Kurume Rantai Shikki Bamboo-Core Lacquer Bowl: Where to Buy [2026]
Rantai shikki layers urushi over a woven bamboo body, giving Fukuoka's Chikugo-region lacquerware a feather-light feel and a…
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Edo Shikki Tokyo Lacquer Coaster Set by Yamada Heiando [2026]
Yamada Heiando has made Tokyo urushi lacquerware since 1919 as an Imperial Household purveyor. Its Edo Shikki coaster…
Suruga Nuri Geta: Shizuoka’s Lacquered Wooden Sandals Guide [2026]
Shizuoka has been Japan's leading geta producer since its Sunpu castle-town days, finishing paulownia sandals in glossy Suruga…
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…
Tsugaru-Nuri Lacquer Soup Bowl: Hirosaki’s Kara-Nuri Owan [2026]
Tsugaru-Nuri is Aomori's only designated lacquerware, built from dozens of polished coats. This kara-nuri owan adds marbled, jewel-like…
Kiso Shikki Lacquer Soup Bowl: Kiso-Hirasawa Owan, Where to Buy [2026]
A Kiso-Hirasawa lacquered miso soup bowl from Nagano's Nakasendo valley, built up in durable urushi over native cypress…
Nikko-bori Carved Lacquer Hand Mirror: Tochigi Peony Te-kagami, Where to Buy [2026]
Born from the master carvers who built Nikko Toshogu, Nikko-bori lacquerware uses the signature hikkaki gouge to raise…
Yakumo Nuri Lacquer Chataku Tea Saucer Set: Matsue’s Living Lacquer [2026]
Yakumo Nuri from Matsue layers translucent lacquer over painted motifs so the colors deepen and surface with years…
Naruko Shikki Ryusen-nuri Lacquer Cup: Miyagi Wood-Grain Ware [2026]
Naruko Shikki Ryusen-nuri lacquer cups carry the marbled wood-grain finish of Miyagi's hot-spring woodturners. Here is what the…
Ryukyu Lacquerware Tsuikin Bowl: Okinawa’s Vermilion Craft, Where to Buy [2026]
Ryukyu shikki is Okinawa's royal lacquerware, born of Ryukyu Kingdom trade. This tsuikin bowl layers colored lacquer dough…
Aizu-Nuri Maki-e Jubako Lacquer Stacking Box: Where to Buy [2026]
A two-tier Aizu lacquer jubako finished with auspicious pine-bamboo-plum maki-e, the New Year food box from a craft…
Kyo Shikki Makie Lacquer Jubako Stacking Box: Where to Buy [2026]
Kyoto's Kyo-shikki lacquer, refined in the old imperial capital, reaches its peak in maki-e gold-painted jubako stacking boxes…
Nara Shikki Raden Lacquer Tray: Mother-of-Pearl Yamato Lacquerware, Where to Buy [2026]
Nara Shikki revives the raden mother-of-pearl inlay technique preserved in Todaiji's Shosoin treasures. This hand-lacquered tray sets shimmering…
Murakami Kibori Tsuishu Carved Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy [2026]
Murakami Kibori Tsuishu is Niigata's hand-carved vermilion lacquerware from a northern castle town. This natsume tea caddy carries…
Takaoka Shikki Aogai Raden Lacquer Box: Toyama Mother-of-Pearl Inlay [2026]
Toyama's Takaoka lacquer tradition shines in aogai raden — iridescent mother-of-pearl shell inlaid into deep urushi. A small…
Yamanaka Lacquer Natural Wood Free Cup: Where to Buy Turned Kaga Urushi [2026]
A free cup turned from vertical-grain wood and finished in wiped urushi by Yamanaka, the Kaga region whose…
Takaoka Shikki Raden Lacquer Tray: Where to Buy Toyama’s Urushi Craft [2026]
Takaoka Shikki pairs urushi lacquer with raden mother-of-pearl inlay, born in the same 1609 castle town that gave…
Murakami Kibori Tsuishu Carved Lacquer Tea Saucer (Chataku): Where to Buy [2026]
Murakami Kibori Tsuishu is Niigata's carved-and-lacquered wood craft, where the grain is chiseled before layer upon layer of…
Sanuki Shikki Kinma Lacquer Natsume Tea Caddy: Where to Buy [2026]
Sanuki Shikki from Takamatsu carries Tamakaji Zokoku's Kinma carved-and-inlaid urushi tradition. A natsume tea caddy for matcha, distinct…
Kishu Negoro-nuri Lacquer Round Tray (Obon): Where to Buy [2026]
Wakayama's Kishu Shikki in the Negoro style layers vermilion urushi over black so it wears to reveal the…
Echizen Shikki Lacquer Soup Bowl: Where to Buy Fukui Urushiware [2026]
Echizen Shikki is the workhorse of Japanese lacquerware, supplying most of the nation's restaurants. A durable urushi miso…
Ouchi-Nuri Lacquer Dolls: Yamaguchi’s Ouchi-Ningyo Pair to Buy [2026]
From Yamaguchi, once the 'Kyoto of the West,' Ouchi-nuri lacquer dolls pair a vermilion ground with gold autumn…
Sanuki Shikki Lacquer Cup: Where to Buy Kagawa Urushi Ware [2026]
Sanuki Shikki is the lacquerware of Takamatsu, revived by Tamakaji Zokoku under the Matsudaira domain. This Kagawa urushi…
Hida Shunkei Lacquer Tray: Takayama’s Amber Woodgrain Obon [2026]
Hida Shunkei lacquer lets cypress grain glow through amber urushi—a Takayama craft descended from the legendary Hida carpenters,…
Wakasa Nuri Lacquer Chopsticks from Fukui: Where to Buy [2026]
Wakasa Nuri lacquer chopsticks from Obama, Fukui carry shell-inlay layers polished to a deep luster. Here is where…
Kamakura-bori Hand Mirror: Carved Lacquer from the Old Shogunal Capital [2026]
A katsura-wood hand mirror carved in relief and finished in urushi, Kamakura-bori carries an 800-year line that began…
Hidehira-nuri Lacquer Soup Bowl: Iwate Hiraizumi Heritage [2026]
Iwate's 12th-century Hiraizumi lacquer tradition: gold-leaf kumo and hishigata patterns on Joboji urushi, hand-applied in Ichinoseki workshops.
Kishū Lacquerware Soup Bowl Pair (B.C. TSUBO Natural) by Sumida Kihei — 400-Year Kuroe-Nuri Tradition (¥7,920 / ≈$53 USD) [2026 Buyer’s Guide]
Kishū-shikki (紀州漆器) is the **lacquerware tradition of Kuroe, in northern Wakayama Prefecture** — practiced continuously since the late…
Aizu-nuri Lacquerware Soup Bowl (Marumi-Wan, Red) by Karin Honpo — 425-Year Fukushima Lacquer Tradition (¥1,714 / ≈$11 USD) [2026 Buyer’s Guide]
Aizu-nuri (会津塗) is the **lacquerware tradition of the Aizu region** in western Fukushima Prefecture — practiced continuously since…
Tsugaru-nuri Lacquer Chopsticks (Husband-and-Wife Pair) in Paulownia Box — Hand-Lacquered Aomori Tradition (¥7,480 / ≈$50 USD) [2026 Buyer’s Guide]
Tsugaru-nuri (津軽塗) is the **multi-layer lacquer tradition of Hirosaki**, in western Aomori Prefecture — practiced continuously since 1685…
Kiso Lacquerware Pair Coffee Cup by Honyama Shikki — Negoro & Akebono Two-Tone Pair from Nagano (¥7,990 / ≈$53 USD) [2026 Buyer’s Guide]
Kiso-shikki (木曽漆器) is the **lacquerware tradition of the Kiso valley**, in southwestern Nagano Prefecture — practiced continuously since…