2018 solo exhibition held at Jakkoji Temple in Kyoto!

A solo exhibition was held from May 19th to May 23rd, 2018 at Jakkoji Temple in Kyoto, the sanctuary of Go Honinbo. Jakkoji Temple in Kyoto is called the temple of Go Honinbo. .. It was founded in 1578 (Tensho 6) by Hibuchi in Izumimuromachi. Nisei Nikai was a master of Go and also served […]

4.30.2022

TV broadcast on the TV program “Matsu Doki! Terrier Tama”

Appeared on TV program “Ima Doki! Saitama” * Our shop is introduced from about 17 minutes. [Video provided by TV Saitama] Appeared on TV program “Ima Doki! Saitama”

11.13.2021

Please feel free to come visit us!

Please come to our shop regardless of whether you buy or not (advance reservation required by e-mail etc.). You can check all the actual items. Please use freely. Also, if you are in a nearby prefecture or part of the Tohoku area (Miyagi prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, etc.), you may be able to bring the actual […]

4.30.2021

About artificial drying material of Go board

A large number of artificially dried materials are distributed, mainly from China. Artificially dried materials have the advantage of being able to dry the materials in a short time. As a result, it is possible to significantly shorten the drying period from several years to a dozen years before shipping. However, drying in a short […]

About Honkei from Japan

“Durability of Japanese Torreya” I would like to explain about the Japanese-made Honkei used as the material for Go board and Shogi board. Torreya nucifer is an evergreen tree of the family Yew, a gymnosperm. It is distributed in the mountains of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu south of Iwate and Yamagata prefectures. It is said […]

About Hyuga clam go stones

Swabte clams are special clams that live only in Okuragahama in the sun. The feature is that the ratio of shape to eyes is different from that of ordinary clams. It seems that the beach of the rough sea called Hyuga-nada raised this kind of unusual clam. It seems that the clams were made smaller, […]

About the care of shogi board

Think of the newly completed board as a creature in a nap. It is inevitable that once you wake up from sleep, you will start moving again. The basic idea of ​​board care is how to keep this chunk of wood in a nap for a long time. To do this, we must try to […]

About the legs of the shogi board

As for the height of the legs of the board as a traditional craft, the dimensions of the shogi board are promised. The height of the legs does not change depending on the thickness of the board. In rare cases, there is a board with a history of 3 inch and 2 minutes, but originally […]

About Yoshida style sword prime

“Tachimori” is a method of using ancient Japanese swords to make the scale of the surface that can be said to be the lifeline of the board in the process of making a shogi board. This inherits the traditional construction method that has been used since ancient times, as seen in the “Craftsman’s Comprehensive Karuta” […]