Wakayama

Spirit of Wakayama

Where Wakayama craft is born.

Browse 9 crafts and stories rooted in Wakayama — selected for international buyers and shipped directly to the U.S.

All crafts from Wakayama

9 items

Japanese Craft

Kishu Negoro-nuri layers vermilion urushi over a black ground so the red wears back to reveal black—the quiet…

Japanese Craft

Kishu Negoro-nuri sake cups wear vermillion urushi over a black ground that surfaces with use. A temple-born Wakayama…

Japanese Craft

A single-bevel deba forged in the Kishu tradition of Wakayama, where Saiga gunsmith ironwork met the Kuroshio fishing…

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A cast bronze koro incense burner rooted in the temple metalwork of Mount Koya, Wakayama — the holy…

Japanese Craft

Woven in Wakayama, Japan's cotton-flannel heartland, the Kishu nel muffler pairs soft brushed-cotton warmth with everyday ease. Here's…

Japanese Craft

Kishu hinoki from Wakayama's Kii forests is prized for aroma and decay resistance. Here's where to buy an…

Japanese Craft

Wakayama's Kishu Shikki in the Negoro style layers vermilion urushi over black so it wears to reveal the…

Japanese Craft

Kishu Binchotan is Wakayama's Edo-era white charcoal, fired from ubame oak. It burns long, hot, and almost odorless…

Japanese Craft

Kishū-shikki (紀州漆器) is the **lacquerware tradition of Kuroe, in northern Wakayama Prefecture** — practiced continuously since the late…