Hyuga kaya Kiura 1-piece Table Shogi board (1.2-sun / 3.9 cm thick) No.86158

Yellowish-colored beautiful board, that is specific to Hyuga Kaya wood.
This table Shogi board is made by rare Hyuga Kaya wood.
This board’s wood cutting style is "Kiura", so center of the top surface has Itame part.

The wood grain of the top surface is a little shaky, but this board is recommended for those who are looking for a firm and thick 1-piece board.

It is difficult to see in the image, but there are scratches from processing throughout.
The top, bottom and one side has some intergrown knots.
There is no problem for regular use.
*Please check the image.

Kaya is regarded as one of the best materials to make Go and Shogi boards, because of its good sound and feel when placing the stones (Shogi pieces), moderate elasticity, beautiful grain, color, gloss and luster, and aroma.

"Hyuga kaya" is a special type of close-grained Japanese nutmeg tree grown and harvested in a mountainous area in the southern part of Kyushu, Japan.

The reason why "Hyuga kaya" from Miyazaki Prefecture is of the highest quality is because of the natural environment in which the tree grows. The climate in southern Kyushu and the Miyazaki area has relatively big temperature differences between daytime and night time, a lot of rainfall, and strong direct sunlight, all of which help trees to produce clear-grain grains. The wood grows on rocky terrain and requires several hundred years to grow into a tree large enough to be used as Go board material.

This is why it is considered a top-quality product, due to its rarity as well as its wood quality. The grain of the wood is very fine and dense, so it rarely causes warpage or distortion.

Hyuga kaya boards are used in various title matches and famous tournaments. The sound of the placing of Shogi pieces on the board is very clear. Moreover, as it is used over the years, it will take on a refined candy-colored luster, further enhancing its maturity.

For these reasons, Hyuga kaya is a "top quality material" in terms not only of value and price, but also quality and rarity.

”Kiura” cutting style applies to the center (core) of the log and itame (flat grain) appears on the top surface of the board.
The top surface has masame (straight grain) at both ends and an oval or bamboo shoot-like pattern or irregular itame pattern in the center.
Itame (flat grain) appears on the top surface.
This is the most valuable cutting style of the itame wood.

*Go board cutting styles are explained detail in "How to choose a board".
Please take a look.
Go to "How to choose a board".

• Product : Hyuga kaya made 1-piece table Shogi board
  Kiura 1.2-Sun / about 3.9 cm thick
  Item No.86158
  Size (height × width × thick )
  371 mm × 340 mm × 39 mm
  Weight : About 2.6 kg
• Included：Certificate


• Please bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.

You may find small knots, burrs, rolled-in bark as all these products are made of natural trees.
There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.