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411 items in Fukui

Fukui

Wakasa agate (Wakasa meno-zaiku) from Obama, Fukui is a centuries-old gem-polishing craft. A heat-fired red agate ornament, hand-shaped…

Fukui

Sabae in Fukui forges over 90% of Japan's eyeglass frames and pioneered titanium eyewear in 1981. Here is…

Fukui

Echizen Tansu joins Fukui zelkova and paulownia joinery with hand-forged iron fittings from the same blacksmith town that…

Fukui

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

Fukui

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

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

Fukui

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

Fukui

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

Fukui

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

Fukui

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…