Arts and Crafts
Due to the nature of blown glass, even vessels with the same shape have different features. Fine foam in the glass is its unique characteristic. Their color is mainly dark marine blue and transparent with a retrospective mood. Both give hand-made warmth.
A variety of products, using only highly qualified rush grown in Okayama prefecture, include handbags, center cloths for tables, slippers, and purses. Also enjoy the variety of colors and designs, which can be arranged with your own Western style items.
In the late Yedo period (1603 - 1867), hariko, or papier-mache, became a popular cerebration gift for a new born baby boy. The tradition of displaying papier-mache tigers on Children's Day has been maintained since then. Recently the twelve different animals from the zodiac signs, with a variety of colors are popular.
It is said that Bicchu Japanese paper originates from Seigouchi-gami in the Nara period (710 - 784). Seigouchi-gami is a kind of Japanese paper using kozo, or paper mulberry as a raw material. Torinoko-gami (stout smooth paper), which is manufactured from mixture of ganpi-shi (silk tissue paper) and mitsumata (a kind of plant), as well as colored paper with plant dyes are also manufactured today.
Specialities 
Mamakari is a sardine-like fish, which is caught abundantly in the Inland Sea of Japan. It has a lighter taste than sardine, and is usually prepared as pickles with vinegar or as sushi (a slice of raw fish on a bed of rice). This small silver fish is so appetizing that once you eat it, you would want more rice (mama) to go with it. This is said to be the origin of this name.
