Browse 10 crafts and stories rooted in Wakayama — selected for international buyers and shipped directly to the U.S.
On the Kii Peninsula, where the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes converge on Nachi Falls, a small hard candy…
Kishu Negoro-nuri layers vermilion urushi over a black ground so the red wears back to reveal black—the quiet…
Kishu Negoro-nuri sake cups wear vermillion urushi over a black ground that surfaces with use. A temple-born Wakayama…
A single-bevel deba forged in the Kishu tradition of Wakayama, where Saiga gunsmith ironwork met the Kuroshio fishing…
A cast bronze koro incense burner rooted in the temple metalwork of Mount Koya, Wakayama — the holy…
Woven in Wakayama, Japan's cotton-flannel heartland, the Kishu nel muffler pairs soft brushed-cotton warmth with everyday ease. Here's…
Kishu hinoki from Wakayama's Kii forests is prized for aroma and decay resistance. Here's where to buy an…
Wakayama's Kishu Shikki in the Negoro style layers vermilion urushi over black so it wears to reveal the…
Kishu Binchotan is Wakayama's Edo-era white charcoal, fired from ubame oak. It burns long, hot, and almost odorless…
Kishū-shikki (紀州漆器) is the **lacquerware tradition of Kuroe, in northern Wakayama Prefecture** — practiced continuously since the late…
