Yamagata Imono Cast Iron Sukiyaki Nabe Pan: Where to Buy Thin-Cast Iron [2026]
Born from the Mamigasaki River's molding sand nearly 900 years ago, Yamagata Imono's thin-cast iron sukiyaki nabe sears,…
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Tendo Shogi Koma: Carved Japanese Shogi Pieces from Yamagata [2026]
Tendo in Yamagata makes most of Japan's shogi pieces, a craft born among Oda-clan samurai. A guide to…
Uetsu Shinafu Bast Fiber Tote Bag: Yamagata’s Ancient Cloth [2026]
Woven from shina-tree bast fiber in Yamagata's Sekigawa village, Uetsu Shinafu ranks among Japan's three oldest cloths—a durable,…
Tendo Shogi Koma: Where to Buy Hand-Carved Wooden Shogi Pieces [2026]
Tendo in Yamagata carves roughly 95% of Japan's shogi pieces, a craft born from samurai side-work in the…
Hirashimizu-yaki Zangetsu Soba Choko: Where to Buy Yamagata Ware [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki from Yamagata City fires the iron-flecked clay of Mt. Chitose into the signature 'zangetsu' lingering-snow glaze. This…
Hirashimizu-yaki Zansetsu Celadon Coffee Cup & Saucer: Where to Buy [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki from Yamagata City fires local iron-rich Chitoseyama clay into a 'remaining snow' celadon, where dark mineral spots…
Tendo Shogi Koma: Where to Buy Yamagata’s Wooden Shogi Pieces Set [2026]
Tendo in Yamagata carves about 95% of Japan's shogi pieces. A guide to authentic Tendo Shogi Koma sets…
Hirashimizu-yaki Zansha-Glaze Matcha Chawan: Where to Buy [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki tea bowls from Yamagata are glazed with zansha, a 'remaining-snow' effect where iron in the local Mt.…
Hirashimizu-yaki Zansetsu Glaze Mug: Yamagata Pottery Pick [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki fires iron-rich clay from Mt. Chitose into a creamy 'lingering snow' glaze. A quiet mingei mug from…
Yamagata Imono Cast Iron Sukiyaki Pan: Japan’s Oldest Foundry Craft [2026]
Yamagata Imono is one of Japan's oldest casting traditions, born on the Mamigasaki River in 1057. This cast…
Yonezawa-ori Safflower-Dyed Silk Stole: Yamagata’s Uesugi Weave [2026]
Yonezawa-ori is Yamagata's samurai-domain silk, revived by reformer Uesugi Yozan and dyed with the prefecture's prized safflower. A…
Tendo Shogi Koma: Yamagata’s Hand-Carved Japanese Chess Pieces [2026]
Tendo in Yamagata carves roughly 95% of Japan's shogi pieces, a craft born when impoverished samurai took up…
Yonezawa-ori Benibana Silk Stole: Where to Buy Yamagata Silk [2026]
Yonezawa-ori is the silk that saved a bankrupt domain. Woven in Yamagata and colored with Mogami safflower (benibana),…
Hirashimizu-yaki Nashi-Seiji Celadon Teapot: Yamagata Kyusu Guide [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki from Yamagata City fires a pear-skin 'nashi-seiji' celadon found nowhere else. This guide covers the kiln's iron-flecked…
Yonezawa-ori Benibana Silk Scarf: Uesugi-Domain Safflower-Dyed Weaving [2026]
Yonezawa-ori is the silk woven in Yamagata's old Uesugi castle town, dyed with benibana safflower along the Mogami…
Yamagata Shikki Maki-e Lacquer Soup Bowl (Owan): Where to Buy a Castle-Town Vermilion Bowl [2026]
A hand-lacquered owan from Yamagata's butsudan-and-maki-e workshops, where Mogami River merchants carried Kyoto and Aizu techniques inland. Deep…
Tendo Shogi Koma: Hand-Carved Boxwood Japanese Chess Pieces [2026]
Tendo produces most of Japan's shogi pieces. These boxwood koma, their kanji inked or carved in lacquer, descend…
Yamagata Imono Cast Iron Teapot: Thin-Wall Tohoku Ironware [2026]
Yamagata Imono casters have refined thin-wall iron since the 11th century. This enamel-lined cast iron teapot, with an…
Miyama Washi Postcard Set: Yamagata’s Uesugi-Era Handmade Paper [2026]
Yamagata's Miyama Washi is a thick, durable handmade paper born under the Yonezawa Uesugi domain. This postcard set…
Yamagata Uchihamono Hand-Forged Nakiri Knife: Where to Buy [2026]
A hand-forged vegetable knife from Yamagata, where a Kyoto swordsmith settled in the 1400s and seeded six centuries…
Yamagata Imono Cast Iron Trivet: Heian-Era Nabeshiki Casting [2026]
Yamagata Imono is one of Japan's two great cast-iron traditions, born of Heian-era war and prized for paper-thin…
Hirashimizu-yaki Zankin Glaze Yunomi: Yamagata Pottery Tea Cup [2026]
Hirashimizu-yaki from Yamagata City fires local iron-rich clay into a nashiji 'pear-skin' celadon, its dark speckles surfacing through…
Yonezawa-ori Silk Necktie: Where to Buy Yamagata’s Uesugi Silk [2026]
Yonezawa-ori silk neckties carry the dyed-silk weaving the Uesugi domain nurtured in snowbound Yamagata. Here is how to…
Kikuchi Hojudo Yamagata Imono Cast Iron Tetsubin Tea Kettle [2026]
Yamagata Imono spans 950 years of refined cast iron. Kikuchi Hojudo's thin-wall tetsubin softens tap water with a…