Operula guide · Japan
Okinawa Prefectural Crafts Promotion Center
沖縄県工芸振興センター (Okinawa Prefectural Crafts Promotion Center)
Visit the website · pref.okinawa.lg.jp/shigoto/kogyo/1011626/1011647/index.html ↗
In short
The Okinawa Prefectural Crafts Promotion Center is the technical support body of Okinawa Prefecture for crafts such as weaving, bingata, lacquer and woodcraft, located in the Okinawa Kōgei no Mori building in Tomigusuku. It runs one-year full-time training, from April to March five days a week, in Okinawan weaving, bingata dyeing, Ryukyu lacquerware and woodcraft, covering every stage from product design to finishing, as well as short courses of 16 to 120 days for people with experience. An eight-month course, three days a week from August, teaches Okinawan metal (kugani) craft and craft sewing.
- Where
- Tomigusuku, Japan
- Crafts
- Weaving and textiles · Fine craftsmanship · Furniture and design
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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