Craft products

Japanese Copper Kabuto helmets. Also for Children’s Day decoration!

Traditional copper craft of Kabuto helmets from Takaoka Children’s Day is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5th. The purpose of the Children’s Day is to celebrate children’s happiness and to respect their personalities.  While the Girl’s Festival is known as Momo no seku the Boy’s Festival is called “Tango no seku”.  […]

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Must-have high-quality Japanese kitchen knife brands

Best 6 Japanese kitchen knife brands       There are countless kitchen knife brands in the world. Among them, Japanese kitchen knives are famous for their sharpness and long-lasting. Because Japan is a country where the technology cultivated with Japanese swords (Katana or Nihonto) still continues. However, Japanese knives also have both high and low quality

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Iwachu Japanese cast iron skillets

Iwachu’s Nambu Tekki cast iron skillets <p style=”text-align: center;”><a title=”Iwachu 410-681 9-1/2&quot; Cast Iron Frying Pan, Medium, Black” href=”https://www.amazon.com/Iwachu-410-681-Frying-Medium-Black/dp/B01JAUWSMI?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRKC6WE3NL42JJSQ&amp;tag=hachihachi-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B01JAUWSMI” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><img src=”https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Dr2s%2BWh0L.jpg” alt=”Iwachu 410-681 9-1/2&quot; Cast Iron Frying Pan, Medium, Black” width=”500″ height=”500″ /></a></p> Nambu Tekki in Iwate Prefecture is a cast iron product which has gotten highest reputation in Japan. And it has

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Black and red Tokoname pottery kyusu (Japanese teapot)

Beautiful bicolor Japanese ceramic teapots of Tokoname ware   320cc kyusu teapot     Tokoname ware which has nearly 900 years of history is the most used Japanese teapot (kyusu) in the country. The vermillion teapot is pristine but simply beautiful. Though there are many kinds of teapots including, pottery, porcelain, stoneware, and cast iron

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