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A hot water tub that fits comfortably in your hand

Sawara Bath Bucket with deep wood grain and beautiful luster. The moist texture that fits in your hand creates a different atmosphere from plain wood bath tubs.

There is a cypress bath at the place you visit on your trip, and it is a blissful time to soak yourself in it. Wooden bath tools that are soothing to the eye, feel the sound, and are warm to the touch will make the dull bath in your apartment more comfortable and fulfilling.

Tasteful and durable wipe lacquer

A touch-wiping lacquer tub with a gentle luster and deep, subdued wood grain. For this finish, the lacquer collected from natural lacquer trees is filtered and used to create a translucent unrefined lacquer. The technique of rubbing unrefined lacquer onto the wooden base and wiping it off is repeated about five times, and is called “wiping lacquer.”
The surface is protected by applying lacquer to the soft wooden touch, so it absorbs less water than plain wood products, and sap and dark stains are less noticeable.
One of the ways to enjoy wiping lacquer is that the appearance and texture of the wood changes over time.
This item is recommended for those who use Sawara Bath Bucket for the first time or those who are not confident about its maintenance.

A round bucket that allows you to pour plenty of warm water over your shoulder, and a one-handed scooping bucket that you can scoop quickly with one hand.
The "sawara" that is used is an evergreen conifer of the cypress family, which is the same as cypress. The wood has a unique reddish color and is highly acid and water resistant. If you use this pail in the bathroom and pour hot water over your shoulders, it will be very comfortable.

Quality lumber production area

In the land of Kiso, Shinshu, deep mountains still grow thick with old trees. "Hinoki", "Sawara", "Nezuko", "Asunaro" and "Koyamaki", which are produced in this area and represent the Kiso Valley, are called the Five Trees of Kiso. Hinoki is treated as the highest quality building material and has been cultivated with great care since ancient times. "Kiso Hinoki" is still used when the Ise Jingu Naiku is rebuilt once every 20 years, and many other shrines and temples are built using "Kiso Hinoki" as the main material. The blessed soil and harsh climate produce a lot of high-quality wood, and skilled craftsmen gather in the production areas of high-quality wood, and many wooden products have been produced since the Edo period.

Yamaichi, the brand, believes that "rather than throwaway mass-produced items, genuine tools will blend in with our lives and become an indispensable part of our lives through continued use." increase.

Work that can only be done with wood

The Kiso region has many steep slopes and a harsh climate, so it takes time for trees to grow. increase. While many mass-produced products are shifting to Chinese production using wood of unknown origin, Yamaichi carefully selects only the heartwood of trees that are over 100 years old. use. Pursuing things that make you happy when they are made of wood, and things that can only be done with wood, we are working on products ranging from traditional products such as chests and pails to cutting boards that fit in with modern life. .