Kanazawa Haku added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

“Entuke Kinpaku,goldleaf of Kanazawa Haku” have recently been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Kanazawa Haku is gold which is beaten into a paper-like sheet. 99% of the gold leaf produced in Japan is made in Kanazawa and it is essential for decorating lacquerwork, woven cloth, pottery, and Kanazawa’s Buddhist altars.

Reference:Homepage of Kanazawa City, Traditional Arts and Crafts, viewed 22 Decenber 2020, https://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/trad_e/gold/goldE.html