15mm diameter miniature Go stones, Go bowls and Go board "Miniature Go set" 309-03

Go board : Hyuga Kaya miniature table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones (5-6 piece composition board)
*Please check the size comparison image.
The lines of a board are marked using "Tachi-mori", the skill of drawing lines using a Japanese sword.
This traditional technique highlights the beauty of natural grain patterns and the texture of lacquered line is smooth and has also a nice feeling.
*Please check the photo images.

Go stones : Slightly smaller miniature Go stone with a diameter of 15 mm
These are Clamshell White Go stones and Nachiguro Black Go stones with a 15mm diameter, which is about 30% smaller than a standard Go stone (diameter: 21.9mm).
The thickness of the 15mm-diameter Go stones is about the same as a standard size of No.32 in terms of the ratio of diameter to thickness.
*Please check the size comparison image.
"Clamshell White Go Stones" are made from Mexican clam shells.
"Nachi-guro Black Go Stones" are made from Nachi slate black stones produced in Kumano, Mie Prefecture.
Each Clamshell Go Stones are made by Go stones craftsmen through more than 20 manufacturing processes.
It takes approximately 2 to 6 months from the clam shell to the finished product.
We invite you to experience the skill of Go stones making that has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 100 years, and the brilliance of Go stones carved out by traditional Go stones craftsmen.

Go bowls : Miniature Keyaki [zelkova] made Go bowls for 15mm diameter Go stones
We have made Keyaki [zelkova] Go bowls, which are known as a high-class Go bowls and is very popular, for 15mm diameter Go stones.
Zelkova is a representative wood for woodworking in Japan, and has a clear grain and is resistant to water and moisture.
The color of the wood is light yellowish brown or reddish brown, and it has all three qualities of beautiful grain, strength, and decay resistance.

"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, 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 stones 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.

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

Go board : Hyuga Kaya miniature table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones (5-6 piece composition board)
Product No : No.769167-9
Size : 316 ㎜ × 291 ㎜ × 30 ㎜
Weight : about 1.4 ㎏

Go stones : Miniature Go stone with a diameter of 15 mm
Diameter : about 15 ㎜
Thickness : about 6.2 ～ 6.5mm
*The thickness is about size 32 on a normal diameter Go stones equivalent (ratio of diameter to thickness).
Materials : White Go stones／Mexican clamshell, Black Go Stones／Nachi-guro Slate from Kumano City, Mie Pref., Japan
Spare Go stones (2 for each)
Include : wooden Go stones box, Fabric Go stones bag

Go bowls : Keyaki [Zelkova] Go bowls for 15mm diameter Go stones 1 set
Size: Diameter / about 95 mm X Height / about 75 mm
Weight: about 350g

1,000 JPY flat rate shipping within Japan, free shipping for purchases totaling 20,000 JPY or more.
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