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The Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries

The Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries was established in 1975 with the support of the current Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to promote Japan's traditional craft industry. There are various crafts throughout Japan such as ceramics, lacquerware, dyeing and weaving, and Japanese washi paper, and among them, 241 crafts have been designated as traditional crafts by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (as of October 2023). In addition to promoting the industry through a wide variety of businesses, the Association operates Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square which helps connect production areas with users.

Proof of trust: a “Traditional Mark”

• ●They are crafts that enrich people’s lives.
• ●They are not mass-produced by machines; parts that greatly affect the distinct features of a product are made by craftsmen.
• ●They are made using traditional skills and techniques that have been passed down to the present from more than 100 years ago.
• ●In order to maintain quality and bring out distinct features, the main parts of a traditional craft are made of materials that have been traditionally used to the present from more than 100 years ago.
• ●They have been produced on a certain scale in a certain area.
• ●Currently, there are 241 nationally-designated traditional crafts (as of October 2023).