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Hyakunen-Monogatari

The Centennial Seal of Quality
Tales of a Century: The Centennial Value Collection, a range of products representing new values and the way new generation of items ought to be, is the harvest of collaboration between the industries and craftsmen in Niigata. Such collaboration was made possible by NICO (Niigata Industrial Creation Organization),a foundation set up by Niigata Prefecture to assist networking for businesses and creators, in addition to supporting developments of new products. Items created via the assistance of NICO contain a seal of quality, certifying their superiority. This seal of quality is constructed from the following three components:

	A certification marking indicating that the item is of a quality and based on a vision befitting its place in Tales of a Century: The Centennial Value Collection.
	A second marking bearing the motif of a Japanese crested ibis - a beautiful bird that symbolizes Niigata Prefecture, indicating that the item is produced by the excellent skills of the local craftsmen in Niigata Prefecture. Incidentally, the Japanese crested ibis, with the scientific name of Nipponia nippon, is also a bird that represents Japan.
	A third marking indicating the year in which the item was developed. In addition to the Christian era,the Japanese also use the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac to designate a calendar year. For instance, the year 2007 is also the year of the Boar, and the Chinese character for cow is displayed on the



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