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Yatsushiro Igusa Hanagoza Rush Placemat: Kumamoto Woven Rush [2026]
Yatsushiro in Kumamoto has grown Japan's finest igusa rush since the 1500s. Here's what sets hanagoza woven-rush placemats apart, and where to buy a…
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Yatsushiro Igusa Hanagoza Rush Placemat: Kumamoto Woven Rush [2026]
Yatsushiro in Kumamoto has grown Japan's finest igusa rush since the 1500s. Here's what sets hanagoza woven-rush placemats…
Yamagata Uchihamono Hand-Forged Nakiri Knife: Where to Buy [2026]
A hand-forged vegetable knife from Yamagata, where a Kyoto swordsmith settled in the 1400s and seeded six centuries…
Echizen Tansu: Iron-Fitted Wood Chest from Fukui, Where to Buy [2026]
Echizen Tansu joins Fukui zelkova and paulownia joinery with hand-forged iron fittings from the same blacksmith town that…
Ryukyu Sanshin Okinawan Three-String Lute: Where to Buy [2026]
The sanshin is Okinawa's three-stringed lute, its neck carved from dense kuruchi ebony and its voice born in…
Gujo Tsumugi Silk Book Cover: Gifu’s Plant-Dyed Woven Pongee [2026]
Gujo Tsumugi is a hand-woven, plant-dyed silk pongee from Gifu's Gujo-Hachiman castle town. This book cover carries its…
Akita Hachijo Plant-Dyed Silk Necktie: Naraya’s Glowing Yellow Weave [2026]
Akita Hachijo is a hand-woven silk dyed with local kariyasu grass for its signature glowing yellow. Woven by…
Tenmyo Imono Cast Iron Trivet: Sano’s Ancient Foundry Craft, Tochigi [2026]
A hand-cast iron trivet from Sano's thousand-year-old Tenmyo foundries in Tochigi — heir to the tea-kettle casting tradition…
Bitchu Washi Letter Set: Handmade Okayama Kozo Paper Stationery [2026]
Bitchu Washi is Okayama's mountain paper, hand-couched from kozo with Takahashi River water—this letter set pairs old paper-mulberry…
Sanuki Rihei-yaki Yunomi: Takamatsu’s Oldest Domain Kiln Teacup [2026]
Sanuki Rihei-yaki is Kagawa's oldest pottery, born when the Takamatsu domain invited a Kyoto Awataguchi potter in the…
Miyajima-zaiku Lacquer Tray: Where to Buy Itsukushima Rokuro [2026]
Miyajima-zaiku lacquer trays are wood-turned on Itsukushima, the shrine island, then finished in clear urushi that reveals the…
Kuma Hanatebako: Hitoyoshi’s Heike-Legacy Camellia Wooden Box [2026]
A hand-painted box from Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto's Kuma valley, the Hanatebako carries bold camellia motifs and an eight-century…
Tosa Hinoki Cutting Board: Tosaryu Shimanto Cypress Board [2026]
A Tosaryu Tosa hinoki cutting board brings the clean aroma and knife-friendly softness of Shimanto-river cypress from Kochi…
Sendai-hira Silk Hakama: Japan’s Finest Formal Hakama Cloth [2026]
Sendai-hira is the silk hakama cloth that the Date domain raised to Japan's formal standard. Hand-woven in Miyagi…
Matsushiro-yaki Yunomi: Sanada Domain Blue-Green Pottery from Nagano, Where to Buy [2026]
Matsushiro-yaki is the ash-glazed pottery of the Sanada clan's castle town in Nagano. Its deep blue-green aoryu glaze,…
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