Yano Kamoji is produced in Yano-cho, Aki-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Kamoji refers to hair piece or hair extensions used for hair styling, but in a broader term, it also includes wigs. Yano Kamoji was popularized nationwide at the end of the Taisho era due to the clay called higetsuchi, required for removing oil from the wig, was available in Yano-cho. Furthermore, plenty of water, which was necessary for washing these wigs, flowing from the valley through the town gave a perfect environment for Kamoji production in Yano-cho.

Mima’s wagasa (Japanese umbrella) is from Mima City in Tokushima Prefecture, which is also known as the “Wagasa no Sato” (Land of wagasa). Around the last year of Tensho era (1586), there were good materials in Mima for making umbrellas, such as bamboo and Japanese paper. Umbrella craftsmen from Mino in Gifu Prefecture were called for manufacture in Mima. Bamboo is used as the bone of an umbrella, with dyed Japanese paper, and it is finished with oil, decoration, and lacquer.

Nabeshima Dantsu is a traditional craft of Ogimachi in Saga City, Saga Prefecture. A farmer from Ogimachi called Kiyoemon Koga learned the technique of dantsu (carpet weaving) from Chinese people in Nagasaki in the early Edo period and wove it under the name of “Ogimachi Monsen (Ogimachi rug)”. This is the origin of Nabeshima Mantsuu, the most ancient cotton carpet weaving in Japan. Traditionally, it is hand-woven on a wooden loom made with cherry trees and pine trees, using high-quality cotton warp and weft thread.

Chikugo Wagasa (Japanese umbrella) is a traditional craft from the Chikugo area of ​​Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. The origin of Chikugo Wagasa is said to have started when the priest of the local Hiyoshi Shrine started as a side business in the early Edo period. These beautiful and practical umbrellas are made using only Japanese natural materials such as bamboo, Japanese paper, lacquer, oil, glue, thread, and persimmon tannin, and it is crafted with more than 100 complicated processes. Matake, a type of bamboo, used for the bone and patterns, was available via the Chikugo River, and areas famous for Japanese paper and persimmon tannin were nearby, making it a major production area for Japanese umbrellas.