What Yamaga Toro (Washi Kogei Yamaga Toro) is known for
Yamaga toro are paper lanterns built entirely from handmade washi and paste, with no wood, wire or metal, a technique refined over more than 500 years in this castle town north of Kumamoto City. The Yamaga Toro Promotion Society trains the toro-shi who keep the craft alive and sells finished lanterns alongside the adjoining folk museum's historic examples.
Best for — Washi paper lanterns, festival souvenirs
Yamaga, Kumamoto
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