What comes to mind when you hear the word “Hiroshima”?
The city where the atomic bomb was dropped for the first time in human history? The city that sends out messages of peace to the world? Or perhaps, the great shrine gate of Itsukushima Shrine that floats on the sea?
While all these images of Hiroshima are valid, there is another side of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima is now known as a tourist destination where many tourists from around the world pray for peace, but we want people to know more about what Hiroshima was like before that fateful day in 1945. In particular, its tradition of “monozukuri” (craftsmanship) which was the driving force behind the city’s remarkable recovery from the devastation of the atomic bombing.
Hiroshima’s craftsmanship dates back 400 years. The Chugoku Mountains, a rich source of timber and iron sand, provided the raw materials for making iron which could be shipped to build and supply the new castle town of Hiroshima via an efficient river network. As well as iron manufacture, the need for religious artifacts associated with Miyajima and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, and for samurai to supplement their income during times of peace, gave birth to a variety of industries.
These eventually developed into the shipbuilding and automobile industries that became the pillars of Hiroshima’s modern economy. This website introduces a selection of the traditional crafts that still live on in Hiroshima today. Let’s begin our journey around the “Pieces of Peace” on which Hiroshima’s recovery was built.
STORIES
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Story01
長江の渓谷から瀬戸内海へ
Story01
長江の渓谷から瀬戸内海へ
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Story02
対厳堂: 宮島から世界へ、聖なる砂と平和への願い
Story02
対厳堂: 宮島から世界へ、聖なる砂と平和への願い
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Story03
岩田知真と夢見るけん玉
Story03
岩田知真と夢見るけん玉
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Story04
歴清社:激動の時代を乗り越えた起業家精神の輝かしいお手本
Story04
歴清社:激動の時代を乗り越えた起業家精神の輝かしいお手本
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Story05
高山尚也と日本漆器の日常的な贅沢
Story05
高山尚也と日本漆器の日常的な贅沢
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Story06
盆栽という生きる芸術を解き明かす
Story06
盆栽という生きる芸術を解き明かす
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Story07
Kataoka Shoten: A 127-year journey from wicker baskets to drones
Story07
Kataoka Shoten: A 127-year journey from wicker baskets to drones
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Story08
Tulip Needles, maker of one of Hiroshima’s most surprising exports
Story08
Tulip Needles, maker of one of Hiroshima’s most surprising exports
PIECES
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PIECE01
けん玉
PIECE01
けん玉
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PEICE02
宮島御砂焼
PEICE02
宮島御砂焼
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PEICE03
川尻筆
PEICE03
川尻筆
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PEICE04
広島針
PEICE04
広島針
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PEICE05
グラスビーズ
PEICE05
グラスビーズ
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PEICE06
熊野筆
PEICE06
熊野筆
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PEICE07
金属箔
PEICE07
金属箔
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PEICE08
宮島杓子
PEICE08
宮島杓子
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PEICE09
広島盆栽
PEICE09
広島盆栽
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PEICE10
広島漆器
PEICE10
広島漆器