Cool and mellow. Tin, the best material for drinking vessels.
Tin transfers heat very well. Turns cool with cold sake in it, and turns moderately warm with hot sake.
Further, due to its high ion effect, it has a sterilizing and freshness-retaining function, which is why the flavor of sake becomes soft and mellow.
Tin has almost no smell of metal, and as it is harmless to the human body, it can be used safely. Moreover, since it is highly acid-resistant, it doesn't rust in black alike silver, and can be handled similarly as normal vessels, thus, easy to maintain.
The gold foil is done by Ishikawa Prefecture's traditional techniques. Not to mention its use in everyday drinks, your special guests would surely be deeply impressed by its brightness as well.
Nousaku, Toyama Prefecture's top brand.
Products of Nousaku, a brand working with various metal goods such as tin and brass, centering on copper, are both traditional and innovative.
Includes products such as simple beer cups and drinking vessels solely utilizing tin as material, wind bell made of brass which produces a timbre that Nousaku is massively confident about, chopstick rest best suited for gifts, as well as the bendable vessel Kago, something that has never been created before.
These are products created by applying the traditional technology of Takaoka copperware, with a 400-year history. Nousaku is a traditional craft brand representing Toyama Prefecture.
What is Takaoka copperware?
The production of Takaoka copperware started when Toshinaga Maeda, the feudal lord of Kaga Domain, gathered casting craftsmen to Takaoka town in 1611.
Takaoka copperware refers to copper wares that are created by pouring melted, high-temperature copper into a mold, and by molding and polishing.
95% of the copper wares, such as the bells at the temples, are made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture.
Nousaku products are made by the traditional technology, that has been nurtured in Toyama, Japan for 400 years.
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All the items are very nice (in particular the zodiac cups) and I have been enjoying my sake with my friends with these beautiful pieces!!
Thank you for sending them in perfect condition!
K.Y. from Canada
I'm very happy with all of the items and how quickly they arrived! Thank you.
I only just realised a moment ago when I saw the Showroom page on your website that I actually visited your Ginza showroom back in Spring! I loved so many of the items and was regretting not getting anything, so it's a perfect coincidence to have found your website. I look forward to visiting your showroom again in future.
D.P. from UK
The gift is perfect, very beautiful. I am very happy. Thank you.
A.Y. from Singapore
The products are perfect. Exactly as described and packed professionally. I am 100% satisfied with the sake cups and the bag, And I will definitely order more. The shipping is probably the best I have had in my experience. Fast, professional, using the best carrier (DHL).
If I could give you 6* out of 5*, I would!
Ryan from Singapore
I was taking advantage of strong USD to Japanese ¥, and I am glad I did order many things! :-)
Everything arrived in less than anticipated time frame for delivery and is in perfect condition due to the efficiently and meticulously packed merchandise! I am still mesmerized how efficient Japanese way of packing so many items in this box with no space wasted, yet it is so obvious that it was done with TLC so nothing is damaged! I learned as I unpacked! Everybody needs to learn packing like Japanese! :-)
Opening the package was a great pleasure with a sense of anticipation and mystery even though I knew what I ordered. You could feel the TLC when unwrapping each item like it is coming from a good friend!
I felt confident as always ordering beautiful products from Shokunin, as they are of good quality which will last a long time if I take care of them well and hope could extend their life to the next generation. I kept telling my son that he would inherit those beautiful items ;-). Wish I could get everything they offer..:-).
F.P. from USA
I have received the sake cups and sake holder in good condition. I am very happy with them, they have such beautiful craftsmanship!
I will highly recommend you to my friends.
S.L. from Singapore
This item is usually shipped in 3 business days. We will inform you of the estimated shipping date if shipping is delayed due to a shortage.
Nousaku
Take Shuki Set
A shuki (drinking vessels) set manufactured under Mr. Kimio Nonaga of "Nihonbashi Yukari," which is a long-established restaurant of Japanese cuisine, who's allowed to enter the Imperial Household Agency since 1935 and for three generations. He sticks to the material of tin and the products are performed with a hammer finish done by the finishing craftsmen of Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, Mr. Kenji Mizumaki. As each individual product is finished by a hammer through manual work, users can enjoy the one and only beautiful reflections of light. It is truly a shuki set with which users can truly and deliciously enjoy Japanese sake for life. How about Take Shuki Set, not only as a reward to yourself but also as a gift to your friends who love sake.
Size: About H170xØ55mm/About 220ml, H50xØ48mm/About 50ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 33,000 JPY
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FUJIYAMA
A guinomi which uses the World Heritage Site, Mount Fuji, as its motif. It closely designs the Hoei Crater, which erupted during the Edo period, and the large-scale valley of Osawa Collapse. Further, Mount Fuji is also designed at the base of the guinomi, and so users could enjoy their sake while viewing Mount Fuji.
Size: About H35xØ73mm
Capacity: About 40ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 5,000 JPY
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FUJIYAMA Gold Leaf
Fujiyama, the highest peak in Japan, is the motif of this tin cup with gold leaf applied to it. The tin cups are soft and not suitable for machine work, and Nousaku craftsmen hand-finish each one, and gold leaf is applied to each one by hand by craftsmen in Kanazawa. The gorgeous gold-leafed Fujiyama is also a great gift.
Size: About H35xØ73mm
Capacity: About 40ml
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
A guinomi with an upper and a lower part overlapping each other. It can be brought outdoors to use in cars while traveling as well as in events such as cherry-blossom viewing. One of the two parts can be used as a vessel for nibbles.
Size: Type1 - H58xØ54mm, Type2 - H58xØ59mm
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
The chirori (sake warmer) made of tin has high thermal conductivity, making hot sakes even more mellow and retaining cold sake's coolness and deliciousness.
Size: About H140xW130xD77mm
Capacity: About 380ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 15,000 JPY
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Chirori S
Size: About H120xW110xD64mm
Capacity: About 200ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
As it has height thermal conductivity, the content would soon cool down and turn tasty by storing the Katakuchi inside the refrigerator for about 1 to 2 minutes. Please use it freely, whether as a dressing container, tableware, or as a wine container.
Size: About H63xW162xD90mm
Capacity: About 300ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 8,500 JPY
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Katakuchi S
Size: About H54xW133xD73mm
Capacity: About 150ml
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 5,500 JPY
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Guinomi
A guinomi made 100% of tin and which makes Japanese sakes taste better.
Size: About H43xØ62mm
Material: 100% Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
It is an elegant sake cup with gold leaf on the inside, creating a glamorous impression. The lustrous gold leaf enhances the Japanese sake even more. The flavor of the sake remains pure, making it particularly suitable for premium sake, such as daiginjo sake, which is preferred when served chilled. Because tin is soft and not suitable for machine work, each cup is meticulously crafted by artisans in Kanazawa, who finish it by applying gold leaf one piece at a time.
Size: About H63xW162xD90mm
Capacity: About 300ml
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 14,000 JPY
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Katakuchi S Gold Leaf
Size: About H54xW133xD73mm
Capacity: About 150ml
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 9,000 JPY
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Guinomi Gold Leaf
A snort internally decorated with gold leaf, a suitable gift for formal occasions, such as New Years, as well as for auspicious occasions, such as wedding ceremonies. Popular as gifts for wedding celebrations and for 60th birthdays.
Size: About H43xØ62mm
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Not only for celebrating this year's zodiac or the receivers' zodiacs, but also recommended as gifts to celebrate auspicious turning points in life, such as birthdays and 60th birthdays.
Size: About H38xØ60mm
Material: Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 4,200 JPY
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Eto Guinomi Gold Leaf
The zodiac sake cups with gold leaf on the inside are a gorgeous way to celebrate the New Year, the beginning of the year, and special festive occasions.
Size: About H38xØ60mm
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Eto Guinomi "All" has been added. Tinware has long been popular for its good fortune because it is resistant to rust and decay. The twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac motifs are recommended as gifts for celebratory occasions or for your collection.
Size: About H98xW215xD215mm, About H38xØ60mm/About 50ml(x12)
Weight: About 1590g
Material: Tin
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 50,400 JPY
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Eto Guinomi "All" Gold Leaf
Eto Guinomi "All" Gold Leaf has been added. Made with tin, which Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture is proud of, and gold leaf, which Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture is famous for, this product is the culmination of the traditional techniques of both prefectures.
Size: About H98xW215xD215mm, About H38xØ60mm/About 50ml(x12)
Weight: About 1590g
Material: Tin, Gold Leaf
Unavailable: Microwave, Open Flame
Price: 82,800 JPY
Nousaku
Founded in 1916 in Toyama Prefecture. Nousaku sets as their principle to compare the tradition, technology, and spirit, which has been cultivated throughout the long history, with the modern age, and to pass these on to the next generations. Today, Nousaku continues to create numerous hit products.
