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December 20, 2016

Sonobe Sangyo was founded in Odawara Japan in 1949. They have been manufacturing simple and strong tablewares.

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Sonobe Sangyo was founded in Odawara Japan in 1949. They exported many wooden bowls to Europe, and got the prize from Japanese government. They have been manufacturing simple and strong tablewares.

Meibokuwan
https://www.shokunin.com/en/sonobe/wan.html

December 18, 2016

Choose "your" Hirachawan.

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Choose "your" Hirachawan.
https://www.shokunin.com/en/hakusan/hirachawan.html

December 17, 2016

Nakamura Douki's Seironabe was added. Please use with Adachi Shigehisa Shoten's Wappa Seiro.

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Nakamura Douki's Seironabe was added.
Please use with Adachi Shigehisa Shoten's Wappa Seiro.

https://www.shokunin.com/en/nakamuradouki/seiro.html (Seironabe)
https://www.shokunin.com/en/adachi/seiro.html (Wappa Seiro)
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