Fugeshi

Fugeshi lies on the northern shore of the Noto Peninsula, around the port of Wajima. In the late medieval period the town prospered as a stop on Sea of Japan routes. From the seventeenth century its craftsmen developed sturdy lacquerware using local timber, lacquer and powdered diatomaceous earth for the undercoat. By the Kanbun era, Wajima wares were reaching Kyoto and Osaka through Tsuruga, and the port helped their makers find markets farther afield.