NINOHE CITY FAIR, New York, October 2017!
       
     
What is Ninohe City Fair?
       
     
About Ninohe City
       
     
Local Sake
       
     
Local Lacquer
       
     
Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture
       
     
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NINOHE CITY FAIR, New York, October 2017!
       
     
NINOHE CITY FAIR, New York, October 2017!

Ninohe City of Iwate, Japan, is pleased to announce a series of events during the second annual “Ninohe City Fair” in New York City!

See the events calendar

What is Ninohe City Fair?
       
     
What is Ninohe City Fair?

The Ninohe City Fair in New York 2017 will be held in late October to introduce Japanese artisan crafts and sake from Ninohe City to New Yorkers.    

The fair will feature two events:

Exhibition at the Nippon Club Gallery Seminar on Joboji Urushi and sake tasting at the Nippon Club Gallery

see events calendar

About Ninohe City
       
     
About Ninohe City

Ninohe City is a small town of 30,000 people in Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan that still offers a glimpse of traditional Japan.

Local Sake
       
     
Local Sake

Nanbu-Bijin is a sake producer that takes pride in using local ingredients, such as locally grown rice and fresh water from a prefectural park, to produce sake that is reflective of the abundant nature in Ninohe City.

Nanbu-Bijin won many of national and international sake competitions, such as the "best of class" award at the inaugural International Sake Challenge in 2007 and is now served on Japan Airlines’ first class international flights.

Nanbu Bijin Brewery

Local Lacquer
       
     
Local Lacquer

Ninohe City continues a long history of lacquer production and is currently the largest producer of lacquer in Japan, accounting for 80% of domestic lacquer. 

The lacquer is harvested from Urushi trees grown by local farmers and transformed into beautiful traditional lacquerware by local artisans. 

Known as Joboji-Urushi, the particular Urushi found in Ninohe City is renowned for its high quality and has been designated as the lacquer of choice in the preservation of World Heritage Sites such as Kinkakuji (the Golden Temple in Kyoto), Chusonji Konjikido (the temple of Iwate), and Toshogu (the shrine of Nikko). 

Joboshi Urushi

Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture
       
     
Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture
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Ninohe 5.JPG