Aichi Prefecture Chosen as Host Site of FY2021 Traditional Craft Products Month National Assembly

1. Purpose

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) designated every November as Traditional Craft Products Month in 1984, aiming to raise public understanding of traditional Japanese crafts. Since then, METI has been conducting awareness-raising activities across Japan to achieve this goal.

On July 9, 2020, the Council on Promoting Traditional Craft Products Month, a body aiming at dissemination of such crafts, held a meeting at METI and, as a result of the discussions, decided on “Aichi Prefecture” as the host site for holding the FY2021 Traditional Craft Products Month National Assembly.

2. Outline of the FY2021 Traditional Craft Products Month National Assembly

Organizers	METI, the Council on Promoting Traditional Craft Products Month, the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries, the Council on Promoting Traditional Craft Products Month in Aichi Prefecture, and the Japan Traditional Craftsmen’s Association
Period	From November 26 (Fri.) to 29 (Mon.), 2021
Venues	Aichi Sky Expo (Tokoname City), etc.
Details	Commendation ceremony (for recognizing recipients of awards for their contributions to traditional craft industries), experience-based events (for visitors by creating traditional crafts across Japan), Exhibition of the Daily Commodity Crafts across Japan (for exhibition and sales of traditional crafts across Japan), etc.

Reference: FY2020 Traditional Craft Products Month National Assembly

Period	From October 30 (Fri.) to November 3 (Tue.), 2020
Venue	ROHM Theatre Kyoto (tentative)