- Miniature 3-piece Go set 208-06 - Our Special Selection a set of 15 mm diameter Clamshell Go stones, miniature Go board No.76811 and Go bowls, 3-piece small-scale set.

This board is small scale Hyuga-kaya table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones Kiura 1.9-Sun (about 60mm thick) 1-piece board.
This Go board is made from Hyuga Kaya wood, that is quite hard to get as material wood for Go board.
That is the highest quality material wood to make Go board.
The value is increasing as the wood will be rarer in the near future.

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.

This board is a miniature size about 70% of the normal board size.
Therefore, the thickness of 1.9-Sun (about 60mm thick) has increased solid feeling.
*Please check the size comparison image.

This board's cutting style is "Kiura", there is a Itame part in some of top surface.
There are some inter-grown knots on the cutting side and the bottom.
*Please check the photo image.

"Kiura" cutting style is a wood cut that has the center (core) side of the wood on the top surface even in the cross grain.
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.

"Kiura" cutting style is the most valuable cutting style of the itame wood.

Go to "How to choose a Go board"

"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".
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Both white and black Go stones made about 15 mm diameter.
Matelials : Mexican clamshell were used for the White Go stones, and Nachiguro stones from Kumano city, Mie Prefecture were used for Black Go stones.
About 15 mm diameter Go stone are about 70% diameter of a regular size Go stones.
*Please check the size comparison image.

Go bowl is Keyaki [zelkova] made miniature Go bowl for 15 mm diameter Go stones.
"Keyaki" is used Japanese typical wood craft materials.
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Go stones：
Both white and black Go stones made about 15 mm diameter.
Thickness：about 6.2～6.5mm　＊about 70% diameter of a regular size Go stones
White Go stones：Mexican clamshell 180
black Go stones：Nachi black stones from Kumano City, Mie Prefecture 181
Spare Go stones (2 white and 2 black)

Go bowls：Keyaki [zelkova] made miniature Go bowls

Go board：Hyuga-kaya table Go board for 15mm diameter Go stones Kiura 1.9-Sun (about 60mm thick) 1-piece board
Product No.：No.76811
Board size：315 ㎜ × 290 ㎜ × 60 ㎜
Weight：about 2.8㎏

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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.