1.0KANSAI Tourism -welcome to KANSAI, Japan-https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/enyoshidamitsukihttps://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/author/yoshida/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SBx3dly26w"><a href="https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/article/osaka-karaki-sashimono/">Osaka Karaki Sashimono</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kouiki.kansai.or.jp/en/article/osaka-karaki-sashimono/embed/#?secret=SBx3dly26w" width="600" height="338" title="“Osaka Karaki Sashimono” — KANSAI Tourism -welcome to KANSAI, Japan-" data-secret="SBx3dly26w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The envoys to Tang (China) first brought back Karaki products made of Shitan (red sandalwood), Kokutan (ebony), or the like, in the Nara period (710-794) and later local craftspeople in Osaka started making this type of joinery. They still retain the traditional techniques, but have also been open to making changes and improvements to meet the modern lifestyle. Osaka Karaki joinery has an established reputation for its deep luster as well as for its durability.