熊本県指定の伝統的工芸品・国指定の伝統的工芸品
熊本県では平成15年3月に小代焼・天草陶磁器・肥後象がんの3件が指定を受けました。また、平成25年12月には、山鹿灯籠が本県4件目の指定を受けました。熊本県指定の伝統的工芸品について▼
熊本県指定の工芸品マーク国指定の伝統的工芸品（熊本県）について▼
国指定の伝統的工芸品（熊本県）
全国では、京焼・有田焼や輪島塗などの200を超える工芸品が国指定の伝統的工芸品に指定されています。
About Traditional Crafts of Kumamoto▼
Higo-Zogan
Metalwork（Blades, etc.）
Shodai Ware
Amakusa Ceramics
Kouda Ware
Other Ceramics
Yamaga Lanterns
Paper Making
Wood Working
Bamboo Works
Dyeing and Weaving
Other Traditional Crafts of Kumamoto
Craft items that originate from Kumamoto and were handed down for generations are designated “Traditional Crafts of Kumamoto.” To receive this designated, the craft must be made using traditional techniques and must have over 30years of history. There are about 90 such designated crafts in Kumamoto, including metalwork, ceramics, woodwork, bamboo crafts, dying and weaving, paper products, and traditional toys.
About Japan’s Nationally Designated Crafts▼
To be deemed a “Nationally Designated Craft,” the traditional skills or techniques used to make the craft must have over 100 years of history, and must have developed in a fixed region with more than 10 organizations or 30 individual craftsmen currently engaged in the production of the craft.
Over 200 crafts in Japan have been declared Nationally Designated Crafts,
including Kyo and Arita ware pottery, and Wajima-style lacquerware.
In Kumamoto, Shodai pottery, Amakusa ceramics, and Higo inlay metalwork all received this distinction in March 2003. In December 2013, Yamaga lanterns were the fourth craft from Kumamoto to be designated.
