{"product_id":"hyuga-kaya-table-go-board-masame-1-8-sun-about-55mm-thick-4-piece-composition-board-no-76708-605-rc-06","title":"Hyuga-kaya Table Go Board Masame 1.8-Sun (about 55mm thick) 4-piece composition board No.76708 *Off-spec 605-RC-06","description":"This Go board is Hyuga-kaya 1.8-Sun 4-piece composition table Go board \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e*Off-spec\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis Go board is made from Hyuga Kaya wood, that is quite hard to get as material wood for Go board.\u003cbr\u003e\nThat is the highest quality material wood to make Go board.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe value is increasing as the wood will be rarer in the near future.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e\nDetails\n\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\nOne cutting side has several worm-eaten holes.\u003cbr\u003e\nColor stain can be seen at the top and one cutting side.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe top has an intergrown knot.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bottom has a small rolled-in wood peels remain.\u003cbr\u003e\nBut they will not bother you in daily use.\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease check in the photo images.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis product is recommended as a gift, collection, and of course, can be used in Go games and matches.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e What is off-spec?\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\nAll Go stones, Go boards, Shogi pieces, Shogi boards, Go bowls, etc. are made using natural materials.\n\u003cbr\u003e For this reason, some products may present defects such as flaw, stain, crack and\/or wood knots, or damages caused at the time of manufacturing and\/or storage, and thus they cannot be sold at full price.\n\u003cbr\u003e We do not sell any product with significant defects. We may sell some products with minor defects as \"off-spec products\" at a discounted price upon confirmation that customers are duly aware of any defects in advance.\n\u003cbr\u003e We try our best to describe the condition of any defect as precisely as possible using pictures and text.\n\u003cbr\u003e Please order items only after checking and accepting the condition of defects. Thank you.\n\u003cbr\u003e *'Defects' refer to any scratch and flaw.\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\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\nWhat is \"Hyuga-Kaya\" 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\n\"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. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe reason why Hyuga kaya from Miyazaki Prefecture is of the highest quality is because of the natural environment in which the tree grows.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe wood grows on rocky terrain and requires several hundred years to grow into a tree large enough to be used as Go board material.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is why it is considered a top-quality product, due to its rarity as well as its wood quality.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe grain of the wood is very fine and dense, so it rarely causes warpage or distortion.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHyuga kaya boards are used in various title matches and famous tournaments.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e          \n*Go board materials are explained detail in \"How to choose a board\".\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease take a look.\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\u003cbr\u003e\n            \n            \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\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003eAbout \"composition board\"\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\nWhen the material itself is too large in diameter to make a one-piece board, or when the board cannot be made from a single piece of wood for any reason, it is sometimes made by joining pieces of wood together.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA board made in this way is called a \"tsugi-ban\" or \"hagi-ban\" (joined or composite board).\u003cbr\u003e\nThere are several types of these boards and the ones with a fewer number of pieces, with less variation in color and grain, are regarded as more valuable.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen using a composite board, we collect material wood that is as close as possible in wood color and grain in order to make the board as consistent as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\nThen, the joints are precisely calculated and bonded together so that the lines are placed right over the joints as much as possible. (Not ensured in some cases)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn fact, we spend more time and effort to produce tsugi-ban boards, which are slightly less valuable than one-piece boards.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe composite board also has some advantages: since multiple pieces of material are joined in parallel, each piece is narrower and less prone to warping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e          \n* \"composition board\" is explained detail in \"How to choose a board\".\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease take a look.\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\"\u003e\nSpecification\n\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\u003cli\u003eHyuga Kaya 4-piece composition table Go board \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e*Off-spec\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Masame 1.8-Sun \/ about 55 mm thick\n                \u003cbr\u003eProduct No. : No.76708\n\u003cbr\u003e Size：461 mm × 431 mm × 55 mm\n\u003cbr\u003e Weight : About 5.5 kg\u003cbr\u003e\n            Certificate included\n            \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePlease bear the actual cost for shipping charges outside Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\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\u003cdiv class=\"Collapsible Collapsible--large\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"Collapsible__Button Heading u-h6\" data-action=\"toggle-collapsible\"\u003e\nNotice about Product\n\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\nYou 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\n\n\u003c!-- 折り畳みの内容ここまで --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"kurokigoishiten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45956738220195,"sku":null,"price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1093\/6995\/files\/605-RC-06-2.jpg?v=1777537738","url":"https:\/\/kurokigoishiten.com\/en\/products\/hyuga-kaya-table-go-board-masame-1-8-sun-about-55mm-thick-4-piece-composition-board-no-76708-605-rc-06","provider":"kurokigoishiten","version":"1.0","type":"link"}