the development of the ceramics industry. There are 19 independent pottery studios in the village, and visitors can experience the traditions, culture, and history of Okinawan ceramics. The village's thick pottery, decorated with placid designs, are sold in two communal shops, and visitors can purchase Yomitanzan ware and Okinawan lion dog statues, each different in appearance and feel from the next depending on the studio and potter which made it. Some of the studios also have their own distinctive galleries and offer pottery making classes.
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  • Nutima-su Sightseeing and Salt Manufacturing Factory
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    Okinawa Pref. Urumashi Yonashiromiyagi 2768 Co., Ltd. Inu Mase
    This salt factory is on Miyagi Island, the second island accessible from Urama City’s marine road. It created a salt production process called the “room temperature instant airborne crystallization production method,” which has garnered patents in 13 countries as well as a Guinness Record for its mineral-rich characteristics. Take a tour of the factory and see how the salt’s appealing snowy color is made. There’s also an official shop and cafe, and all of the salt used at the cafe is produced at the factory. The shop offers food items, cosmetics, and samples of “silk salt,” which is said to enhance beauty.
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  • Taketomi Folk Craft Museum
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    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamaguntaketomichou Taketomi 381-4
    The Taketomi Folk Craft Museum was founded in 1972 with the aim of training craftspeople to carry on Taketomi Island’s traditional crafts, including the making of Yaeyama Minsah Cloth, Yaeyama Jofu Cloth (high-quality plain-woven hemp cloth), and Abaca Cloth, etc. The process for making Abaca Cloth is shown using explanatory display panels, and visitors can also watch displays of actual weaving loom use. Entrance to the museum is free.
  • Mamiya Kamaboko Ishigaki Island Main Store and Factory
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Arakawa 8
    "This kamaboko (fish cake) shop located on Torinji Nishi-dori Street in Arakawa, Ishigaki City sells Yaeyama kamaboko made the old fashioned way. They offer a wide variety of kamaboko that combine carefully-selected white fish sourced primarily from the coastal waters of Okinawa with a number of local ingredients such as asa (green algae), shima-dofu (Okinawan tofu), and mozuku seaweed. They even sell a number of varieties of kamaboko unique to the region including their cylindrical ""maruguwa"" and their ""castella kamaboko,"" which are made with eggs."
  • Okinawa Mineral Lab
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Agunison Higashi 8316
    Okinawa Kaien Kenkyujo is a saltern in Higashi, Aguni Village, Shimajiri County. The company takes seawater from around the island and processes it for over a month to produce mineral-rich Aguni Salt. It is said to have been the trigger for the boom in Okinawan salt. Visitors who contact the plant ahead of time may watch the process of salt and bittern being made.
  • Ryukyu Glass Workshop Mi Tsu Hoshi
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    Okinawa
  • Nakamura Food
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    Okinawa Nanjo Chinen Yamazato 926
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