The heart and spirit of Shikoku are captured in its arts and crafts. Every prefecture has a specialty, with pottery common to all. Most of Shikoku's arts are created in small studios by dedicated artists using age-old methods. The following is a mere sampling of what you may encounter. Kagawa-ken Prefecture is known for its production of lacquerware using the three main techniques of kinma, zonsei, and gotonuri.
Articles range from small bowls to large dining tables.
Paper products in the form of umbrellas and fix-ribbed paper fans are two more traditional crafts. Kagawa's waxed-paper umbrellas, handmade primarily in Takamatsu, have a distinctive indigo coloration. Takamatsu is renowned for its production of geta, wooden clogs fashioned from local paulownia wood. One of the premier potters of Japan, Terushige Omori, resides in the village of Masahiwara near Zentsu-ji. His pottery is known as Nanzan.