Fukui

Spirit of Fukui

Where Fukui craft is born.

Browse 7 crafts and stories rooted in Fukui — selected for international buyers and shipped directly to the U.S.

All crafts from Fukui

7 items

Japanese Craft

Echizen Shikki is the workhorse of Japanese lacquerware, supplying most of the nation's restaurants. A durable urushi miso…

Japanese Craft

Echizen Uchihamono knives carry seven centuries of Fukui swordsmithing into the kitchen. Here is where to buy a…

Japanese Craft

A hand-forged vegetable knife from Echizen, Fukui — Japan's first nationally designated cutlery craft. Carbon-steel kurouchi blade with…

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A hammered-finish santoku forged in Takefu, the heart of Echizen blade country, by smith Yu Kurosaki. Where to…

Japanese Craft

Echizen ware from Fukui is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. This iron-rich stoneware yunomi shows natural ash-glaze…

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Wakasa Nuri lacquer chopsticks from Obama, Fukui carry shell-inlay layers polished to a deep luster. Here is where…

Japanese Craft

Echizen Uchihamono (越前打刃物) is the 690-year-old forged-blade tradition of Takefu, Fukui — a five-minute drive from the Echizen…