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Hakuichi (箔一)

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

What Hakuichi (箔一) is known for

Founded in 1975 by Kuniko Asano, recognized as Japan's first female metal-leaf manufacturer, Hakuichi grew into an eleven-store Kanazawa company built around a city that produces over 98 percent of the country's gold leaf. Its flagship Hakukokan complex sells gold-leafed lacquerware, cosmetics, and confections, and includes a renovated Higashi Chaya teahouse known for gold-leaf-topped soft serve.

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Best for — Gold leaf souvenirs and gilded lacquerware

Kanazawa, Japan

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