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Explore Tsugaru
Take this map along●Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center

0172-37-5501

2-1 Shimoshirogane, Hirosaki●Hirosaki City Museum ........................................................ ☎ 0172-35-0700

1-6 Shimoshirogane, Hirosaki● Bar"Taian"....................................................................................... ☎0172-33-5139....................... ☎● Tsugaru's side dish, Seasonal taste,"Jinbei" ........ ☎ 0172-32-1408

9-3 Shinkajimachi, Hirosaki
16-3 Ekimaecho, Hirosaki"Yoshimura" ................................ ☎ 0172-32-6570

106 Daikancho, Hirosaki

Takumi-kan ............................. ☎ 0172-36-6505

8 Kamisiroganecho, Hirosaki● Craft & Japanese Café
● Japanese Craft Shop●

"Bonshan-tei" .......................................................... ☎ 0172-36-6500

36-13 Dotemachi, Hirosaki

Kimura Lacquer Studio .................................................... ☎ 0172-27-6505

1-4-8 Kawasaki, Hirosaki● Izakaya◆ Locations[ Tsugaru Lacquer ware ]Tsugaru-nuri
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4 traditional techniques of Tsugaru-nuri

Arabesque with cherry blossom designs, Sayadesigns (diagonal crossing) are drawn withbrush on painted Nanako-base with yellow andvermillion blurred checkered pattern, shadedwith green color, vermillion urushi added withtin powder is brush painted and burnished.

Immediately after drawing and swelling up apicture or pattern with black urushi using brush,charcoal powder of chaff is sown on it and left
to dry. When burnished, designs show up out of
the charcoal powder.

A chic painting which produce ring designs
close to the “Edo-komon” style and makepeople think about fish eggs. Colza seeds are
sowed onto the newly painted urushi. Whendried, the seeds are torn off leaving ring-shapedswellings which is then burnished up.

Using a special spatula with many holes to put
on speckle pattern with egg white mixed blackurushi with viscosity, and coating color urushi on
the top of that. When burnished with whetstoneor charcoal, layered pattern of color urushi
appears.

Nishiki-nuri (brocade painting)Monsha-nuri (charcoal painting)

Nanako-nuri (fish eggs painting)Kara-nuri (rare painting)Tsugaru's industrial development started by the clan leaders, from decoration of the sword sheath to furnitures.
In the middle of Edo period (1603-1868) when Nobumasa Tsugaru, the 4th generation leader of the Hirosaki clan, reigned, cultural material from Kamigata
region (Kyoto, Osaka) and Edo region (Tokyo) spreadto rural areas due to trade expansion. As a part ofindustrial development within the clan, Nobumasa
puts workshop for artisan in Hirosaki Castle, initiallyurushi painting is done on sword sheath to make it
beautiful, but eventually accessories, furnitures, containers and Jubako (bento box) were also decorated
with color urushi. It is said that the name “Tsugaru-nuri” was first used when there was a necessity to write
production area at Vienna World Exposition in 1873.
In 2017, Tsugaru-nuri was designated as “National
Important Intangible Cultural Property (Craft Technique)” , first in Aomori Prefecture. In the domestic
urushi arts field, Tsugaru-nuri is the second known
after Wajima-nuri from Ishikawa Prefecture.

Kawari-nuri (combination painting) of 5-levels Jubako from theMeiji period (1868-1912) [Collection of Hirosaki City Museum]

Urushi is grinded with spatula and then filtered withWashi (Japanese paper). Several layers of color
urushi produce deep patterns(Cooperated by Kimura Lacquer Studio)

The Hirosaki City Museum houses 154 pattern samples made from the late Edo period (1603-1868) to the early Meiji period (1868-1912).
These pattern samples sometimes can be found at the special exhibition etc, so please check up the exhibition contents before your visit.

Tsugaru-nuri is made by a technique called “Kawari-nuri burnishing” that coats urushi dozens oftimes, burnishes and polished it to complete. Since drying time is necessary after painting the urushi,
48 steps for Kara-nuri needs about 3 months to complete.
Most lacquerware are “drawing patterns on painted surface” but in the other hand, Tsugaru-nuri is“burnishing layers of color urushi” to make the pattern appears, which makes it deep and powerful.
When making color urushi, artisans add colorant to clear brownish urushi and grind it with spatula
many times until it becomes smooth and fine.
Before painting, artisans pick color urushi with washi, twist the paper and use the squeezed out
filtered urushi. After going processes such as burnishing and polishing using whetstone to makepatterns, more washi are used to filter out impurity in urushi and then this fine-grain urushi is painted
to make smooth surface at the finishing steps.

Tsugaru-nuri, handcraft techniquepassed down for 300 years
from Edo period (1603-1868).
During the Edo period Genroku era (1688-1704), the leaderof Tsugaru clan hired ar tisan who can paint items withurushi ( japanese laqcuer) grown within the clan, and usedurushi painted weapons, accessories and furnitures oftenly.
Urushi is painted then burnished, and again painted thenburnished.
Flow of times of 300 years is reflected in daily life of Tsugaru from burnishing technique which the artisan repeatedcontinuously, making the item robust and producing Tsugaru-nuri with deep beauty.

You’ ll love it on each discovery!

Town walking map for Tsugaru-nuri
Lot of time and effort spent making a beautiful lacquerware.
Use it and you will understand the familiarity.
The view of Iwaki Mt. from Hirosaki Castle andthe town is the “hometown of the heart” forTsugaru people.

Tsugaru-nuri, which repeatedly repeats the painting, burnishing and polishing process, is highly durable. Whenlooking at the display of 48 steps of Kara-nuri at Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center, you can understand that
artisan takes time and effort through the whole process to complete a piece of lacquerware delicately.

Find a bar that seems
relaxing to drink alone.

［弘前市中心街］

TaianYoshimura

弘前城

There is antiquefurniture at theentrance and tapestry-like
Kumiko-Ranma (lattice slidingdoor carpentry) on the wall.
The setting is also lovely.

土淵川

クラフト&和カフェ 匠館 弘前市立博物館

大正浪漫喫茶室
弘前市立観光館

青森銀行
記念館

アサヒボウルみちのく銀行

ぼんしゃん亭
侍庵

中三

弘南鉄
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[The sample of the pattern is chopsti

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弘前

弘前中央駅

弘前大学
医学部
附属病院

A total of 48 steps of Kara-nuri canbe seen in order on Jubako as asample.
The conscientious and excellent
display makes you imagine theartisan’s figure!

蔵の店 和雑貨与志む良本線
奥羽藤田記念庭園

The tips are red because it meanscharm against evil spirits

り通町手土The glass's stem ispainted by Tsugaru-nuriwith special technique,which is the original
design of the bar.

Great selection of chic items
such as Monsha-nuri andNishiki-nuri
BoughtMonsha-nurichopsticks

弘前公園

イトーヨーカドー

According to the owner,chopsticks with thin grip makewomen's hand looks
more beautiful.

Lovely~

津軽のおかず
旬の味 甚平ヒロロ

Jinbei

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Walking around on the side when youZenzai (Sweet red bean soup with rice cake balls)
served with Tsugaru-nuri bowl
[Craft & Japanese Café Takumi-kan]

Nishiki-nuri lipped bowl and tray [Yoshimura]

Display of 48 steps of Kara-nuri[Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center]

Rich varieties of regional
cuisine! Come here if you wantto enjoy matching dishes withTsugaru-nuri.
Igamenchi

Bonshantei

Courses and banquets areserved with containers ofTsugaru-nuriGet impressedwith disheswith essenceof Tsugaru

Kenoshiru(diced root vegetables miso soup)
Recommended for ladies. It is full of.
dietary fiber and will warm your bodyjac,root vegetables, wild vegetables, Konty!
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red kidney bean, froz

everythingis smalldice-cut

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alcohol andPulpy gagome kelp... Goes well withmeal too.
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Kinoko Nanban (Mushroom with greeWarabi (eagle fern),
hot spring bean sprouts, squid…

Cocktail glass with Tsugaru-nuri painted stem
[Taian](Fried Minced Squid)
Chewy crispy squid’s tentacles.
Different restaurants have different
types. It is soft and chewy here

Flower shaped Kara-nuri platewith the specialty of the house[Bonshan-tei]

Taste of Tsugaru with Kara-nuri containers[Tsugaru's side dish, Seasonal taste, "Jinbei"]