Nara

Spirit of Nara

Where Nara craft is born.

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

All crafts from Nara

7 items

Japanese Craft

Nara Shikki revives the raden mother-of-pearl inlay technique preserved in Todaiji's Shosoin treasures. This hand-lacquered tray sets shimmering…

Japanese Craft

Nara Ittobori is a single-knife wood carving born from Kasuga Shrine festival figures. This carved deer okimono pairs…

Japanese Craft

Kaya-weave dish cloths rooted in Nara's Sarashi bleaching tradition. Where US readers buy Shirakiya Snow White Fukin, and…

Japanese Craft

A traditional Nara calligraphy brush from Akashiya, a brushmaker rooted in Japan's first capital—with notes on hair grades,…

Japanese Craft

Akahada-yaki is Nara's milky-glazed pottery, brushed with Nara-e figures of deer and pavilions over reddish clay. Here's where…

Japanese Craft

Hand-shaved bamboo matcha whisk from Ikoma's Takayama district, where Nara artisans have refined chasen for 500 years.

Calligraphy

Kobaien (古梅園), founded in 1577 in Nara, is the oldest continuously-operating sumi-ink maker in Japan — and the…