{"product_id":"board-craftsman-mr-miwa-made-shin-kaya-tachi-mori-finish-table-go-board-size-20","title":"Board craftsman Mr. Miwa made Shin-kaya (Spruce wood) Tachi-mori finish table Go board Size 20","description":"This Go board is Board craftsman Mr. Miwa made Shin-kaya (Spruce wood) Tachi-mori finish Tenchi-masa 1-piece table Go board Size 20.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;This table Go board is a substantial board with a thickness of approximately 60mm and a weight of about 5.2kg.\n\u003cbr\u003e It features the “Keihou” stamp, a mark of craftsmanship by board craftsman Kyoji Miwa.\n\u003cbr\u003e The lines are crafted using premium domestic natural lacquer.\n\u003cbr\u003e They are drawn with the tachi-mori technique, using a Japanese sword, resulting in an outstanding finish.\n\u003cbr\u003e The bottom of the board includes a carved center mark (\"heso\").\n\u003cbr\u003e The straight and fine Tenchi-masa wood grain gives the board a remarkably beautiful appearance.\n\u003cbr\u003e Please note that the image of the board is a sample, and the wood grain will vary from piece to piece.\n\u003cbr\u003e A board of equivalent quality will be sent to you.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded=\"false\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\" class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\nThis Go board is a single-piece board with a thickness of approximately 60mm and a weight of about 5.2kg, offering a substantial and commanding presence.\n\u003cbr\u003e True to the characteristics of shin-kaya wood, the Tenchi Masame grain runs straight through the top, bottom, and cutting sides, creating an exceptionally beautiful board.\n\u003cbr\u003e The lines are crafted using domestic natural lacquer in the tachi-mori technique, achieving a superb finish.\n\u003cbr\u003e It bears the 'Keihou' stamp, signifying the craftsmanship of Board craftsman Kyoji Miwa.\n\u003cbr\u003e The bottom of the board features a carved center mark (\"heso\").\n\u003cbr\u003e *Please check the images.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAbout \"board craftsman Mr.Keiji MIWA\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容 --\u003e\n■History\n\u003cbr\u003e Miwa Gobanten is a long-established Go board manufacturer and shop in Nagoya, that was founded in 1917, with the history of more than 100 years. Now the workshop and shop are owned and operated by Mr. Keiji MIWA with his official artist name \"KEIHO\". He is the third generation owner, following Mr. Saburo MIWA as the first generation and Mr. Yasuharu MIWA as the second generation. The origin dates back to the first owner Mr Saburo MIWA, who was a craftsman of Hako Hibachi (box type brazier), loved Shogi and Igo very much. Saburo learnt from one craftsman in Osaka how to make Shogi and Go boards.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"三輪京司\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/miwa-04.jpg?v=1730337404\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e ■Philosophy and Passion: Identifying wood quality and professional drying technique\n\u003cbr\u003e We are highly proud of the quality of our boards but also all the process starting from selecting material wood through drying technique. Currently. The third generation owner Mr. Keiji MIWA has visited a lot of lumber markets all over Japan to see and feel as many as wood as possible with his own eyes and identification skill, even though many Japanese Go board manufacturers depend only on distributors to purchase material woods.\n\u003cbr\u003e Supported by his long experience, Mr. Keiji MIWA acquired a special skill to identify the best wood to make best Go and Shogi boards, making their products truly valuable that we are able to proudly introduce to our customers. Especially we want to emphasize their splendid drying process. Miwa Gobanten has kept natural drying method, among them some of the wood are dried for more than 10 years long.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e ■Philosophy and Passion: Carving on legs\n\u003cbr\u003e People say that carving on board legs always requires patience of craftsman. Carving work using a small knife is not a simple work. They finish carving and engraving just a few pieces in a day. Furthermore, it also requires additional polishing work that usually takes several days more to finish.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e ■Philosophy and Passion: tachimori\n\u003cbr\u003e The symbol of high-end Go and Shogi board is Tachimori, making lines on board using a Japanese sword. Miwa Gobanten adopts a special Tachimori technique called ‘Yarai’. They apply Japanese lacquer on the tip of sword blade and gently press and print it down on the wooden board. This method enables them to make beautiful, gentle, smooth and elegant lines that can be only accomplished by a manual work. These boards with Tachimori lines are true value of Miwa Keiji as the top artisan in this field.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"三輪碁盤店\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/miwa-05.jpg?v=1730337404\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e He has long experience in board making and knows how the weather and humidity will affect lacquer conditions. He accumulated all kinds of data so that he will able to fully utilize these information in his Tachimori process. Japanese lacquer as painting material is hard to handle as it is easily affected by temperature and humidity. By fully utilizing both of his experience and accumulated data, he always tries to produce the best of best quality Go and Shogi boards from his workshop.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\nWhat is \"Shin-Kaya(Spruce)\" wood?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容 --\u003e\n\nShin-kaya wood, also known as \"new kaya\", is a spruce wood grown mainly in North America, which is different from Japanese kaya.\n\u003cbr\u003e Spruce wood is widely used because it grows straight, is odorless, has low oil content, is easy to process, and is in good supply, making it relatively inexpensive to produce Go\/shogi boards.\n\u003cbr\u003e Spruce board is sold at an affordable price but it has a similar grain and color to honkaya but is not as high quality as honkaya wood.\n\u003cbr\u003e The quality of the spruce is comparable to that of honkaya or Hyuga kaya, but it is less prone to deformation and cracking.\n\u003cbr\u003e Spruce wood is also used as SPF (spruce, pine, fir) material for furniture and building materials, but unlike kaya wood, it shows significant deterioration over time, such as changes in wood color, and has a shorter life span.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e *Go board materials are explained detail in \"How to choose a board\".\n\u003cbr\u003e Please take a look.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kurokigoishiten.com\/en\/pages\/about_go_board\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 130, 201);\"\u003eGo to \"How to choose a board\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e What is \"Tenchi-masa\" cutting style?\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容 --\u003e\n\"Tenchi-masa\" literally means the grain runs from the top to the bottom or from the sky (ten) to the earth (chi).\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"天地柾\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/tenchimasa-01.jpg?v=1730337071\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/tenchimasa-01.jpg?v=1730337071\"\u003e As there is no visible itame (flat grain), you can see the beautiful masame (straight grain) from the top to the bottom of the board.\n\u003cbr\u003e When the top and bottom surfaces have masame (straight grain) but the side has itame (flat grain), the board is classified as tenchi-masa.\n\u003cbr\u003e Just like the shihou-masa board, the tenchi-masa board is made from a large-diameter, well-aged tree.\n\u003cbr\u003e The kaya (Japanese Torreya) tenchi-masa board is synonymous with the finest Go boards made of valuable wood.\n\u003cbr\u003e Also, most of the boards called tsugi-ban or hagi-ban (composition boards made from several pieces of wood joined together) have tenchi-masa or masame (straight grain).\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e *Go board cutting styles are explained detail in \"How to choose a board\".\n\u003cbr\u003e Please take a look.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kurokigoishiten.com\/en\/pages\/about_go_board\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 130, 201);\"\u003eGo to \"How to choose a board\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容 --\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo board craftsman Mr. Keiji MIWA made Shin-kaya (Spruce wood) Tachi-mori finish Tenchi-masa 1-piece table Go board Size 20\n\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;Size : (height × width × thick)：About 460 mm × 430 mm × 60 mm\n\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp;Weight：About 5.2 kg\n\u003cbr\u003e Included：Certificate\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e1,000 JPY flat rate shipping within Japan, free shipping for purchases totaling 20,000 JPY or more.\n\u003cbr\u003e Please bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded=\"false\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\" class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNotice about Product\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みのタイトル --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Collapsible__Plus\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible__Content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容 --\u003eYou may find small knots, burrs, rolled-in bark as all these products are made of natural trees.\n\u003cbr\u003e There may be some small flaw or scratch, dent, chipping.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"kurokigoishiten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45867453218979,"sku":null,"price":39000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/miwa-shinkaya-20.jpg?v=1747869074","url":"https:\/\/kurokigoishiten.com\/en\/products\/board-craftsman-mr-miwa-made-shin-kaya-tachi-mori-finish-table-go-board-size-20","provider":"kurokigoishiten","version":"1.0","type":"link"}