Ishioka Crafts/Ishioka Kougei

A Tsugaru lacquerware specialty store in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. "Tsugaru lacquerware" has inherited the tradition of our predecessors and a history of over 300 years. Currently, there are four Tsugaru-nuri techniques that remain: Kara-nuri, Nanako-nuri, Monsa-nuri, and Nishiki-nuri, and young craftsmen are still creating elaborate and sturdy vessels. Please come and experience the taste of ``authentic lacquerware'' that has survived quietly but powerfully in a corner of Tohoku.