Gifu

Spirit of Gifu

Where Gifu craft is born.

Browse 6 crafts and stories rooted in Gifu — selected for international buyers and shipped directly to the U.S.

All crafts from Gifu

6 items

Japanese Craft

Hand-carved from Japanese yew (ichii) in Takayama, this Hida Ittobori okimono needs no paint — the wood's natural…

Japanese Craft

A hinoki masu from Ogaki, Gifu — the castle-town that crafts roughly 80% of Japan's wooden sake measures.…

Japanese Craft

Gifu chochin lanterns stretch Mino washi over slender split-bamboo ribs—the craft behind Isamu Noguchi's Akari lights. Here is…

Japanese Craft

Hida Shunkei lacquer lets cypress grain glow through amber urushi—a Takayama craft descended from the legendary Hida carpenters,…

Japanese Craft

A 69-layer VG10 Damascus santoku forged in Seki, Gifu — Yaxell Ran channels 800 years of Mino bladesmithing…

Ceramics

Mino-yaki (美濃焼) is the **largest pottery tradition in Japan by production volume** — producing approximately **50-60% of all…