The bamboos are woven in a time-consuming but sturdy "gui-style" hoop and coiled around the ohitsu. Mr. Yasuo Aoki's ohitsu is made of Kiso sawara cypress, the best material for an ohitsu which is nurtured by the harsh climate of the Shinshu Kiso region.
The bamboos are hand-picked by him. He attains them from the owner of the bamboo thicket in return for taking care of the thicket. When he bulids an ohitsu, the layout of wood panels is skillfully adjusted, following his intuition as a craftsman.
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.
*The grain and color of the wood vary from piece to piece.
*Please understand that there may be a hole of about 1mm which is made when the wood is fixed during the manufacturing process.
*Though some oily-dirt-like stain may appear on the surface of the wood, these are natural resin in wood and is harmless to the human body.
Price: 26,000 JPY
Yamaichi
Founded in 1973 in Nagano, Japan. Utilizes Kiso's raw timbers that are about 100 to 300 years old, and produces a variety of products, including traditional wooden products as well as wooden handicrafts perceived from a new point of view.
